I believe that the human spirit is amazing, but the brain is easily influenced. Thanks to my television addiction, I found proof of that fact the other night. I was on my couch holding the remote control like a magic wand,…
In today’s world, we know what everybody is doing. We know who has crashed a plane in another country, and who is beating up a homeless man, and what school bus crashed, and which teacher had sex with her student,…
Last night I watched a movie called Beasts of the Southern Wild. It was a beautiful movie released in 2012 that wove an unforgettable, magical story. I cried my eyes out and consequently look like crap today, but it was worth it. If…
I remember calling someone very dear to me to tell her about my cool experience. I had been walking through my neighborhood praying my guts out about the direction I needed to take in life. “If I am supposed to keep…
I sat in a meeting watching colleagues pass by the glass wall. Generally, these folks walked this hallway much like a ship’s plank, with heads down and sober looks. On this day, however, I heard laughter. I watched those same…
I’ve lost five pounds in one week on the Jenny Craig diet. This might not matter to you, for perhaps my weight loss is not your biggest priority. However, it matters to me because this is the first time I’ve…
Most of us talk about what we’d like to change in the world, while a few people stop talking and just do it. I’ve been talking about changing my weight for twenty years. In fairness to me, I have increased…