tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819125391754827825.post3768978804828612394..comments2010-10-31T11:42:22.948-07:00Comments on Finding me: One Week at a TimeJosh Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05328194816317445572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819125391754827825.post-29639134382838904512010-08-18T11:14:03.186-07:002010-08-18T11:14:03.186-07:00@Linda - As you are well aware, life will often th...@Linda - As you are well aware, life will often throw obstacles in our path that have the potential to trip us up, but you can overcome. Don't focus on the long journey ahead; take it one day at a time. As Dr Phil says, "You can deal only with the realities of the moment. It is when you look ahead, worrying about all the pounds you must lose, that you become overwhelmed, unfocused, and defeated." So be proud of yourself; today you have chosen to jump back into creating healthy habits. Now, take a moment and think to yourself, what is one small change I can make today that will forever impact my life. We're in the same boat, so don't think that you have to paddle on your own. We can change our lives foreverJosh Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328194816317445572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819125391754827825.post-90875777820081943982010-08-18T10:14:16.892-07:002010-08-18T10:14:16.892-07:00Josh, I'm glad I read your blog today. I'...Josh, I'm glad I read your blog today. I'm going to have to make it a point to keep reading it. I get discouraged over "things my husband says and does to me" and I eat. Because of going on a trip out of state and going to a wedding, I haven't watched my weight in perhaps 1-1/2 weeks. I feel fat, bloated and disgusting. I think I gained 6 lbs (guessing) of the 21 I lost. I feel more encouraged after reading your blog. keep up the good work. Linda St.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819125391754827825.post-32393852061761149612010-08-17T22:15:13.668-07:002010-08-17T22:15:13.668-07:00This is what got me through my discouraging day to...This is what got me through my discouraging day today. i know it is silly...but it caused me to be pensive and encourage...so i'll share...<br /><br />"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind.Some come from ahead and some come from behind.But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see.Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" ~Dr. SeussMelissa Madelinehttp://www.facebook.com/MelMadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819125391754827825.post-50239933007273263652010-08-17T20:14:31.795-07:002010-08-17T20:14:31.795-07:00Good focus choice. I have wondered about the fact ...Good focus choice. I have wondered about the fact that you had so many others looking up to you when you were a teenager, was that good or was it a detriment? I mean did it help that people looked to you for leadership or did people thinking you such a great guy make you feel inadequate because you saw your faults? <br />I have been doing some self evaluation. I didn't know why I was so overly concerned with being a bother to others. My parents were supportive. I like myself, feel I have a decent brain, I have a number of friends yet often when I share an idea I feel the need to rush so I don't bore someone or if I'm in line I must hurry my purchase so I don't keep people waiting. Where did this come from? I have realized that it was not really from things said but I had taken on part of my mother's insecurities. Her actions due to her feelings of low self worth were somehow absorbed by my brain. <br />All this said I wondered mostly where the idea of perfection came in our family? Your brother feeling Dad needed to be perfect cause he was a pastor. Jenn being devastated when she received a B in school. You may have been the hardest on yourself in this need to be perfect. Did this come from your father's expectations or from my own need of perfection? It is good to contemplate but better to let go and learn perfection is unreal. You are human after all with the will power of all the other humans. You can not stand looking into the sun, for you are not superman.Momnoreply@blogger.com