I am a failed bulimic. I couldn’t ever get the purge part right. I loved the eating part – if it was a food I loved I just wanted to keep enjoying the delicious sensations. I would ignore the protests of my stomach to satisfy mouthfeel cravings.Chocolate, yes. But also fresh bread with butter, salty butter, salty cheese. Creamy cheese – less cream cheese, more buttery tangy cheese. And butters of all kinds – seeds, Read more…
I started this year with a forty day gratitude challenge. It seems a lifetime ago. The challenge was a mental health exercise which seemed timely then and prescient now. A wise friend once told me that while you’re practicing gratitude you’re incapable of having a pity party; it’s like sneezing with your eyes open. Not possible. I set up the challenge as a forty day sadhana. Sadhana, from Sanskrit, is a disciplined spiritual practice to Read more…
Monday was such a prick. Unbelievable. Weeks on end of all this talk. Things are going to be different. Get used to a new normal. The earnest avowals. I’ve really had a chance to reset. I am in a good place right now, I wake up feeling rested. Insomnia is still a problem but I sleep right through the night. I’m trying new things too. Did I tell you that I baked bread? From scratch. Read more…
Mother Nature has put our collective ass on pause. We weren’t listening when she grumbled and huffed at our disrespect over the past decade. We rallied for a moment after the earthquake in Haiti and reached out as one with a helping hand, but the island was dropped from the news cycle long before any real recovery was established (and the country still struggles). Even when we made Mother ‘come back there’ with a double Read more…
7 key ingredients you will need knowledge from legit sources like World Health Organization or The Center for Disease Control; also your local city/state/provincial websites will have the most current updates that apply directly to you. EVERYTHING else is second hand speculation and hearsay. rest water healthy whole foods physical stimulation mental stimulation community directions for best results don’t be a donkey about information you don’t like or find inconvenient, focus on what you can Read more…
Meet Mrs. Margaret Washington. She’s a quintessential supporting character on screen and off. She supported her husband Booker T Washington personally and professionally. She supports the storyline of Madam CJ Walker in the Netflix limited series SELF MADE. She is always of service to the greater good. Mrs Margaret Washington is a yogini through and through. You won’t learn very many things about Mrs Margaret in the show, it’s not her story. You certainly won’t Read more…
Once upon a time I was a little girl in Jamaica. My most prized possession was a hair styling head – basically a severed doll’s head with the neck sloping into a rubber base that stayed in place as I curled, braided and pinned the medium length tresses into concoctions of my imagination. The toy was a gift from my mother’s hair dresser friend and my unofficial godmother. She was my first role model. Yvonne Read more…
8 minutes to reflect on the weeks of navel gazing that has been awards season. I’m not mad about it, the awards are by and for the people being celebrated and they know the true worth of the awards. It’s more than a popularity contest, it’s the ultimate pursuit in the business of Hollywood influencers. But if you’re not in the industry, it’s just a fabulous variety show or glamorous reality show. And what a Read more…