Salt Sugar Fat

Salt Sugar Fat

Morning Routine will be our next topic, but it seems I have a pattern—I like to riff on a few things between topics. This riff was prompted by Gisele Bündchen. Have you read Salt Sugar Fat by Michael Moss? It’s about how Big Food uses those three elements to hook us....
A Pause Between

A Pause Between

I like to pause between themes, to take a moment to rest at the top of the stairs, to take a deep breath. These posts this year started with an exploration into finding our true selves, and after forays into the coronavirus and racial justice, moved to navigating...
New Beginnings

New Beginnings

And this is how this series on transitions ends, just as the transition from the Neutral Zone to New Beginnings ends, not with a bang but with a gradual sense of clarity. If the Neutral Zone is a swamp, you leave it as you leave a swamp. Not through the exit door,...
Keep vs. Cast Off

Keep vs. Cast Off

When you are coming through your transition, when you know where you want to go and are tangibly closer, when you feel you are almost near enough to touch it, you will realize some things about your things: There are things you need that you don’t have for this new...
Knowing Where You Want to Go

Knowing Where You Want to Go

Let’s say you know where you are. And you have a good map and a reliable compass. But you don’t know where you want to go. If someone asked, all you would be able to answer is, “Not here.” ‘Not here’ is useful information but it insufficient to get you where you want...
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