It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
- Church billboard in Kentucky
I used to think that it means more to be important. I would look to do things that would make me important. I would seek out different tasks that would make me important to others. I thought that the more important you were meant the more loved you were, and the more your life was worth. I was sadly wrong!
I was so wrong. While I think it is great to feel important. There are times that it is nice and it is great to be important, there is something that meas so much more! It is important to be nice to everyone. It can be just as easy as smiling at someone who is down. I know if someone smiles at me and I don't want to smile it is so hard not to smile back! It is so easy to send a smile out! It can be as easy as helping someone that is having a hard time. You can let someone else have the close parking spot. You can help someone get something that they can not reach. There is so much you can do to be nice, that does not cost anything, it just is nice to help it out!!!!
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
Motivational Moment 12-24-07
I love doing these, a great way to start off my day, on a positive note!!! These are great inspiration for me!!
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
- Mother Teresa, missionary
We can work out and work out, we can run around, we can do so much for everyone, we can volunteer, but unless we do something that will allow us to continue burning then we will fall flat. What do I mean by that? Simple. If we give of ourselves all the time, but don't take for ourself then we will burn out way before we should. If we work out and work out, and eat right all the time, deny ourself what we want, again we will burn out and stop, fail when we should succeed!
We can give and we should give it is great for our self esteem and for our soul, but sometimes we need to give to ourself! Reward ourself. If you love chocolate, than eat it, in moderation. If you volunteer, do something for yourself like take a bath, or take a break. If you donate your time and money, do something nice for yourself once in a while.
IF you work out all the time, eat well all the time, great for you. If you miss it one day don't get hard on yourself, just know you needed a break and get back on the horse the next day.
I know that I am not the best at this but I need to remember that I can do this!!!!
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
- Mother Teresa, missionary
We can work out and work out, we can run around, we can do so much for everyone, we can volunteer, but unless we do something that will allow us to continue burning then we will fall flat. What do I mean by that? Simple. If we give of ourselves all the time, but don't take for ourself then we will burn out way before we should. If we work out and work out, and eat right all the time, deny ourself what we want, again we will burn out and stop, fail when we should succeed!
We can give and we should give it is great for our self esteem and for our soul, but sometimes we need to give to ourself! Reward ourself. If you love chocolate, than eat it, in moderation. If you volunteer, do something for yourself like take a bath, or take a break. If you donate your time and money, do something nice for yourself once in a while.
IF you work out all the time, eat well all the time, great for you. If you miss it one day don't get hard on yourself, just know you needed a break and get back on the horse the next day.
I know that I am not the best at this but I need to remember that I can do this!!!!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
What happens whne you get stuck?
I have a question - what do you do when you just feel like giving up? When you think to yourself why am I doing this? When you are not seeing the results you feel you should see? When you have yummy cookies and candy staring you in the face? When the scale just seems to be stuck in one place and is not moving anywhere?
I have been feeling this way lately, a lot. It has been very hard to eat right. I enjoy working out so I still do that, but when it comes to eating - forget it! I have been eating the cookies I made for Christmas, the cup cakes, the junk that is easy to get to, that is convenient. I had that I just don't care attitude for about a week now. It is not a good feeling, I just don't like it. I want to loose the weight. I want to feel better, but when you are doing everything right and the scale is not moving, the inches are not moving, and you are stuck it is so hard to care anymore.
How do you get back on track? How do you care anymore? That is what I have been contemplation! I have to do it. I have to figure it out. That is my goal today. To get myself back on track. To forget about what has happened and find the passion again!
I have been feeling this way lately, a lot. It has been very hard to eat right. I enjoy working out so I still do that, but when it comes to eating - forget it! I have been eating the cookies I made for Christmas, the cup cakes, the junk that is easy to get to, that is convenient. I had that I just don't care attitude for about a week now. It is not a good feeling, I just don't like it. I want to loose the weight. I want to feel better, but when you are doing everything right and the scale is not moving, the inches are not moving, and you are stuck it is so hard to care anymore.
How do you get back on track? How do you care anymore? That is what I have been contemplation! I have to do it. I have to figure it out. That is my goal today. To get myself back on track. To forget about what has happened and find the passion again!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Having Bad Days
We all have bad days. Days when we don't want to care, and that is fine, perfectly fine to have days when we throw our hands up in the air and say, I am not going to do this today. I have found that I was there this weekend. For me loosing the weight is like a full time job. I record everything I eat. I use SparkPeople (it is absolutely free- my user name is jennmarie2831 if you sign up please use my name for referral). So I don't anything but points, it is fun to get the points, and keeps me motivated. As I was saying, it is like a full time job. I record everything I eat. I look on the recipe sight for recipes that look good and that are good for me and my family. I do not believe in making 2 or more dinners, I try to make only one, and finding something we all will eat is crazy nuts. I try to blog so that I keep myself motivated and hopefully touch another life out there.
Planning meals is hard to do because it does take so much time. I am trying to work out and do things that is right for myself and my family. It gets so hard sometimes, I just want to sit down and cry. I know that I am taking alot of time away from my boys, but I am hoping that by doing it now I will have much more time to spend with them later.
I just have to keep telling myself that I can do this, that I will do it and that it is all worth it in the end
Planning meals is hard to do because it does take so much time. I am trying to work out and do things that is right for myself and my family. It gets so hard sometimes, I just want to sit down and cry. I know that I am taking alot of time away from my boys, but I am hoping that by doing it now I will have much more time to spend with them later.
