Posts in Motivation

Conquer emotional eating – Lesson 14

Help — I’ve lost my motivation and
can’t seem to get it back?

Motivation is so mysterious and elusive. You don’t usually know how you got it started. And when it leaves. you have no idea where it went or how to get it back. [Read more…]

Conquering emotional eating Lesson 13

What will I do?

After a break to let you know about the new book “Acts of Compassion,” I’m returning to the lessons from Life is Hard, Food is Easy. Today I will review highlights from two chapters. Here is one of my favorite sections from Chapter 11, What will I do? [Read more…]

Why I can’t lose weight

A country singer named Justin Moore has a fun song called “That’s Why We Drink.” I think the lyrics explain why many of us have struggled with our weight this summer.

Just change the name of the song to “That’s Why We Eat” and you’ll have the answer. [Read more…]

Compassion helps relationships

When one of my nephews was around three years old, he would start to wail and cry whenever he was put into his car seat. One day, his mother demonstrated how his teddy bear was able to calm itself by putting its paws together and thinking quiet thoughts.

They practiced this a couple times, and my nephew loved how this worked. After that, whenever she put my nephew into his car seat, she would say, “Now, just like your teddy bear, put your little hands together and calm yourself.” [Read more…]

Acts of Compassion change lives

In our small town in Iowa, we live next to a row of duplex condominiums. While walking our dogs past these homes, my husband and I have met several of our neighbors, including Amber, a single mom raising a teenage daughter.

A couple summers ago, we noticed Amber had trimmed some of her trees but left the branches and leaves in a random pile next to the curb. [Read more…]