As I type this, I'm listening to Obama's speech. His theme is..."A NEW ERA" That's how I feel about my life. This is a new era for me. It's the era of being the best I can be. I'm ready to get back on track and recommit myself to my health & happiness. YES, it's already the 20th day of the new year...but it's not too late!!! There's plenty of time to start the best year ever!
So What does that mean? For me, it's back to the gym. (I practically stopped in December.) Going to the gym is something that I really, really, really, truly hate. Unfortunately, if I want a new life I have to go. You will be as horrified as I was to know that my doctor told me to increase my work outs to 5-6 days a week... "THAT'S SO HARD!!!" I cried , but Dr Julie told me that it's easier to eat and not exercise. It's easy to gain weight, but it's not easy to live the way I was living before my operation. She's right. Back then I wasn't living. I was just existing. I was so miserable that I didn't even know it!!! Being huge and uncomfortable seemed normal to me, and I didn't know how horrible I felt. When I lost the weight I remembered what it was like to feel good!!! One thing I know is that I'm never going back to that misery. Is there something in your life that you want to change or improve? Well, like Jim Morrison said, "The time to hesitate is through." Now is our time to be the very best DAMN GOOD LOOKING WOMEN we can be!!!
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"Failure is God's way of saying, 'Excuse me, but you're moving in the wrong direction.' "
-Oprah Winfrey
"Partying is such sweet sorrow."
-Jean Kerr, writer
"Moderation may be the key to success, but it's no fun."
-Enders Groff, barkeeper
-Oprah Winfrey
"Partying is such sweet sorrow."
-Jean Kerr, writer
"Moderation may be the key to success, but it's no fun."
-Enders Groff, barkeeper
About Me
- Mary Ann
- One day I realized that I had wasted my entire life hating my body. How could I love myself if I can't even look in the mirror? Well, I'm ready to love who I am right now, and I want to help others to do the same.
How to Be Beautiful (Audrey Hepburn's Favorite Poem)
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
Never throw out anyone.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed;
Never throw out anyone.
DAMN GOOD LOOKING ARCHIVE
"I am beautiful, famous, and gorgeous. I could have any man in the world."
- Anna Kournikova, model
"I wasn't lucky, I deserved it."
- Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself."
- Doris Lessing, South African writer
- Anna Kournikova, model
"I wasn't lucky, I deserved it."
- Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
"Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself."
- Doris Lessing, South African writer
Motto for a Powerful Woman
Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says...'OH NO!!...She's awake and DAMN, SHE LOOKS GOOD TODAY!!!'
Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.
And SHE'LL LOOK DAMN GOOD while doing it.
If you give her sperm, she'll give you a baby.
If you give her a house, she'll give you a home.
If you give her groceries, she'll give you a meal.
If you give her a smile, she'll give you her heart.
She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.
And SHE'LL LOOK DAMN GOOD while doing it.
Live with a heart full of dreams
Love from the depth of your soul
And embrace every moment of laughter!
"My weight is always perfect for my height - which varies."
Nicole Hollander
"What I'm looking for is a blessing that's not in disguise."
Kitty O'Neill
"If you are going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you may as well laugh about it now."
Marie Osmond
Love from the depth of your soul
And embrace every moment of laughter!
"My weight is always perfect for my height - which varies."
Nicole Hollander
"What I'm looking for is a blessing that's not in disguise."
Kitty O'Neill
"If you are going to be able to look back on something and laugh about it, you may as well laugh about it now."
Marie Osmond
Whatever May Come
What can you do when the situation gets worse? You can improve.
Life throws many challenges at you. And you always can respond in a positive, effective way.
It is wise to plan for the future and to prepare for the future. Yet there is no need to worry about the future.
Because whatever the future may bring, you will find an answer for it. Whatever events may transpire, you can craft a powerful and successful response that will move your life forward.
It may indeed be very difficult. And in transcending that difficulty, you have the opportunity to find great fulfillment.
Dream big dreams that resonate perfectly with who you are, and know that you will reach them. For whatever may come, you can make it work for you.
Ralph Marston
Life throws many challenges at you. And you always can respond in a positive, effective way.
It is wise to plan for the future and to prepare for the future. Yet there is no need to worry about the future.
Because whatever the future may bring, you will find an answer for it. Whatever events may transpire, you can craft a powerful and successful response that will move your life forward.
It may indeed be very difficult. And in transcending that difficulty, you have the opportunity to find great fulfillment.
Dream big dreams that resonate perfectly with who you are, and know that you will reach them. For whatever may come, you can make it work for you.
Ralph Marston
"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do."
- Freya Stark
- Freya Stark
"Nothing Makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful."
-Sophia Loren, Italian screen siren
"My husband and I used to fight about that night out with the guys, but it's not like I was doing it every night."
-Jenny Jones, TV personality
"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn."
-Gloria Steinem, synonymous with second wave feminism
-Sophia Loren, Italian screen siren
"My husband and I used to fight about that night out with the guys, but it's not like I was doing it every night."
-Jenny Jones, TV personality
"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn."
-Gloria Steinem, synonymous with second wave feminism
4 comments:
Like your topic today. Its soo true. I keep saying I am going to do things and always come up with reason why I cant! I need to come up with reason why I can!
Becky
I am the Queen of excuses.
-I'll start my diet when all the ice cream is gone.
-I can't exercise today because I have to work late, or my workout buddy won't be there today.
-I have to buy cookies, chips, & soda FOR MY GIRLS!!!
But you know what?
-The ice cream can go down the drain.
-I can workout late by myself
-Kids don't need to eat garbage!!! HA
The hardest part to realize is that excuses seem to be the reality of how things are, but they are lies that we tell ourselves. The truth is that if you can change the way you think, you can change your life.
It sounds like you've come a long way! It's great to realize that you can change the way you think and the messages you give yourself everyday. It's those secure, realistic thoughts that create a more healthy reality. We all need to be sure to give ourselves credit for every little bit of progress we make, and not beat ourselves up too much about setbacks along the way.
My goals are to start doing yoga again to help calm my mind and feel in touch with my body. I want to be more helpful to others and develop new talents for my own enjoyment and enrichment without being so fearful. I need to feel more self-reliant and stop obsessing about certain things I don't like about myself.
~Elena
Hey, Mary Ann! Don't feel too bad. I have not been to the gym since the 1st week of December, either. The holidays were too hectic with decorating, cards, shopping, snow, snow and more ice and cold, get-to-gethers and more. I am hoping to go back this Saturday. I have a new CD to get to my iPod, I will bring reading material and I am going to get back into it!!!! P.S. I love, love, love THE DOORS and Jim Morrison!! How very cool you quoted him!!!!
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