a Wish & some light
Be careful what you wish for: I am scurrying around here on my day off getting ready to leave tomorrow for Calgary/Banff. Must get the laundry ready and tidy up. Get Oscar and Meeshka ready. I am getting over the fact that I forget to set out the recycling. Bloody hell, it will be 2 weeks before they come again. That is it. I really have to aim for whole foods which leaves us with less trash. Anyways, I was cleaning the kitchen and thought I would share something quick. For like 2 weeks I have been going on and on how I want an oatmeal cookie. Well David bought a whole bag as a surprise. What a sweetie, hey?. He even went to so far as to pick a healthy kind. NO HYDROGENATED FATS, they are high in iron and low in calories and they taste amazing. What a sweet heart. Well today I am rushing around to clean up and get all done. And I am a a lot snackish during this cleanup. I see the cookies on the fooseball table and I am so tempted. Then this runs though my head. My Buddies (read through their blogs and commented… makes me feel I should make a good choice), MY GOALS, today is day 14 of my 15 that I set out to record and I can do better then a cookie to satisfy my hunger. I had 12 out of 14 amazing days and why should I let go of my goals now! Eating a couple oatmeal cookies would be okay, but I am hungry. Can I really enjoy them? So I stop for lunch. Now I do not even want the cookies. I will have one tonight after supper if I so desire it.
Perspective is something that has changed my life. I bet there is a guy out there named Scott (a Buddy who is not on so much anymore) who has no idea how much of an impact his blog so long ago has on me now and my own personal philosophies . Perspective is something we need to cherish because in the shittiest of times, we can make a situation bearable and even enlightening. It is how you look at things that they can be either joyful or pitiful. I am all for a good bitch session and whining is just plain necessary. But I do believe I have been too focussed on the negative lately and not seeing the wonderful things that life has to offer. Thankfully my eyes have been opened to seeing things in a different and more productive light.
Have a peaceful day and weekend my buddies. You are the best. *hugs*
Ohhhhhhhhhh… how I SO needed to read that right now! Thank you Thank you Thank you.
What am I gonna do without you around here tomorrowwwwwwwwwwwww? (whineeeeeeee) LOL
Love ya Jen! Have a fun and safe trip.
xoxo
Shan
It might be a guy thing but I never really know what to say when people get negative and am in a funk. I rarely comment on those blogs. I like to try and give advice when I can, be enthusiastic when people are upbeat, but I kind of get lost for words when people are down and need a boost. I sometimes feel a bit guilty about that!
That was a bit of a tangent. What I was going to say was… hope you have a nice trip
I wish I could read that blog you referenced… but if your’s is any indication, then it’s RIGHT ON! Perspective is really everything and when we get down in the dumps, or are battling that oatmeal cookie, if we can refocus our perspective, it most always helps! I hope you have a GREAT trip and we’ll see you when you get back!
Good going Jenn. Marge told me this on one of my latest blogs and I so agree with her. She said it’s not so much about what happens to us but about how we deal with it. Yes!!! It’s all about mental attitude. Specially with us emotional eaters. Have fun on your trip!!!