New Life New Changes

I have decided to tell you of the things that I have learned. 1 When you have feelings and promptings, listen. I know that many many people say that or have at least heard it. If you believe as I do, it's because the Lord is trying to tell you something. I had that same prompting. Yet I didn't listen. I lived my life the way that I thought I should the way I thought it would make me happy. Although at times I seemed really happy I wasn't, yet I wasn't ready to change. That, is the key. You have to be ready and most of all WANT to change. When I had my son I knew that I wanted my son to know the teaching of the Book of Mormon. I knew that I wanted my son to grow up and be happy and respectful of others. I did NOT want him to treat me like a B*** (like his father constantly called me). I left. I left and moved to Michigan to be with family I knew I would need help in raising my son so that I could go to school. As my son has grown in the last two years I have seen how he mimics everything we do. He adores is "bampa/grandpa". He is such a trusting young boy, a young boy who loves everyone and will try to please everyone. He tries to share and help his momma when and how every he can. I have never regretted my decision to move to Michigan, although I miss my dear friends dearly. I have friends there who stuck by me through everything I struggled with. I am so grateful they all understood why I needed to move and how helpful they were in making the move happen. I am so grateful for my family and the choice to stand by me. To help me. To love me. To forgive me and to help me be happy and most of all for EVERYTHING they do for my son. So I decided that I needed to change things in my life again (granted not a big change like moving across the country). Life is all about the choices we make and/or correcting those mistakes and moving forward. Some of us... no, all of us need to ask for forgiveness for things that we do in this life. We all make mistakes. No one is perfect. Some mistakes are made obvious, some are not. I know many people who are addicted to different things, I myself am addicted to food, especially sugar, ummm chocolate is the death of me. I have been over weight for a good portion of my life. I have not been feeling very positive this winter. I started to feel down this year about how over weight I am so I decided to make my change. I started with a personal trainer yesterday. It was fun to be able to talk to her and get some advice. She did some stretches and some small workouts to see were I am physically. Well... let just say I need to work out a lot more to be were I need to be, but that is why I am choosing to be there every week to stay motivated and to know how to make the most of my work out. I am not very strong and the few things that we did yesterday have my muscles feeling the ache today. That ache, however, is rejuvenating me. Has me feeling alive and strengthening my resolve to make a better life for myself. I am starting a new journey and seeing were it takes me. I am doing 110 days of loosing as much weight as I possible can. Life is beautiful and the more we reach up for help we are able to receive it. We see the hand of God in our lives. We see the beauties of this world and how much the Lord is still very much apart of our daily lives. He is aware of each and everyone of us! So here is to the next 110 days! This I do for myself, for my son and for a better future. So everyone get up, find someone to serve and find someone to go walk with, walk at home, the mall, the local gym, take your kids, your friend, your spouse. Just Go! :-)

The Effect of a Thought Whenever you cultivate a thought, Remember it will trace With certain touch in pictured form A story on your face. Whenever you dwell upon a thought, Remember it will roll Into your being and become A fiber of your soul. Whenever you send out a thought, Remember it will be A force throughout the universe For all eternity.

"Let us first consider our relationship with ourselves. You must take proper care in your life to see that the little things regarding your personal life are in order. You must learn to care for your health and your mental well-being." - Elder Joseph B Wirthlin