XP OH Sista in the news ... Looking and Living Fantastic Making a Difference....

  PLEASE WATCH THIS! DON'T MISS IT ...our very own OH sista user-name BrownGathers ... Barbara Gathers on CBS news... A wonderful woman, OH member and member of our group SHARE-IT! Living Pretty and fellow seamstress is a teacher and a most compassionate person who pays it forward in a very unique way....THE SLEEPING BAG PROJECT ...  
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7361095n


SHE IS ALSO A SEAMSTRESS AND A RNY WLS SUCCESS... CHECK OUT THIS SIS AND I LOVE THE MESSAGE ON HER BLACKBOARD...
1- Compassion...
2 - Empathy...
3 - Self Respect

Look how beautiful she is ... her smile lights up a room ... taking a craft and teaching it and using it to make a difference in the world....   



YAY for seamstresses ... sewing is one perfect aide on this weight loss/maintenance journey ... ask me how I know ... I sew most of my very own clothes true to size with my very own homemade dressmaker's body form which we shared how to on the group SHARE-IT! and others are trying it too...

Four years and 2 months ago I had RNY gastric bypass surgery ... the best decision I made for myself and my needs ... after the remission of 5 co-morbiditys and now having better health and increased mobility I will not return to a state of decreased physical condition if I can help it....

I take a picture a day for my digital empowerment tool a journal that I have called A PICTURE A DAY KEEPS THE POUNDS AND THE INCHES AS BAY ... it works!!

This is my journal entry last week .... I made the first outfit without even using a pattern and there are no buttons and I can wear it in or out both pieces ...



I love to sew ... and we share crafts.. ideas... daily life issues from lip gloss to fashion to controversial and not so controversial issues in our very diverse group that a friend and I started here on OH ... it is call SHARE-it! Living Pretty where all are welcome ... won't you join us and take a look ...stay if you like and just Share-it???? http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/LivingPretty/

 ..."there is misery and joy in equal parts in this world. Misery will find us if we make ourselves a target. Joy is just waiting for us to acknowledge it. I find joy every day in all parts of my life and I just let it happen to me. Misery is there but I'm sure as hell not going to invite it in".....

Thank you OH for a wonderful place where I am allowed to shared snippets of my journey and be encouraged by the wonderful support of others who like me are sistas on the journey towards a healthier life ... 

BTW there is also an article about Barbara Gathers and the project in the April 2011 ediiton of Woman's Day Magazine, Page 20.


Barbara's comments and SI member comments can be seen on this link http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/LivingPretty/discussion/436 5298/SI-MEMBER-IN-THE-NEWS-PLEASE-READ-WATCH-A-HERO-IN-OUR-M IDST/
 

Thanks for posting!  What a wonderful way to give back! 

Both of you look GREAT!

Thank you Jeanne .... the look on those children faces making something that would bring warmth to someone less fortunate made my heart swell.... we need more teachers like her... one who is helping to shape the men and women of the future in compassionate and caring people ..

We are all teachers in our own right ... can you imagine all we could each do in any minimal measure to make things a tad better or livable.in a quickly becoming harsh and uncaring world ...

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement.

That is amazing. I don't know of her because I am relatively new here but what a great testament to helping others and I think teaching young kids to sew is a lost art....you both look fantastic.