get it in gear June 29, 2008
it is time for me to get my butt up and move. i have been dealing with my mom’s health issues (and the recent removal of her toe)-taking her to doc, hospital, etc. i am worn out and have no energy.
motivation will not come in some miracle flash of inspiration. i am old enough to know that if you want to change-only you can do it. i guess i don’t like change. it scares me. even good change. i am so used to having this body and how it feels. but it has begun to feel worse.
i have bad habits that need to be broken, like a stick upon the back of a horrendous criminal who would not bat an eye at any other affliction. otherwise, they will scar me and eventually kill me.
the changes are few, but difficult.
- STOP smoking
- exercise
- eat healthy
sounds easy, huh? but we all know better. the older i get, the harder it will be to accomplish these changes. my body tells me so…LOL! but it is no laughing matter.
i see what is happening to my mom and my aunt because of their unhealthy lifestyles. i see myself following in their footsteps and i want to find a different path. theirs has been beaten into the ground. no use in my following, i know where it goes.
some way, some how, i need a rude awakening…a slap in the face to wake up and make changes. i’m afraid that i will have to change my friends. not that they don’t support what i want to do, but they don’t necessarily help. i don’t like the thought of that, because i love my friends and i know they love me. actually, the ones that really count want to make changes also. maybe if i push them to change, but it can only happen if they are ready also.
anyway….we’ll see what happens soon. keep your fingers crossed.
You can’t make others change, but you can change yourself. Maybe if they see you making such positive changes in your life then they will be inspired by you and try to change their bad habits too. Get a few of the friends you know want to change andask them to go to a park to walk everyday, or join a gym! Anything to get yourself moving in the right direction!
You have to remember…YOU deserve better than this! You deserve to be healthy and happy. If there are people in your life who would not support your positive changes then maybe they shouldn’t be in your life. You have to take care of you! I hate to sound like a revlon commercial but do it “because YOU’RE WORTH IT!!!”
Or was that a maybeline commercial????