Loving yourself.....

I was checking out some other boards.....I found this post by Pretty K. from the Michigan board..I really liked it and thought I'd share it with you guys,,,, We were all put here for a particuler purpose. What is your purose? What are your goals? 1.Find Your Desire: What do we want? What gives us passion and zest for life? What will make us happier? "If you want nothing, you will get nothing". Sometimes the reaon that we are not productive is because we don't have a "WORHTY" goal. Goals will motivate you. We should all have something that will enhance our life (however always pray that "thing" will be a blessing in your life). 2. See It: Once you have your goal, visualize yourself achieving that goal. See youself successful. How will you feel crossing that finish line at your goal weight or eating a healthy meal while turning down that piece of cake? "Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he" (Proverbs 29:18). 3.Feed It: How do we "feed" our desires and goals? We obtain knowledge and talk to others. Knowledge is a tremendous motivator. When we desire to start a business, fitness plan, etc. we acquire books and we talk to people to obtain information. We should always seek guidance from those who are knowledgable on a subject wheather it be a book or person. As the old saying goes, " God helps those who help themselves." 4. Work: Once we have our goals in mind, have visualized it, and obtained information on the subject, we must now put our knowledge into practice. Lip service gets us nowhere. "Belief counts for nothing unless carried into practice." What is practice? Practice is work and effort. How much time a week are you going to dedicate to your goals? Well, do it? How many times are you going to exercise this week? Well, do it! How long are you going to exercise? Well, do it! Are you going to improve your diet? Do it! Work (exercise & eating right) is therapeutic; it can purify and make us stronger. Everyone have a great weekend

Dorota, Thanks for re-posting this from the other board. It really makes you stop and think and also helps motivation wise. Great find! Hugs, Nancy K

Motivation is key when it comes to this journey. But I find that the most power is to be found in positive thinking. Picture yourself sucessful and you will BE successful. It was great seeing you Sunday Nancy. You look great!!!

Motivation is key when it comes to this journey. But I find that the most power is to be found in positive thinking. Picture yourself sucessful and you will BE successful. It was great seeing you Sunday Nancy. You look great!!!

What a great posting, thanks for sharing with us. It says alot. Sher

You are welcome Sher. Will you be at the Gala? I have really enjoyed reading your posts and would love to meet you.

Hey Dorota, Thank you for Passing this bit of wisdom along! It will do us all well to take it to heart! Thanks again

Can't very well let you get away with being THE sourse of wisdom, can I ?? lol (well, right along with T, Kathy, Sher, Tammy, Terri, Kimmie, and all the other wise souls here) Had to put in my two cents worth... love ya, Dorota

Hey Cheekbones, How are you? Thanks for posting that. I wanted to tell you that yesterday was my 1 yr Lap Band anniversary. I've come far, but still have a long way to go. Talk to you soon. Love, Esther

Hey Esther.... Happy Anniversary. You have come far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep plugging along. Like the little engine that could: "I know I can,I know I can, I know I can!!!!" The power of positive thinking leads to success! I miss you, Talk to you soon Love ya Dorota