Monday

Hello all! How is everyone today? I'm feeling positive and ready for a new year finally. I had an arguement with a family member last week. She said something really hurtful. I have realized, I have been judging myself through her view, and coming up short pretty much all my life. I am setting  that aside. I am going to work on appreciating myself for who I am.

 

Thus also begins my new year getting back on board with my health. Last year, after Maggie died, I steadily gained weight back. I guess sometimes, when something is so huge, you just resort to what works for coping. I mean, I coped with alot since surgery: financial, illness, natural disasters. Everyone has a breaking point. I'm ready to take a deep breath and begin the work again. I'm going to make a concerted effort to joint my support here more too!

Linda,

So good to see you post. I think we all tend to see ourselves through other's eyes. Unfortunately, by nature, we usually choose the most negative people's eyes...and their vision isn't always accurate...and our interpretation of their vision RARELY if ever is. The best we can do for ourselves is to look in the mirror and try to give an honest assessment of the person looking back.

No one knows the burdens we bear or how they themself would deal with it if it were their's to bear. All we can hold on to is that God promised not to put more on us than we can handle. He never promised it would be easy to handle it. It took alot for you to gain some weight back. You're strong though and you'll lose it again. We know you're a strong beautiful woman. I know that. Look in the mirror and tell the person looking back! She NEEDS to know that.

Sherri