BE ENCOURAGED!!!

“When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up.”~Les Brown~

“Instead of giving myself reasons why I can’t, I give myself reasons why I can.” ~Unknown~

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” ~Unknown~

“If you’re going through hell, keep going.” ~Winston Churchill~

“A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.” ~Unknown~

I for myself will be encouraged this day and I will pay it forward by encouraging others on the journey... life is what we make of it ... how we go through instead of what we go through ... for each challenge there is a victory and in the end we are strengthened by the fire.... I am blessed to be alive this day ... I shall not complain...

I am off to an early start ... working on an awesome VIP project and thanking my higher power for blessings, favor and abundance in times of need ... I am grateful for the little things that make up the bigger picture ... I am grateful and thankful for miracles in my life and that of mine and others ... especially blessings for my beautiful sister as she battles cancer... and for my awesome DH as he wakes up grateful each day for his transplanted kidney holding up like a champ and his limbs with all their amputations holding up his frame ... I AM GRATEFUL!

This is my empowerment collage this day ... I share a picture a day on my walk away from morbid obesity ... one day at a time ... one choice at a time... Totally grateful for the tool that allowed me to shed and keep off 203 pounds and 5-co-morbidities going on close to 6 years this coming February ... Obesity kills ... ask me how I know... I was almost there .... 

Today I am grateful for health and mobility ... and for awesome family, friends, peers and a cyberfamily whose encouragement and support are invaluable...

This is me today ... sporting an awesome DIVA jacket a GIFT from a Co-worker at the start of my journey ... when being slim AGAIN was just a far away dream ... my jacket is from Wilson's Leather a store that is no longer opened in our area ... and was given to me on the first year of my journey ... I wore it once about 3 years ago and it was awesome putting it over my clothes this morning before heading out and loading my empowerment collage...

Yesterday was a busy day at work and in the community .... people helping other people ... as one race...

My collage on Monday ... November 1st.... harvest month ... although I love to think that the harvest happens each and every day ... we sew and we reap .... I purpose myself to sew seeds of kindness... tolerance... acceptance and love ... oh yeah I do have my shortcomings ... I swear like a sailor and sometimes I can be judgmental which I tried not to be and harsh for which I repent ... for those seeds that do not bring good fruit I APOLOGIZE and REPENT and keep it moving

When my spirit is a bit troubled and even when it is not ... whether I am happy or whether I am sad I will smile and push through the pain .... when my midnight hour catches me crying into my pillow by morning time my tears will be dried and again I will smile .... AND HUG MY FERRETS AND MY LOVE ONES... AND I WILL HUG LIFE AND LOVE AND LIVE AGAIN AND AGAIN ... FOR LIFE IS WORTH IT!!! 

Me this morning with my ferrets Pandora and Finigan-Beau...

Thanks for allowing me to share another totally goofy thread....

I have a feeling the people in your life feel very blessed to know you, you always have such an upbeat attitude and it's contagious that's for sure! Enjoy your weekend!

Thank you beautiful ... got home about an hour ago after being gone all day long ...wrote a new post about what I have been up to ..we had such an awesome day auctioning off art on canvas and on cloth to help friends and family still struggling in the aftermath of the storm... hopped in the hot tub and now I am wired ... I NEED TO SLEEP LOL...

You are always an inspiration! :-)

Thank you beautiful!!! just got in and posted all about my day above and shared more pics on FB ...

Hey Martita, thanks for sharing the postivitey.  What were your 5 co-morbidities if you don't mind saying them?

Gracias linda... allí hablo de lo que hize hoy en un nuevo enlaze mas arriba ... fijate y verás ....

Of course I do not mind listing my obesity related illnesses ALL of which are in full remission going on 5 years 9 months in 2 days ... I had and was taking medications for hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux and sleep apnea with use of CPAP... I also had shortness of breath, asthma and djd of both knees... today I have full mobility and a clean bill of health... my knees get a bit bothersome in the cold at times... but I think it is more because I am an old fart than anything else LOL