Sayings like “Take it slow”, “Slow and steady wins the race”, or “One step at a time” never really impacted me until I started to get serious about losing weight. I always wanted to get things done as quickly as I could. I also discovered building a Periodic Table of TOPS is something that cannot be rushed. In nature, Pa…
There are some elements in the Periodic Table of TOPS I connect with right away. Others, I believe have not impacted me yet, simply because I am not there in my refracted journey. The key is to know where to look when I need them to stabilize my Health (H). I have selected two more elements that get me closer…
The Making the Right Moves with TOPS blog series made its OPENING almost one year ago (April 25, 2025). The ACTIVITY of refracting on my journey to a healthier me has been a great ADVANTAGE. Using the knowledge I have obtained and sharing it across the RANK & FILE has been a wonderful DEVELOPMENT, helping me and others avoid a…
Last time I pulled back the curtain and had some fun with all of you by wishing you a good KNIGHT and acknowledging my bad attempts at humor. The next piece to refract on is the BISHOP, which takes a more serious tone. On the chessboard, each player has two pieces that can only travel diagonally on their own color.…
In the game of chess, SPACE is particularly important. This allows the player better freedom to move across the board. This also plays very well for a TOPS member. When I joined TOPS, I had a preconceived notion that I was going to be handed a specific plan to follow. Now, at that time, it would have made me feel…
When I saw this chess term, I was not sure how it would fit in this blog series. FORCED in a chess game refers to a move or several moves that are needed to avoid a bad result. Reading recent letters received at TOPS and further refraction on my journey, it all fell into place. When I turned 45 years…
I finally started losing again. However, I am stuck on a hamster wheel, losing and gaining the same five pounds month to month. Some call it a plateau, others may refer to this as hitting my set point. I do not like either label. But sometimes, it feels like something is preventing me from moving forward. A BLOCKADE in chess…