Friday, April 1, 2011

Don't Give Up

Today you woke up.  You opened your eyes, you got out of bed.

Not everyone gets that chance.

But we did.  Today we got the chance to do whatever we can do make it the day we want.  Now, today...we might not get exactly what we want, we may not reach our ultimate goal...

But we get the chance to try.

If YESTERDAY you ate too much, fought too much, were moody, sad, angry, tired, at the end of your rope...

Today is a new day.  Take a deep breath.  Try and replace the negative thoughts that flood your mind with positive ones.  It can be a time consuming process...but try it.

Just for today.

And then maybe tomorrow will be a little easier...a little better...a little healthier.

As it relates to my lapband/weight loss journey...I was never perfect.  I gained some weeks, I went coo coo crazy some weeks.  I was never consistently the perfect bandster.  I don't know if that even exists.  When it comes to my human journey...well hell...I fuck that up all time.  :) I can be so emotional (when you wear your heart on yourself, it can get bruised pretty easy).  Sometimes I overreact, sometimes I think the sky is falling...

But I think that all we can do is hope that we learn a little, grow a little, and pick ourselves up...

I believe in happiness.  I believe in love.  I believe in the strength of the human soul.  I believe in the healing powers of compassion, laughter, and diet sunkist (okay...that last one may be a stretch).

And today I believe in me.

-Namaste

Yoda Amy

23 comments:

  1. Beautiful post! Must remember that. Everyday we get the chance to start over, and that is a beautiful thing.

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  2. Thanks for posting this Amy. It is so true. Everyday is a new day...a new beginning!!

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  3. Thank you for those words. I needed to hear them today :)

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  4. Beautiful!

    Thank you, I needed this today! I read you often and you have inspired several of us to do Atkins next week starting on Wednesday! Post your thoughts for us sometime!

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  5. I really needed this post today. Thanks.

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  6. What a very, very lovely post!!

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  7. Love these words of wisdom :) So needed them today xo

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  8. Loved this post! Definitely needed it today.

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  9. You really have a way with words. Love your post!

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  10. I seriously needed a perspective change and these words allowed that shift to begin. I am grateful you posted. Thank you

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  11. I knew you were short like Yoda but I like seeing that you are wise like him too. You are perfect to me... Perfectly imperfect. *M*

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  12. Extremely beautiful and inspiring.
    You never know when you're going to post something that is JUST what someone else needs: but this is exactly what I needed to see/ read right now.

    Namaste, Amy.

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  13. I really needed this today. Thanks doll!

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  14. Thanks for posting - I really needed it today (the day after you wrote it). I've been feeling bad about my life as a bandster, due to some recent "slips" into old behaviors - that fortunately can't go too far, thanks to said band.

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  15. amazing & wise you are...hmmmmm yes (can you hear my yoda voice? :-) )

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  16. Namaste! I bow to you. Thank you for the encouraging words.

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