Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the back of your soul reclines the commanding Master; He does but sleep; wake Him. ---James Allen
Complacent-A feeling of quite pleasure or security,often unaware of unpleasant possibilities.
Today I write this journal entry for YOU,my fs buddies,
6 months ago I decided that I was going to take steps to change my life.
A life where I was so unhappy that my body actually had a nervous breakdown forcing me to take notice & to fight to take control. And I did :D that control began with My Ultimate Jump Start Challenge that I outlined & submitted to this web site basically for me but 32 of YOU,my first buddies here,joined in it with me! Thank you so much for doing that,even tho' you signed on really for yourselves,it gave me proof that I wasn't alone & thats what I needed to know at that very low time. I needed *strength* & I knew there were strength in numbers,but who knew that number was 32?! :D
I didn't know at the time that this was the change I was indeed looking for,meaning YOU,my buddies. I actually thought it was more about ME...not to sound egotistical,but *I* was the one who needed to make the change. And change I did! :D
From late August to late September I lost 5.19 lbs.which may not seem like much to some but to me I was overjoyed & YOU rejoiced with me: Wayne,Bella,Chicka,Kitten...you made up my first cheering squad! :D
Then from late September to late October I lost 7.40 lbs! I was ecstatic!
And I knew I couldn't have done it without fs tools & YOU: Wayne,Bella,Rob,Bill....your weight graphs,journals,private messages,all proving to be encouragement to keep me motivated & challenged!
"If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you." ---unknown
But did I realize yet it was YOU?!
No. It wasn't until this week. Yesterday,really. When one of YOU asked of me a simple question in a private message. The question confused me at first.It may have been because I have been sick this whole week but *that* really isn't the topic here & so for now doesn't even matter. But the question got me wondering: When did I only lose 2 lbs in a month?
And it got me searching thru my journals....until I discovered something WONDERFUL! :D
Besides learning that I had indeed only lost 2.20 lbs in a month (Dec-Jan) & yes,I did consider that quite slow considering my previous months so I discovered WHY....I had a feeling of quite pleasure...unaware of unpleasant possibilities. It is wonderful to be surrounded with, encouraged,motivated & supported by YOU, I had become complacent.Not aware of unpleasant possibilities. And that is not a good place to be,in my opinion. And I wouldn't have come to realize the danger I was in if YOU: Musician :D had not alerted me!
I thank YOU all,name mentioned or not,who have read, commented,posted, joined,participated in *any* way in the fs community for being YOU for without each other to lift us up we may not *ever* see. :D