PRK Eye Surgery – A Sappy Requiem on Sight

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Okay. . . Maybe not all that scary but when it comes to blindness, well, today is the last day I get to quibble about my blindness. It may also be the last day I ever see again. Hopefully, it is the last day I ever have to wear my contact lenses and/or glasses. I’ve been nearsighted for most my life and tomorrow I’m being blessed to have the corrective eye surgery, PRK (photorefractive keratectomy). I’ve been procuring reminisceful and futuristic thoughts today...the final day of blurry vision. Yipee!! No more nightly contact routine or wasting a good 15 minutes every morning trying (and failing) to get an unforeseen fleck off my contact. The above quandary can progress into quite the fiasco, typically ending in a “hands up, I surrender,” then using an unused contact which always results in an uneven number of contacts lenses. Now –I’m in a pinch, with two left eye contacts in both eyes (I have different prescriptions for each eye) which...
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The “Donut” Issue…

The “Donut” Issue…

by Tiera2 Comments
Did you know sugar triggers the same dopamine receptors in the brain that cocaine does? Yikes... right? What a powerful example the role  food can play on our psyche. Food sustains us; it gives us energy, yet we use it like drug because –it is just like a drug! Diets fail –not because of the diet but because of our relationship to food. I often times make poor food choices. In these moments my resolve is weak, because I’m feeling weak, anxious or unsafe  and what the chosen food can do for me in that moment seems to be more important than anything else. Sometimes it’s the distraction itself, but what we don't realize is that when we focal point on something to the point of obsession, it’s a scapegoat for something else. If you’re skeptical, notice your reaction when you’ve expected to have something and this “something” doesn’t show up. Commit to taking a eating habit away. No dessert after dinner??? No morning...
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