Oh Weight!
March 7, 2016 at 9:20 pm 1 comment
It’s that time of year again, when I excitedly clean out my closet and begin to think about 
buying new outfits to wear. Normally by this time, I have started my Lenten fasting and am comfortable looking at myself in the mirror. This year is a little different. During the fall and winter months, I was busy going back and forth to the various hospitals and nursing homes that took care of my father. I thought about eating healthy foods and tried, but I really found that food made me feel…better… while I processed the fact that my father was dying.
As I attend my different women’s conferences and workshops, I look around and notice my heavily figured friends and associates who too are carrying extra weight. I can’t help thinking how many are care givers for ailing parents or family members, and just don’t have the will power or time to eat a healthy meal. How many of us are emotional eaters? When I think about women like me, I think about all the issues that increased weight brings to us in the way of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer. O
kay! I’ve got my own attention again. No more candy and I suppose I can give up cookies too!
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Staying Sane While Raising Your Teens 
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oladele | March 8, 2016 at 6:57 am
Very nice thoughts Dr lynn, l am impressed by the sincerity, emotion and clarity you brought to this post. l guess that is why the issue of learning to evolve is a must do for all of us. The challenges of life can be a draw back to doing the right things all the time. Wrote an article on the importance of evolving at my website http://theevolvingdele.com/2016/01/30/learning-to-evolve/ . Thanks for always being there to encourage us.