Remember the post Eating Your Words on Purpose? Here is a continuation of the conversation about food-related words. Words Are Food Phrases #2: How do you eat an elephant? I think we all know the answer to this riddle...One bite at a time. I love this saying because it plunges deeper than the surface answer … Continue reading Bite Your Words
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“Eating your words” on purpose
[tweetmeme] [picapp align="left" wrap="true" link="term=words&iid=8736" src="0008/4305a8ed-0a56-480c-a959-f27ad5e093f8.jpg?adImageId=12731439&imageId=8736" width="234" height="351" /] This idiom popped into my head a few times over the last day or so. It got me pondering the traditional definition, and what it could mean if we took it out of context. I thought it might be intriguing to explore between the lines, forage … Continue reading “Eating your words” on purpose
The power of focusing on what you have right now
[tweetmeme] [picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=joy&iid=5271682" src="2/5/e/4/portrait_of_a_bf05.jpg?adImageId=12705212&imageId=5271682" width="380" height="380" /]"You don't know what you have until you lose it." Boy did that adage fall on deaf ears in my youth. Well, I'm starting to understand it now. My body is getting a little older, just as all those wise adults said would happen one day. My … Continue reading The power of focusing on what you have right now
Chatty Cathy. Chew Count. I Need Caffeine.
[tweetmeme] It's Day 1 of my Spring Cleanse, and I've already encountered a few challenges. Here's how I planned for the cleanse to go: 1) With the elimination of TV-watching I would get tons done. 2) By eating only the best, cleansing food I would lose stubborn pounds. 3) Because of the great stuff I … Continue reading Chatty Cathy. Chew Count. I Need Caffeine.
Doing What Terrifies You…
[tweetmeme] [picapp align="center" wrap="false" link="term=terrified&iid=264760" src="0261/730149cd-1cec-464d-84fe-a4eb5529c377.jpg?adImageId=10470992&imageId=264760" width="234" height="166" /]I believe I have a new goal to accomplish. This afternoon, I accompanied a friend to a Toastmasters meeting, the SEC Roughriders Chapter in NYC, one of the oldest in the city. The chapter's name made my brow pop upward, but these members are no joke. If … Continue reading Doing What Terrifies You…