5 Keys to my weight loss success — I wouldn’t have believed it was possible…to lose weight without dieting. I grew up with juice fasts and low calorie diets that were intensely restrictive and still felt like they took forever to see results. But I did. I lost 45lbs without dieting. Here are five keys to my success. The Backstory …

Reflections on this past year’s goals — It feels like such an understatement to say that this has been an interesting year. Suffice it to say, we all know too well what the shitty parts of 2020 were. But what about the good parts? What have you learned? How have you grown? How have you changed? I’m…

The sound of Christmas — Was the night silent? Maybe miraculously so, but I doubt it. Was the night holy? Yes, I would say so, earthly yet divine. I remember sitting in a Christmas church service last year listening to the band sing Silent Night, when there was a sudden interruption to the melodic sound…

A Short Story — A slender woman with long black hair walked briskly beneath hanging red lanterns. She didn’t look up. The crowded streets were lined with restaurants and small shops labeled with symbols she could not read or understand. She came upon a run-down apartment building, opened the door, and took the elevator…