Año Viejo ... Old year.... ADIOS!!!

Año Viejo ... Old Year ... you brought me loss, tears, love and laughter ... bittersweet memories, challenges, growth, WTH moments and YAY is me memories ... I bid you goodbye ... you were not so nice at times ... I would love to have my sister Mela back however you have taught me to strive to be the best now big sister to my sister Rosie and my brother Bobbie .. the best auntie to Iriana and Ariza and the best mom to Kenny and Candie... following in her footsteps and with my own shortcomings.  You hit me with some traumatic experiences had me hanging by the skin of my teeth ... I held on to my mustard seed of faith balanced with happy moments in between and hard as it was at times sometimes I kept on laughing even when inside I was crying and never once you caught me 'cursing my fire' for I heard the sermon loud and clear 'don't curse your fire - there is victory in the valley' I am taking that word and running with it into the New Year... 2014 I AM READY!!! Wearing my signature hairstyle I am breakin' ready... let's go!!!

YUP 2014 I am ready ... first big celebration after New Years Day will by my 7th Surgiversary on 2/5/14 ... can't wait ... because I plan on keeping the giant of morbid obesity under my feet ... one day, one choice at a time ... embracing Joy and making it happen to me in spite of.... These are SNIPPETS of MY journey.... thanks for allowing me to share....

My before is still me ... that fat woman is still very much me ... her deliverance is my release and my rerlease is her deliverance ... with a tool, lifestyle changes and incorporating a few rules adding exercise and healthy habits to the mix ... we are keeping the giant under our feet indeed... definitely not cursing my fire.... Last post for 2013 WOOT! I made it!!!...

I love your post!  God bless you and happy new year!

Happy New Year to you too!!!!

You sound like you would make a great motivational speaker.

Thank you so much for your encouragement, however I am not at all interested in being a motivational speaker, I am  more interested in continuing to be a 100% human rights advocate and a lover of people.. I am more interested in works than in motivational speech... although a word, a smile, a gesture of encouragement is given freely and daily backed by our actions each day .. aren't we so blessed to be our brothers' keepers ... regardless of race, ethnicity, belief or sexual orientation? therein lies the love ....There are MANY great talkers out there ...some real and some so totally phony yet who are we to judge?  I try very hard and I fall short of being a do-er.  I love volunteering at an outreach center affiliated with our house of praise in a high risk community where we embrace those who are struggling both socially and economically ... we embrace the poor, the downtrodden, the immigrant, the addicted, the afflicted, young, old, faithful, faithless, the free, the incarcerated, believers and unbelievers alike .. because at the end of the day but for grace and mercy there go I ... humanity is the essence of love and when one can reach out unconditionally without expecting anything in return the rewards are plentiful.  And that is what I strive to be ... and fall very short ... but I will continue to try each day... Pray my continued strength as I hold on to my mustard seed of faith... 

I don't believe in god but I do believe in Karma and you are the essence of Good Karma, you always strive to be a better you by helping those around you. To me you represent what is good in this world.  

Happy New Year sweetie!

Yes you did make it! Where would we be without our faith to help us through the tough times?! Thanks foR sharing your journey with us. Happy New Year my friend!

Thank you my friend!!! Happy New Year to you too.... a FB friend just shared this with me and I share it with all the awesome people like you on here too..

Happy New Year to you my sweet friend!!  Looking beautiful as always.