I WAS EXTREMELY MOVED BY AN ACTICLE I READ IN O MAGAZINE AFEW DAYS AGO. SO MOVED THAT I EMAILED THE AUTHOR TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS.
MELISSA PRITCHARD HAD WRITTEN ABOUT A YOUNG SOLDIER ASHTON; A 21 YEAR OLD GIRL SERVING IN AFGANASTAN. ASHTON WAS BROUGHT TO LIFE AND I FELT LIKE I KNEW HER LIKE ONE OF MY KIDS FRIENDS; I CONTINUED TO READ ABOUT HER WITH TEARS FLOWING FREELY, KNOWING THAT EVEN BEFORE I READ THE WORDS THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL, PLAYFUL YOUNG WOMAN WAS NOW DEAD. I HAD ATTATCHED EMOTIONS TO HER AS I HAD READ ABOUT HER, HER PICTURES REMINDED ME OF BOTH MY OWN DAUGHTERS WHO ARE NOT MUCH OLDER THAT SHE WAS. I WONDERED HOW HER FAMILY IS COPING WITH HER DEATH AND HOW ALL MILITARY FAMILY'S HAVE THE STRENGTH TO STAND BY WHILE THEIR LOVED ONES GO ABOARD TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS.I WONDERED IF THAT FIGHT IS A GOOD ONE;IF PEOPLE IN THESE COUNTRIES APPRECIATE THE SACRFICE; IF THIS YOUNG LADIES DEATH MEANS ANY THING AT ALL.
I HOPE SO. I HOPE THAT THE DEATHS OF HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF OUR YOUNG AND BRAVE STANDS FOR SOME THING. I DON'T HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF KNOWING WHERE OTHERS STAND, BUT FOR ME I HAVE DECIDED IN HONOR OF THIS WARRIOR, THIS YOUNG GIRL ASHTON, THAT I WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AROUND ME AND APPRECIATE ALL THAT I HAVE; IN A COUNTRY THAT WE TAKE OUR FREEDOM FOR GRANTED, I GIVE HEARTFELT THANKS! TO ALL OF THOSE BRAVE SOULS LOST AND THEIR FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND I SAY THANK YOU EVEN THOUGH WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE OR MY SORROW THAT IT TAKES DEATH TO BRING ABOUT PEACE.
SO TODAY I CHOOSE NOT TO DWELL ON WHETHER I HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE FOR A LATTE, OR ANY OTHER NON THING, TODAY ON EARTH DAY I CHOOSE TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE PEACE AND FREEDOMS I HAVE AND I WILL SEND A PRAIR TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE THAT HOLD ONTO THE SOULS OF THE FALLEN.
THANK YOU ASHTON.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
HERE I AM AGAIN!
WELL HERE I SIT; ONCE AGAIN EMBARKING ON THE JOURNEY OF WEIGHT LOSS!
LIKE MANY I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THESE MOMENTS, MY MOST RESENT SUCCESS WAS 2 YEARS AGO. I LOST WEIGHT AND THOUGHT GREAT I CAN CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM AND FINALLY LOSE THE 60POUNDS I DON'T NEED. I SUCCEEDED IN LOSING 30 BUT SLOWLY SO SLOWLY HERE I AM BACK AT THAT PLACE I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE AGAIN.
I THINK THAT I AM WELL INFORMED ABOUT FOODS AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A HEALTHY COOK, BUT STILL HERE I AM...FAT..FAT...FAT.
I HAVE LOOKED AT MY EMOTIONAL RATIONAL AROUND FOODS, DEALT WITH SOME OF MY INNER DEMONS, BUT!!!!HERE I AM STARTING ONCE AGAIN.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO PROGRAMME MY INNER FATTY, TO THINK AND EAT LIKE A SLIM PERSON. I HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK! CREATED A PLAN, JOINED THE GYM.
NOW ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR ME TO REMEMBER TO LOVE MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SEE IN MY MIRROR NAKED. TO PROCEED DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT, TO ALLOW MYSELF THE GRACE TO ERR BUT NOT STOP. TO HONOR MY SELF AND MY BODY BY RESPECTING IT TO THE POINT THAT I WANT IT TO BE STRONG AND HEALTHY,TO BE PATIENT AND KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE CHOICE. TO BE OK WITH PLACING MYSELF FIRST FOR A CHANGE.
SO HERE I AM. LET ME WALK SO I CAN RUN. GRACE ME WITH YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT.....
