I'm white-knuckled, angry, mean and inactive.  Left to my own choosing I fail to make myself get out of my recliner and do the things I love.  What's that all about?  No one needs to appreciate my sewing, I do it for a church mission.  No one needs to applaud my piano skills, I'm taking lessons again because I've wanted to play all my life.  Both these activities can take hours of idleness out of my day. I really LOVE doing them and don't need recognition for my efforts.  Or secretly, do I?  Getting healthier is 24/7!   What is holding me back?  Could it be my belief in me?  I'm so hard-wired to fail that I shoot myself in the foot all the time.   I did reach out to trusted friends and asked for prayers and I reaching out to the Lighten Up 2011 group with all my heart. 

 

I have always been a collector of quotes, sayings and life lessons etc.  I love profound statements.  I have lots of little cut outs from publications pasted on pics, and saved in a books.  My current collection has lots of 'stuff' I've found in theN-H and helpful, healthy hints I've gotten from others.  This one applies to me:  HARD AND RIGHT ARE THE SAME THING!  And sustained enthusiasm is HARD.  This is going to take ambition, drive, accountability, tireless effort and hard work.  (Got that one from N-H on 5-31-08.)  I'm adding luck (anyone got a rabbit's foot) and most importantly prayer.   

 

 "Feast at life's table instead of settling for the crumbs on the floor!"  N-H 1-7-05

 

Note to all:  I am the world's worst speller and my spell check is in French and I don't know how to change it.  Believe me I've tried.