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A lot of people just give up on healthy eating this time of year. We’re busy. There are sugar cookies and candy canes and eggnog everywhere you turn. There’s a gathering every weekend, shopping and decorating and wrapping to do. Who has time to be healthy? That’s what the New Year is for, right?...

Gratitude has become a popular buzzword. Lots of self-help gurus tout the power of a gratitude practice. Several years ago, during one of my more depressed periods — and I’ve had more than my share of those — I watched an Oprah show on gratitude. “Choose to be grateful," her guest said, “It’ll...

Making permanent changes in your eating habits may be one of the most difficult things any human being can do. I speak from experience. I’ve been successful in confronting and recovering from a compulsive overeating disorder and food addiction. Am I perfect? No. None of us are, but perfection...

For eighteen years I went to a friend’s house every two months to get my hair cut. We’d catch up on each other's lives, our activities, families, and pets. We didn’t have a huge amount in common, but I enjoyed her quirky personality. Invariably the conversation would turn toward the planets. Linda...

I've been navigating the stormof a crappy mood for months now and it’s brought more than a few surprises, the biggest being my motivation to exercise flew out the window. After more than seven years of daily (ok, daily-ish) exercise, I thought I had this. After a lifetime of hating exercise, I...

Bless us, oh God.When our joints don't work like they should,when we grow sick or turn gray too soon,when our bodies betray us...or perhaps they are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.---- Kate Bowler, The Lives We Actually Have In my last blog I wrote abut celebrating my 65th birthday...

why is it that all our celebrations involve food? And not just any food, our holiday tables are laden with rich and sugary treats. There’s a good reason for that. One that’s embedded in our cultural DNA. In days past food took a lot more energy to find and prepare. Our ancestors, as recently as...

It was a mellow Christmas at our house this year. Bitterly cold and windy outside, we were happy to hunker down inside and enjoy a quiet day by ourselves. On a whim after I’d washed up the dinner dishes I decided to make us some hot cocoa. The result was a rich, frothy, decadent tasting treat. The...

Eight years ago I boldly announced to my friends on Facebook that I intended to walk the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. Why in the world would I want to follow an ancient pilgrim’s road 500 miles across Northern Spain to end up at a Cathedral that has no real significance to me? I love...