weight gain – Trudi Young Taylor

Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Trudi Young Taylor

My body has thrown down the gauntlet. My thighs, hips and tummy are challenging me to grow up. I am fighting it the entire way. I am pretty lucky. Through my teens and twenties, when I gained weight, the fat cells, like little mounds of dimpled orange skin, distributed themselves evenly over my body. I […]

Love Is What We Need

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Trudi Young Taylor

This year has taught me lessons in humility and acceptance. During this year’s multiple surgeries and procedures, people have gone out of their way to be kind to me. A person arranged to have my yoga class bring me dinner, sent me notes, dropped by to check on me. What a lovely heart! I love the […]