10 Lessons in Wisdom: Reflections from My First 50 Years
Take your age and divide it by 2. Do you think you are a bit wiser than you were then? Have you learned any lessons since? I was pretty dumb at 25 years old but at the time, I felt like the most intelligent being on Planet Earth. Funny how that is, isn’t it? Two […]
FatMan’s Perfect Pico
Pico de gallo is a fresh and vibrant Mexican salsa that's perfect for topping tacos, wraps, taters, or enjoying as a side dish. Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, including tomatoes, onion, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and lime juice, pico de gallo is low in calories and packed with flavor. With its bold, zesty […]
Hearty Lentil Lasagna
Vegan Lasagna
This One Is For The Underdogs
This one is for the underdogs! Why does everything have to be so tough, ever ask yourself this question? Everyone loves a good Hollywood underdog story. The proverbial conflict of someone defying the odds to overcome a monumental obstacle with a less-than-perfect set of circumstances. It’s great for Hollywood and inspires many people, but what […]
Please Find the Attached
“Please Find the Attached:” I write that phrase a couple times a week and I always feel like I should add more to it but it seems to serve the purpose of the email. Today I was wrapping up some work as I was thinking about the phone call I had just received from my […]
The Base of the Mountain
We pulled up to the base of the mountain and I had a very uneasy feeling. Fear, along with anxiety had set in. As the door of the Jeep slammed the feelings of fear were quickly taken over by excitement and confidence.
Rise and Give Thanks
A while ago I wrote a post that was about one of the dearest concepts that I hold in my heart. I couldn’t find a way to put into words how I felt so I used the analogy of stamping gratitude with my shoes as I move across the Earth. A dance of gratitude […]
Plants Didn’t Fix Everything and I’m Scared
Elhers Danlos Syndrom I don’t want to write this and I already know this may open up a discussion that I would rather not have. Maybe it’s time it gets discussed though. I have been hiding from a topic for quite a while and I tend to dodge it or say the minimum when the […]
Slivers
Where is this all going to end? A friend asked me that once. It seemed like such a simple question and you would think that I would have spent time considering the trajectory of the path that I was on. Maybe I didn’t want to think about it because I knew how things were escalating […]
My before and after photos are a scam- sorry :(
It had been an entire year of planning and not a day went by where I hadn’t thought about it at one point or another. I had played this day out in my head for an entire year. Anticipating it to be one of the most memorable days in my life and it did not […]