THIS IS ENOUGH!!!

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 

Thank you for posting this, I've been an emotional mess lately and this came at a good time!

I hope you have a day filled with love, laughter and many blessings!!!

Best wishes to you too for a wonderful day my beautiful sista!!!  filled with love and laughter and many blessings too .... and if they are tears the wishes are the same ...just remember in order for there to be a rainbow there has to be some rain .... it is all good...

Hey pm me your addy when you have a chance so I can send you the sunflower w/hummingbird canvas I painted just for you ... I replied to you with a draft of it as I painted but with me posting and running all the time it may have gotten lost in the shuffle.... it is done and ready to go ... and I had such fun painting it...