The challenges of eating on a different continent Having spent the holidays in Europe with my two young adult children and their father, our family returned home jet-lagged and plumper. Well, at least three of us did. My oldest daughter lost a pound or two from her already lean 5-foot 11-inch (approximately 180 cm) frame because she found... Read more here. #food #healthyeating #mindfulness #TheMindfulWord #Buddhism #mindfuleating

“Are you mad?” Much to my confusion, someone would occasionally ask me that question out of the blue. Apparently my face looks unhappy and my attention elsewhere. And though I was not unhappy when asked, I was probably ... (read more here) #food #restaurants #introvert #cooking #extrovert

“Write for one reader.” I heard that in a movie. Have a face, a personality, a height, even, but only one, so you can craft your story with a voice directed to someone with a voice too, in a conversation about what you two shared–or never shared. So here goes: I couldn’t write about a pure love. There have been...(read more here and here) #passion #nature #love #writng #movies #creativity #mindfulness #trees

How are you going to eat healthier in 2017? It depends on how you define healthy. Do fewer calories, lower fat, fewer additives or higher ethics make a meal healthy? What about time? True, your busy life makes healthy eating harder–but not impossible. You don’t have to eat in or dine out to eat well, but... (read the rest here). #food #fastfood #healthy #healthyeating #newyear #mindfulness #foodnear