I had an interesting epiphany last week, it occurred to me that in all the years I have been 'rewarding' myself with desserts and take out food in reality I have been punishing myself.
I have 'rewarded' myself into being over 200 lbs! God continues to bless me so much so that I don't need to eat out as much as I do. For those of you that are not overly religious I know this may seem like n odd thing to say but the Lord is enough for me. I have been trying to fill myself up with food of all kinds but in reality I really want is love and acceptance, two things that God gives me every moment of every day. I just didn't realize it until now.
Don't get me wrong there are and will continue to be those days where I feel I REALLY NEED a muffin, a Whopper or a Pepsi and I will relent but I am hopeful that those days will come less and less often.
This journey I am on is very interesting, I learning so much. Some things are interesting, some embarrassing and all are enlightening. It's not that I think there is a lot wrong with myself but it's my opinion a person should always be striving to be better. Life is so short and I want to be able to look back and say I tried. I tried to help others, I tried to be a better mother, wife, friend, worker, Christian, neighbor, citizen. I hope that it doesn't sound arrogant because I genuinely don't feel that way, I just want to be the best person I can be.
Life to me is so exciting, there are so many people out there, so many opportunities to impact someone. It could be in big way or at times a small way. If you think about what would make you smile it probably would do the same for someone else. After all, all any of us want is to be noticed, acknowledged and that can be accomplished so easily. Sometimes we seem to forget that though we may feel alone at times we are so far from being alone. There are billions of others who feel the same way you do.
Take care to notice those around you and let them know how important they are to you and to others.
Keep smiling and know that God loves you and so do I.
L
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Advertising a Necessary Evil?
Sorry folks I wrote this about a week ago and thought I had posted it but.... Oh well, enjoy!
I know that advertising is necessary but is anyone else as fed up as I am?
At election time we were inundated with ads for every candidate possible, when November 5th came we were all looking forward to going back to commercials about feminine products, laundry soaps and the latest greatest cleaning solutions that are available.
Then the holiday's came and it was a competition between retailers big & small to point out that we needed to buy one more present because the deals were just too good to pass up!
Now that the holidays are gone we see non stop ads for fitness centers, weight loss programs, weight loss drugs and surgical procedures. All in the name of helping us keep our New Years resolutions.
In another week or so we will be seeing commercials hocking flowers, candy and cards for the upcoming Valentines day. Then the ads for furniture, flooring, tropical vacations and cars will increase because you shouldn't let your tax refund go to waste!
I understanding the need for advertising but it is the constant repetitive bombardment of products, behaviour and ideals that can overwhelm me at times. The mute button on my remote is getting alot of action lately!
This is just one of those topics that get me a little hot under the collar (I'm sure you couldn't tell!). It's funny because when I was going to college I wanted to minor in advertising! Funny right?
Hoping that your New Year is starting out well and you are enjoying the endless possibilities that are waiting for you out there.
Keep smiling and know that God loves you and so do I.
L
I know that advertising is necessary but is anyone else as fed up as I am?
At election time we were inundated with ads for every candidate possible, when November 5th came we were all looking forward to going back to commercials about feminine products, laundry soaps and the latest greatest cleaning solutions that are available.
Then the holiday's came and it was a competition between retailers big & small to point out that we needed to buy one more present because the deals were just too good to pass up!
Now that the holidays are gone we see non stop ads for fitness centers, weight loss programs, weight loss drugs and surgical procedures. All in the name of helping us keep our New Years resolutions.
In another week or so we will be seeing commercials hocking flowers, candy and cards for the upcoming Valentines day. Then the ads for furniture, flooring, tropical vacations and cars will increase because you shouldn't let your tax refund go to waste!
I understanding the need for advertising but it is the constant repetitive bombardment of products, behaviour and ideals that can overwhelm me at times. The mute button on my remote is getting alot of action lately!
This is just one of those topics that get me a little hot under the collar (I'm sure you couldn't tell!). It's funny because when I was going to college I wanted to minor in advertising! Funny right?
Hoping that your New Year is starting out well and you are enjoying the endless possibilities that are waiting for you out there.
Keep smiling and know that God loves you and so do I.
L
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Happy 2013!
How was your New Years Eve? Did you go out and party or snuggle up with your honey?
