Monday, May 11, 2015

Never Give Up/ No Excuses

A year from now
you will be glad you started Today
-Karen Lamb




A hundred days have gone past.  There was no grand success.  I have barely broke even.  After writing and posting two essays on failure.  I decided to take time and reflect on what went well and what didn't. I successfully posted an essay almost daily for a month.  Each essay on 100 days was health related and met the 300+word challenge, I gave myself.  I was beginning to feel like the writer, I keep claiming to be.  Then unforeseen circumstances happened and I didn't have a plan b.  I was off-track and reeling.  It was horribly easy and frustrating.  I would love to say that I am back of the track but I am not.  It is May and I have not posted an essay on any of the website blogs in two or more months.  

It is disheartening or at least it would if I was giving up.  I am calling bull on my
expectations.  I half ass a lot of things in my life.  The results are no results.  I will be honest if I had a decent paycheck.  I would easily be about 250lbs.  As long as I could dress myself decently and fashionably and I could fit comfortably in size 22 jeans.  But I am fumbling financially and live month to month.  I have no job prospects and no real time to pursue them.   I am however a care giver to family member.  Care giving can take over your life, if you let it.  I am not complaining and I feel that even this is not getting the 100% it deserves. 

It messes with my mood and I probably compensate with food.  This essay is about failure.  I can’t get away from kicking this dogs.  I will be attempting next essay to write about improvement and positive endeavors.  The focus will be wellness.  Mainly because the word is used so freely.  Wellness conjures up, yoga, meditation, exercise and balanced meals. Good simple things that everyone should need, have and want. 

However there is an obesity epidemic in this country.  I am one of the causalities.  This week I will be defining wellness again.  Then three examples of what I think wellness looks like in my opinion.  I will also be mindful of my food choices, exercise and drink more water than coffee. 



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