Today's Wow Moment (with pic)

Yesterday on my blog I posted about struggling lately.  This morning I was greated by a WOW moment that I didn't expect.  Amazing that 24 hours can make a difference, huh?  I'm still struggling with some crap... but it's nice to have a good start to your day to make the journey a bit easier.   Here's what I wrote on my blog this morning.

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Another Goal Acheived

 

 

Almost a year ago I wrote a post called Working Toward Normal. One of the goals I listed in that post was:

When I'm in a photo of a group of people, I want to be a normal size. I don't want to be the fattest person and don't need to be the smallest person either. But I just want to blend in and look normal.

This past weekend I was part of a photowalk at a local camera shop. I wanted to check out everyone else's photos from the walk so I went over to the shop's website this morning ... and look at the picture that was front and center.

It nearly brought tears to my eyes. (I know, I'm a sap.) But look at me, you guys! I'm a normal sized person in a group of people who are also normal sized. I look just like the rest of them. In fact, I had to look twice to find myself because I didn't stand out in the crowd as being the fattest person. (That's me in the middle of the front row in the black coat.) And what else? I didn't hide in the back row so nobody could see me.

So yes folks... I'm working toward being normal and today I feel like I'm one step closer to that goal.

If you want to check out the pictures I took on Saturday during the Alden B. Dow House photowalk, you can view them here. On the walk back to the camera shop, I took some more.. here.

The photo above was not taken by me (obviously since I'm in the pic). It was likely taken by an employee of the camera shop or maybe this one was by the wife of the instructor who gave the lecture before the photowalk - there were a few cameras going for this shot. So yeah, I'm totally stealing this picture, but I wanted to share it here anyway.

Very nice and how exciting!! Congratulations!!! It certainly does pay off.  Keep up the great work!

That's fantastic Pam... Congratulations!

You always looked "normal" to me!!    (but I am bipolar  )  LOL

Dawn

hehehe... you nut! 

That is great!! I told my hubby the same thing - I just want to look normal - I do not want to walk in a room knowing people are looking at me as a fat person.  He says I am there already, but in my head I am not.  Sometime a picture is worth everything!!

Pam, How exciting for you and what a gift from the heavenly king at a time you are struggling.  Savor this moment and cherish this achievement you have worked hard to get her.

Congrats Pam!  Normal btw is just a setting on a washing machine.  but if you want to be a setting on the washing machine go for it.

j/k

I get it.   truly.  

Pam,

How exciting!  That is just great news. You are not a sap, I would have been crying too.

Congratulations!  If I haven't mentioned this to you before, I think that you are someone here on OH who I find particularly inspiring, so I am especially thrilled that you continue to have WOW moments like this.  Now, mind you, I have no concept of what normal is supposed to be, but I am happy for you nevertheless.

RP