Sadly, I snuggled up with my laptop and pinned to my hearts content until the wee hours of the morning! Pinetrest is so addicting. Though it wasn't exciting I enjoyed it.
Next New Years Eve I hope to either be on a vacation or be celebrating out on the town but it is too early in this New Year to be wishing time away so I will focus staying in the now. I know I have mentioned this in an earlier posting but I really like this commercial from Special K. It asks "What do you want to gain this year?" It's a strange question since one of the top resolutions people make is to lose weight, that is what they are selling but it has a different spin on it, it's very clever.
I started thinking about what is it I want to gain in 2013 and I have come up with the following for now.
Since a gym membership is out of the question I've decided that whenever I have 10-15 minutes I will try to do some type of exercising. I'm not really good at making myself to commit to any concrete schedule or regime so I figure I can keep it simple and flextible this way. Now that I have posted this it is also making me accountable for me to follow through. Yikes, what have I done!
As far as creativity goes I have a lot of interests that can keep me happy. I love to sew, I found a blog called Little Dresses for Africa where you can make dresses, and they get sent to Africa, last year before I knew I was going to be a Nana I had purchased some fabric so I am all set to get started. There are also sewing projects I want to do for my grandson and myself. I was also thinking about taking a picture a day and writing what the picture means to me, I am hoping that it will help me with my postings also. Lastly, I've been one that loves to color, yes I'm 50 years old but I love to drag out the crayons and coloring book whenever the mood strikes me. It makes me feel young again, the smell of the crayons brings back memories of grade school. As I child I always wanted the huge box of crayons, the one with the built in sharpener, a few years ago I treated myself to that box and I've been giddy about coloring ever since! A few weeks ago for our Christmas lunch at work I was drawing some pictures and those of you that read this blog that work with me know they were not anything special but as I was drawing I started to feel so free. It was so much fun that I could have kept going but luckily time was a factor and I had to stop. That expereince made me think that I should get a pad of drawing paper and have at it.
It's at least a place for me to start. What is it you want to gain this year? Please tell me, I really want to know.
Keep smiling and know that God loves you and so do I.
L
Sadly, I snuggled up with my laptop and pinned to my hearts content until the wee hours of the morning! Pinetrest is so addicting. Though it wasn't exciting I enjoyed it.
Next New Years Eve I hope to either be on a vacation or be celebrating out on the town but it is too early in this New Year to be wishing time away so I will focus staying in the now. I know I have mentioned this in an earlier posting but I really like this commercial from Special K. It asks "What do you want to gain this year?" It's a strange question since one of the top resolutions people make is to lose weight, that is what they are selling but it has a different spin on it, it's very clever.
I started thinking about what is it I want to gain in 2013 and I have come up with the following for now.
I would like to gain:
Muscles
Serenity
Self Confidence
Discipline
Courage
Bravery
Creativity
Financial Freedom
Since a gym membership is out of the question I've decided that whenever I have 10-15 minutes I will try to do some type of exercising. I'm not really good at making myself to commit to any concrete schedule or regime so I figure I can keep it simple and flextible this way. Now that I have posted this it is also making me accountable for me to follow through. Yikes, what have I done!
As far as creativity goes I have a lot of interests that can keep me happy. I love to sew, I found a blog called Little Dresses for Africa where you can make dresses, and they get sent to Africa, last year before I knew I was going to be a Nana I had purchased some fabric so I am all set to get started. There are also sewing projects I want to do for my grandson and myself. I was also thinking about taking a picture a day and writing what the picture means to me, I am hoping that it will help me with my postings also. Lastly, I've been one that loves to color, yes I'm 50 years old but I love to drag out the crayons and coloring book whenever the mood strikes me. It makes me feel young again, the smell of the crayons brings back memories of grade school. As I child I always wanted the huge box of crayons, the one with the built in sharpener, a few years ago I treated myself to that box and I've been giddy about coloring ever since! A few weeks ago for our Christmas lunch at work I was drawing some pictures and those of you that read this blog that work with me know they were not anything special but as I was drawing I started to feel so free. It was so much fun that I could have kept going but luckily time was a factor and I had to stop. That expereince made me think that I should get a pad of drawing paper and have at it.
It's at least a place for me to start. What is it you want to gain this year? Please tell me, I really want to know.
Keep smiling and know that God loves you and so do I.
L
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