I am proud

Howdy from the land of thunder clouds and forgetful minds!!

Man I am getting so damn old I can't remember what day of the week it is unless I write it on a list. My momma says , it starts a little earlier with every generation.I think it does. I went to Mac house on Sunday to get the riding mower and stopped to get gas and discovered I had forgot to bring the trailer-----oh well, change in plans!! I am nothing but adaptable.

Been thinking of a line in one of Red's poems, goes something like this:

If yer not proud of who you are
you won't amount to much

You'll bounce around from job to job
just slightly out of touch

Now there is a whole lot of truth in those lines. And I can look at myself and see some of my life buried underneath those lines.

I am proud of myself. I am proud I have picked good examples of people to use as role models.I am proud I have pushed people that have negative influences on me to the side and moved on.I am proud I have a family to love and a wife that loves me.I am proud of my kids and the paths they walk.I am also proud that I have found MY PATH in losing some fat and getting myself stronger after many years of not taking much pride in myself.

Now I emphasize MY PATH because I had to look and research and massage the method that would work for me in my fat loss journey. Each of us has to find our path. Each of us can find what will give us pride and self respect if we only search long enough, if we never give up.

My fat loss journey is no different than any one's life----each life will find barriers and obstacles in our way. We will have things and people that get in our way or do not conform with what we envisioned. We will have to adjust , we will have to build a bridge and get over the river. We will have to take pride in our self and say "let's try this and work toward a better place".

I am proud I gnawed on this bone until I found a path to walk on. I truly hope each one of you take enough pride in yourself to see the good things you have done and the good decisions you have made.My desire is for each of you to find a method to succeed and a positive path to follow in getting around barriers we face.

Endeavor to persevere.

Pearl of Wisdom from the mind of WEL
Don't forget the mistakes ya make, don't dwell on them either.