by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Oct 16, 2011 | anorexic, defining moments, Eating Disorders, Exercise, flour free, Higher Source, obese, Overweight, sugar free, wheat free
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” ~Sir Edmund HillaryI awakened to the sound of the phone—ring after ring—I just want it to stop. I pulled the pillow over my ears and hunkered down deeper into the mattress, but it droned on and on...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Sep 27, 2011 | Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Specialist, higher power and weight loss, Higher Source, Lost over 100 pounds, Manifest intentions, Oprah, Oprah inspiration, Weight loss story
Okay, so I wasn’t on Oprah, and perhaps almost was only from my perspective. The show was on persons who lost over 100 pounds and kept it off and of course were inspired by Oprah. I got close to being chosen but my mistake was not pinpointing a specific Oprah...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | May 24, 2011 | Awareness, Calm, God, Heavens, Higher Source, Nature, Reflection, Relaxation, Slowing Down, Source, spiritual awakening, St. Francis, Turn it Over
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.~Ralph Waldo EmersonWhat is an awakening? Dictionary.com defines an awakening as a recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something. I think of an awakening as being present—in the...
