2017: Roller Coaster year
It's 2018! A few weeks in now, and it's looking to be a good year already. Before we focus on the brightening horizon ahead, I want to make some acknowledgements of some significant events of 2017. 2017 was a roller coaster of a ride for me. It had some breathtaking climbs and unexpected falls with twists and turns. It was not only this figuratively, I had several opportunities with friends and family to literally ride world-class roller coasters on a few occasions(Yes, I rode The Fury at Carowinds!!); something I had not done in many years. Obviously the metaphoric parallels did not escape me. 1. Some of my higher, sweeter moments include doing a few rounds of Whole30 - an elimination 30-day diet that can change your life if you embrace it for what it is designed to do! It's more than a diet, it's a transformation of how you relate to food, opening new understanding in how our body responds to foods. The results/fruit of going through this a few times (In