This Is No Time For Small, Easy Changes!

I have read often that we should make slow, permanent changes in our eating and exercise habits so that they become your new lifestyle rather than adopting a temporary fix.   This is not something I have ever found to work for me.  Those slow little changes just do...

Just the Facts, Ma’am

Never assume your thoughts about what someone said to you are fact. This life lesson came home to roost last night. Back in February this year, I had reached out to Jim’s sister, Dorothy, to touch base and chat with her. I adore Dorothy and really needed her as...

Quantum Decision

Back in California for the holiday – really wanting to say, “hey, we need to drive a couple of hours north of here – – – there is a patio table I need to visit.” I went to El Dorado Hills, California and spent a bundle of my savings...

Eating in Peace and with Joy

I have been following and using my own program tools for some time. Some of the most basic tools seem so simplified.  You might read about one of the tools, like the hunger scale, and think, “Well, duh.”  But the point is that you DO these things.  Reading about them...

How DO Feelings Feel?

It is so surprising how dumbed down we all seem to be about feeling – really feeling. Perhaps it is the amazing pace the world operates at today that does not leave time to even acknowledge the feelings that move through us.  Most of the time, with rare exception,...

©2018 Joann Filomena

©2018 Joann Filomena