by skimhenson | Sep 5, 2011 | awareness and action, honesty
“I’m fat, aren’t I?” she said. Instead of gently responding that maybe exercise and an eating plan may help, I spent hours telling her what I thought she wanted to hear, that she wasn’t overweight at all. When a mutual friend reproached another about being...
by skimhenson | Aug 29, 2011 | awareness and action
“If you’re trying hard and not making any progress, quit trying. Quit trying and start being,” said Linda, our Pilates instructor, reading from a meditation by Ralph Marston. Two weeks earlier she read one about doing. “Start now what you hope to accomplish and...
by skimhenson | Jun 8, 2011 | awareness and action
“From now on, I will …” “This is the last time I put up with …” “He/she will never again …” Fill in the blanks. Words speak volumes so I’m not diminishing their power. But actions are the convincing conversation. Here are three examples. His words: Well-known...
by skimhenson | May 3, 2011 | awareness and action
“Don’t ever get tired of trying to do the right thing.” The quote is from a preview of Tyler Perry’s movie Meet the Browns. Music by The Five Stairsteps plays in the background. The singers sing about things getting easier and brighter. I’m singing along,...
by skimhenson | Mar 21, 2011 | awareness and action, food
Dining at Mellow Mushroom, my husband and I split a steak and cheese calzone. They’re huge, so it’s plenty of food for two. The piece he cut and put on my plate was full of mushrooms that looked like meat. We were talking, laughing and catching up on news...
by skimhenson | Jan 31, 2011 | awareness and action, food
In our grocer’s bakery section, displayed in a glass along with other sweets, is the coast’s version of a Covered Wagon, a chocolate dessert only available, as far as we know, at McFarlan’s Bake Shop in Hendersonville, N.C. The local knockoff is a close...