set the stage

so it's been a year... i knew i would forget about this thing... not anymore!!!! this is not only going to be my blog, but it's also going to be my life change diary... sounds deep, honestly i'm just going to keep track of what i eat, when i exercise and when i slack, so i can slap myself on the back of the hand.

today, i ate

breakfast: almonds and cottage cheese

snack: banana

lunch: green beans, almonds and an apple

dinner: a turkey sandwich and soup

today, for exercise

treadmill: 30 minutes

weights: 10 minutes

yoga: 25 minutes

alright, that's done. i wrote something i really like today, it's a conversation for my novel, exit 21. i'm going to share a certain part that i live by:

"the negatives are still an important part of our lives. it's what we take away from those negatives that should be positive. otherwise, we've missed the point."

this summer has been a difficult one. financially, my boat is just barely afloat, but i am lucky to have a job. and i lost two grandmothers, one unexpectedly, and it was devastating. i keep her with me in my heart, always. she is with my grandfather now, so there is some comfort. i am not a religious person but rather a spiritual person. i believe things happen for a reason but i also believe that our reactions determine further outcomes. we make ourselves who we are, not our things, not what has happened in our lives but the way we deal with everything. i grow stronger every day because i live life day by day. it sounds like i hate life so i take it a day at a time, but that's not it at all. each day is precious, we have to seize it, it's been said so many times before. i wake up and remind myself of this, and every morning i am reassured that it is all worth it.