I just have to keep telling myself that I can do this, that I will do it and that it is all worth it in the end
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Motivational Moment 12-15-07
There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
- Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish novelist
Anyone can just follow a path. Anyone can just play follow the leader. It is easy and can be a satisfying way to live, at least for a while. You don't have to think, you don't have to take chances; you don't have to worry. You can stay safe. There is a great feeling of security when you just stay safe. You know that you do not have anything to worry about. You know that you are doing what others have done before you. But where is that going to get you?
Making history is hard to do. You have to be brave. You have to do things that are out of your comfort zone. You have to take chances, and some of those chances are going to be scary. You have to think out of the box. Why would you want to make history anyways. Why would you want to do something outside of the box. It is so much safer to stay in the box. It is so much easier to be safe. It just is not hard to do when you stay in the box.
When you take a chance, it might be the scariest thing you have ever done. It probably will not be comfortable. It might not pay off for a long time. So why should you do that? Why not. where are you going to be if you don't take the chance? By making history, by stepping outside of the box, by tuning into your creative side, by taking chances you are able to accomplish things you never thought you could. You are able to eventually become comfortable with who you are and what you are doing. You are able to receive a feeling of accomplishment that you could not have felt if you did not do it. You may be turned down, you may be told no, you may feel like why am I doing this, but in the end the reward will pay off.
My advice, step out of the box! Just do it! By stepping out of your comfort zone and making history you will accomplish something that you never could have. Take the chance, think of the great rewards you will receive!!!!!
- Camilo Jose Cela, Spanish novelist
Anyone can just follow a path. Anyone can just play follow the leader. It is easy and can be a satisfying way to live, at least for a while. You don't have to think, you don't have to take chances; you don't have to worry. You can stay safe. There is a great feeling of security when you just stay safe. You know that you do not have anything to worry about. You know that you are doing what others have done before you. But where is that going to get you?
Making history is hard to do. You have to be brave. You have to do things that are out of your comfort zone. You have to take chances, and some of those chances are going to be scary. You have to think out of the box. Why would you want to make history anyways. Why would you want to do something outside of the box. It is so much safer to stay in the box. It is so much easier to be safe. It just is not hard to do when you stay in the box.
When you take a chance, it might be the scariest thing you have ever done. It probably will not be comfortable. It might not pay off for a long time. So why should you do that? Why not. where are you going to be if you don't take the chance? By making history, by stepping outside of the box, by tuning into your creative side, by taking chances you are able to accomplish things you never thought you could. You are able to eventually become comfortable with who you are and what you are doing. You are able to receive a feeling of accomplishment that you could not have felt if you did not do it. You may be turned down, you may be told no, you may feel like why am I doing this, but in the end the reward will pay off.
My advice, step out of the box! Just do it! By stepping out of your comfort zone and making history you will accomplish something that you never could have. Take the chance, think of the great rewards you will receive!!!!!
Friday, December 14, 2007
Motivational Moment 12-14-07
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.
- Albert Einstein, physicist
Everything is a miracle, think about it. We are given so many gifts each and every day. And by remembering that everything that happens is a miracle, no matter how small keeps us wondering were the next one will come from. Miracles do not have to be big, they don't have to be out there for everyone to see. They can be as small as seeing a beautiful butterfly fly past your window. Watching your children smile, for no reason at all. Hearing the words for the first time...I Love You. All of these are little miracles. Getting up in the morning, remembering to breath, again miracles.
I feel that it is a miracle that I am able to change the things about me I do not like. That I can loose the weight that I put on. That I have the strength to get up and go work out. Being surrounded bu friends and family that support me is a miracle that not many people have.
When you start thinking that nothing is a miracle, you start to loose hope. You are not willing, wanting to take the next step to gain trust. To keep going! Keep up the good work and stay motivated, and remember that everything is a miracle!
- Albert Einstein, physicist
Everything is a miracle, think about it. We are given so many gifts each and every day. And by remembering that everything that happens is a miracle, no matter how small keeps us wondering were the next one will come from. Miracles do not have to be big, they don't have to be out there for everyone to see. They can be as small as seeing a beautiful butterfly fly past your window. Watching your children smile, for no reason at all. Hearing the words for the first time...I Love You. All of these are little miracles. Getting up in the morning, remembering to breath, again miracles.
I feel that it is a miracle that I am able to change the things about me I do not like. That I can loose the weight that I put on. That I have the strength to get up and go work out. Being surrounded bu friends and family that support me is a miracle that not many people have.
When you start thinking that nothing is a miracle, you start to loose hope. You are not willing, wanting to take the next step to gain trust. To keep going! Keep up the good work and stay motivated, and remember that everything is a miracle!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Take A Rest
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
- Ovid, Roman poet
This make so much sense to me. How can your body get back to working well if it can't repair its self, and relax. How much better do you feel after you have rested. How much more energy do you have.
Many of us are hooked on coffee, pop and other caffeine to be able to make it through the day, let alone to get up and get moving in the morning. Imagine life with out the pick me ups through caffeine? Getting up feeling refreshed and ready to go. Working out every day is not going to help, you have to rest, give yourself a break to heal.
What do you do when you are sick? You stay at home, get some rest and let your body heal. That is exactly what you should do with working out and the quest to loose the weight.
Giving yourself a break will only help!
- Ovid, Roman poet
This make so much sense to me. How can your body get back to working well if it can't repair its self, and relax. How much better do you feel after you have rested. How much more energy do you have.
Many of us are hooked on coffee, pop and other caffeine to be able to make it through the day, let alone to get up and get moving in the morning. Imagine life with out the pick me ups through caffeine? Getting up feeling refreshed and ready to go. Working out every day is not going to help, you have to rest, give yourself a break to heal.
What do you do when you are sick? You stay at home, get some rest and let your body heal. That is exactly what you should do with working out and the quest to loose the weight.
Giving yourself a break will only help!
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