Dreams do come true!

My friend, colleague, and mentor Zonya Foco, RD, has had a dream come true. Zonya, author of the very popular cookbook Likkety-Split Meals, will be touring with Bob Greene, Oprah's personal trainer, as he launches the 2008 Best Life Diet Challenge. Zonya's accomplishment and dream came from what I call "Active Hope" as she has worked and worked and worked (step, step, step) for years at helping people realize that adopting one good habit can lead to a healthier life.

Here is a copy of the touring schedule where Zonya will be present. Bob Greene has other stops on the tour, but Zonya already had previous speaking engagements and could not join him everywhere. If the tour comes near your location, it will be well worth your time to get there!!

ZONYA JOINS BOB GREENE ON NATIONAL
“BEST LIFE CHALLENGE” TOUR
Zonya’s Appearance Dates

January 14, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Jewel
6140 Northwest Highway
Crystal Lake, IL

January 16, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Meijer
29505 Mound Rd
Warren, MI

January 16, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
4pm to 6pm - Kroger
3301 Navarre Ave
Oregon, OH

January 17, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Giant Eagle
3440 Center Road
Brunswick, OH

January 21 & 22, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - A&P
195 N Bedford Road
Mt. Kisco, NY

January 23, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Genaurdi’s
1632 N. Kings Highway
Cherry Hill, NJ

January 24, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Harris Teeter
Spectrum at Town Center #81
11806 Spectrum Court
Reston, VA

January 25, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Ukrop’s
Chesterfield Town Center
11361 Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond, VA

January 28, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm – Wal-Mart
1955 E. Montgomery - Crossroads
Savannah, GA

January 29, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Winn Dixie
Jacksonville, FL

January 30, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Wal-Mart
19910 Bruce B. Downs Road
Tampa, FL

February 11, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Albertson
21001 N. Tatum Blvd St
Phoenix, AZ

February 13, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Safeway Vons
2535 Truxtun Road, Bldg 29
San Diego, CA

February 14 & 15, 2008
Oprah & Bob’s BestLife Challenge
11am to 1pm - Safeway Vons
1110 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA


Keep dreaming and keep "stepping". Remember the quotation by Lao Tzu "A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step". That has been Zonya's path toward her dream, and it could be yours, too, no matter how big or small your own dream is, no matter if you are a cancer survivor or not. In my book, working to achieve dreams and a sense of meaning from your life should be part of the "The Best Life Challenge 2008". I hope it is. :-)

I'll end with a grace about dreams:

We dedicate this meal to our hopes and dreams for the future.

We dream of a world not threatened by destruction,

We dream of a world in which all people are free to be themselves.

We dream of a world at peace.

~~ Adapted from An Haggadah of Liberation

Diana Dyer, MS, RD