This Time It Will Be Different, Right?
The day I reached 200 pounds was one of the happiest days of my life. The day I reached 300 pounds was one of the saddest days of my life. Growing up, I was thin--and I mean thin . I was always tall, but for...
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If Only We Loved Like They Do in the Movies
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by...
Positivity Over Pain
After participating in numerous 5K runs, I set my eyes on the Pittsburgh Great Race to be my first attempt at a 10K. The race was September 27, so I began my training in mid-August. Approximately three times a week, I would walk a few...
A Counselor Looks at 40
On June 23 of this year, two things happened to me that I found equally surprising: I turned 40, and I went skydiving. To be honest, I never really thought I'd reach 40. Call it a melancholy sense of fate or chalk it up to...