THIS IS ENOUGH!!!! SNIPPETS....

I find empowerment in quotes daily .... sometimes just taking a few minutes to read an encouraging quote would be just the word I needed to hear, the push or the press to start me off on another glorious day ,... this is one of  my favorites....  and part of the title of my entry....

"One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering."  Ida Scott Taylor. 

My all time favorite is this one... I try to live by this and sometimes fail however the greatest thing about it is that when I wake up to a brand new day I try all over again and purpose myself to live by this... 

"Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.--Christian D. Larse" 

With those awesome words in mind I started my day today as I did yesterday.....

I woke up this morning grateful once again for health and mobility and free of 5 co-morbidities prior to WLS (5 years and 6 months ago) ... and as I have a goofy tool that works for me I took a picture for my digital empowerment journal "A picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches away" ... it works!!! I see it!! I feel it!!!

 

Yesterday my DD who had a b-day on Sunday (omg my child is over 30) joked about my tiny Michael Simon NY knit dress with sweetpeas and pods and beads all over it... I wore it over a year ago and still rocked it for the same fit or maybe a bit looser yesterday....  and I loved it ...

 

I love to use my hands to create things ... I love to sew ... I love to sketch... and I love to paint ... and I love hair in all lengths shapes and colors ..... I wish I could garden but I kill every vegetation alive so I enjoy watching my husband do it and am thoroughly entertained ...  

I love to lounge at home with my palette and my canvas and just paint ... this was me on Sunday painting a hummingbird that a friend shared on my wall on FB ... I am painting it for her... of course all the splattering of the background paints and stuff are done in my workroom ... and the fine tuning and stuff are done in my den ... 

 

I love to spend more time with my brushes these days ... 
 

I find inspiration and encouragement everywhere and in everyone story ... hence I log on to OH daily and read and get encouraged and stay grounded just being on a forum with others that share similar journeys to address the issue of obesity...this is my walk away from morbid obesity ... one day at a time... one choice at a time ... I post to be grounded and encouraged...

and to all I wish A BEST OF ALL DAYS .... BECAUSE WE HAVE TODAY!!!

I will never forget how far I have come ... and I will use my before to keep me working towards an awesome today and a better tomorrow ... TODAY IS MY BEST DAY YET! I AM IN CONTROL!!!

 

Thanks for allowing me to share... ending with another inspiring quote:

"Never give up on what's important to you. It might be a new job, your health, your family, your finance. Keep believing you deserve the best because you sure do. Let no cir****tance ever push you to give up or lose hope. Never give up."  Christian D. Larse 

 Love your quote

 Thank you... it is a quote by Ida Scott Taylor and I love it.... I remind myself to read it as it is on my iPad's wallpaper... it inspires me each time.

Honestly I skip over your quotes written by others and read your words.  You inspire me, you make me smile seeing your pictures and your paintings, I don't get all reflective about quotes and thier meanings, generally I just roll my eyes when I read them so I typically don't.  We all take inspiration from different places, we all come here for a common reason, we have to eat every single day of our lives and only mainly good choices will get us and keep us where we want to be.  Whatever mechanism helps I say go for it, as long as the end result is health and happiness it is all good.

 I hear you ...  Whatever mechanism helps I say go for it, as long as the end result is health and happiness it is all good. 

I think quotes/sayings with me are habit though LOL if there is ever such a thing ... in my home growing up refranes (sayings/quote) were the norm ... I swear my nana had one for every single thing .... when we were idle or she thought we were being lazy she would say something like "El ocio es la almohada del diablo" it literally means that "Idle is the devil's pillow' but it really means that "an idle mind is the devil's playground" ... or if we overslept she would say 'al que madruga Dios le ayuda" I grew up thinking that grandma did not know to speak any other way LOL ... and now my son asks me to PLEAAASSSEEE DROP THE QUOTES MOM LOL LOL LOL....

But whatever works .... I love reading quotes and meditating ... and I love reading the parables too and meditating .. there are some quotes that are not all that nicely worded that tell the truth that I love too LOL...

Like you I find inspiration everywhere ... and I did find some (a lot) in your thread I responded to today even...

Keep them coming on! I just adore you and Heidi, too! You say what you feel and show your "true colors"! I like your thinking and your quotes just fine.    Love your paiintings, your sewing, your self expressionism - it truly is what make this world go round.  We are all so unique aren't we or is that manifique! So happy to know you on OH and read all of your snippets and see what I can someday be if I concentrate on me!  I have many people who Iknow want to help me along again but some I think are afraid to say something and maybe feel they hurt my feelings - I can take it and I need it! That is why I so look forward to your little smippets and Heidi's posts, too.
Thanks as always for sharing Martita-Love you and your posts & Heidi too! Happy Friday  Molly

I love your attitude and outlook.  This inspires me to keep pushing forward and know that my journey will be a successful one!  
Btw...I love your hummingbird painting and your dress is beautiful! 

You are such a brilliant, inspirational person! I too find empowerment and drive to keep going from quotes or music. One song that helps keep me going and reminds me why I am doing what I am is a song called "Maybe" by Sick Puppies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFhRowkNrTM

Maybe it's time to change
And leave it all behind
I've never been one to walk alone
I've always been scared to try
So why does it feel so wrong
To reach for something more
To wanna live a better life
What am I waiting for?
'Cause nothing stays the same
Maybe it's time to change