It's Rough Out There...

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These are tough times and I definitely see many people in our community struggling with the general climate we are in, and of course, with their weight gain (which is almost inevitable in stressful times).

It’s these times that give us our lessons and will help us make tomorrow a little easier than today.

The added weight that you may have packed on is a sign of these difficult times. Don’t embrace the additional burden of shame, regret, and remorse. Those only make it all worse.

A shout out to Rozie Zappo Doe for extreme wisdom on getting through difficult times. She says:

“Second star to the left and straight ahead until morning ...”

We have our direction. The challenge is continuing to step into it, day after day, in what feels like the darkness.

It’s a difficult path.

It is also our only path.

(Thank you to Virginia who reminded us this morning of Rozie’s quote.)

The Bear Memorial

The photo above of the stones is our Bear Memorial. The rock to the right is now in our Bear Memorial in memory of Rozie. I made a short video: https://www.facebook.com/amgrose/videos/1128887435805303

Thank you, Rozie. When I remember Rozie, I will think of myself looking like this:

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That’s it! See you soon.

P.S. Get strategic about your meals if you haven’t. The popular meal framework here at Eat Like a Bear will help with that. Grab the three-pack collection from the Bear Shop for more: https://thebearshop.life/products/three-pack-print-book-collection

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