Bonita's Blog – October 2009 Archive (4)

You may recall I mentioned a dress in a prior post that my mother bought for me years ago that I could never fit into. Here is a picture of me with my 2 sister-in-laws at the anniversary celebration and the dress was too big for me.



I may have only got to where it only once but it felt good to be able to wear it. It was like my mother was there with me and that she was sharing in the joy of the anniversary celebration. It may sound… Continue

“I cannot change the direction of the wind but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” -Jimmy Dean

Life would be so much easier if we all could learn to adjust our sails and reach our destination. As with anything people deal with life’s little ups and downs in different ways. For many that feel they have no control over things that are happening in their lives or do not know how to deal with events in their lives resort to eating.… Continue

It is often useful to consider fat as just a symptom, like a phobia, a headache or alcohol consumption. The psychological issues underlying all these symptoms are usually much the same. We can put a lot of effort into cutting back our eating but if we continue to ignore the “cause”, we will remain on that proverbial roller coaster of weight the rest of our lives.



Different life events raise our stress levels and so we try to relieve stress by eating then overeating. Maybe we don't… Continue

A friend shared this with me and I just had to share it with you. I hope you see the depth of the meaning that I did when I read it.



When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee!



A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it… Continue