Setting boundaries is both really hard and really easy. If you’re not used to setting boundaries, they’re really hard. You try to set them, then feel guilty, then change your mind, then unset them. Which only makes it even harder to set them next time. On the other...
Dear Meli, I am currently in recovery for food addiction. I’ve tried lots of drugs over the years, but no substance seems to have as much sway over me as sugar. That said, I also follow a spiritual practice that says that I can control my life with my thoughts....
Is there anything more annoying than being told you should do something? You should floss every day. You should think positive thoughts. You should exercise, eat right, meditate, get lots of sleep, be nice to strangers, stay away from booze and drugs, and rescue...
First of all, I just want to give a shout out to the Plugged. There are a lot of super-cool things about our current technology. I love it that I can text my wife and ask her if she wants anything at the store when I’m there. I love our Facebook community at OhMyGod...
Vicious cycles are not fun. Even the word vicious totally sounds bad, right? Vishhhhhhhh-Isssssssssss. Makes me wanna crawl under my bed and not come out until that evil, hissing vicious cycle slinks back to where it came from. But wait, where did it come from? That’s...
Have you ever been tired? Like really tired? So tired it’s hard to get out of bed? So tired that getting through the day is almost more than you can manage? Back in November of 1992, I got the flu. At least, I thought it was the flu. On top of the usual flu-like...