LIKE MANY I HAVE LOST COUNT OF THESE MOMENTS, MY MOST RESENT SUCCESS WAS 2 YEARS AGO. I LOST WEIGHT AND THOUGHT GREAT I CAN CONTINUE THIS MOMENTUM AND FINALLY LOSE THE 60POUNDS I DON'T NEED. I SUCCEEDED IN LOSING 30 BUT SLOWLY SO SLOWLY HERE I AM BACK AT THAT PLACE I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER SEE AGAIN.
I THINK THAT I AM WELL INFORMED ABOUT FOODS AND CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A HEALTHY COOK, BUT STILL HERE I AM...FAT..FAT...FAT.
I HAVE LOOKED AT MY EMOTIONAL RATIONAL AROUND FOODS, DEALT WITH SOME OF MY INNER DEMONS, BUT!!!!HERE I AM STARTING ONCE AGAIN.
I AM GOING TO TRY TO PROGRAMME MY INNER FATTY, TO THINK AND EAT LIKE A SLIM PERSON. I HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK! CREATED A PLAN, JOINED THE GYM.
NOW ALL THAT IS LEFT IS FOR ME TO REMEMBER TO LOVE MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT I SEE IN MY MIRROR NAKED. TO PROCEED DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT, TO ALLOW MYSELF THE GRACE TO ERR BUT NOT STOP. TO HONOR MY SELF AND MY BODY BY RESPECTING IT TO THE POINT THAT I WANT IT TO BE STRONG AND HEALTHY,TO BE PATIENT AND KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE CHOICE. TO BE OK WITH PLACING MYSELF FIRST FOR A CHANGE.
SO HERE I AM. LET ME WALK SO I CAN RUN. GRACE ME WITH YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT. DAY BY DAY, MOMENT BY MOMENT.....
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
CHANGE
WE ARE SURROUNDED AT THIS TIME WITH NEGATIVE MESSAGES
MESSAGES THAT 1. THE WORLD WILL END [AGAIN] IN 2012
2. THAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE DESTORYING THE PLANET
I FOR ONE AM TIRED OF ALL THE MEDIA HYPE....WHAT IS THE TRUTH AND WHAT IS FICTION. SEEMS TO ME THAT DEPENDS ON THE SORCE OF THE INFORMATION...CONFICTING AND CHANGABLE! FEAR CREATES A CONTROL OF SORTS, AS WE THE MASSES RUN AROUND ACTING LIKE OUR HEADS ARE CUT OFF CRYING 'THE SKY IS FALLING' WE FAIL TO PAY ATTENTION TO REALITY..MASS HYSTERIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A EFFECTIVE TOOL USED BY TYRANTS FOR AS LONG AS MAN HAS ROAMED THIS PLANET. IT IS TIME FOR ALL OF US TO REACH WAY DOWN INSIDE OURSELVES AND FIND OUR TRUTHS AND LET THEM GUIDE OUR ACTIONS. WE ARE BEING FEED A LOAD OF CRAP AND ALOT OF US MINDLESSLY BELIEVE WITHOUT SEARCHING OR RESEARCHING WHETHER IT IS A TRUTH OR A LIE. STEP UP PEOPLE!! WE ARE THE STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS THAT ALTIMATELY WILL BRING THIS PLANET BACK INTO BALANCE. ARE YOU DOING ANY THING AT THIS TIME TO RESTORE HARMONY AND LESSEN YOUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT YOU LIVE IN? ARE YOU QUESTIONING OR JUST AIMLESSLY BELEIVING THE MEDIA HYPE? DO YOU AIMLESSLY WANDER AND DO WITHOUT THOUGHT AND PARTICIPATION?
WE ALL NEED TO FIND A SPINE AND OUR HEARTS AND KNOW THAT ONE VOICE CAN AND WILL CREATE A CRESENDO THAT WILL FLOW AND SPREAD AND HEAL. IF EACH OF US BECOMES COMFORTABLE WITH OUR VOICE AND PASSIONATE IN OUR EFFORTS WE CAN AND WILL ACHIEVE THE BALANCE NEEDED TO RESTORE THE ENERGY THIS PLANET NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.
GO AND THINK. GO AND BE MOVED. GO AND DO. PLANT A GARDEN, GROW VEGETABLES, RECYCLE...TURN OFF THE T.V. DON'T BE MINDLESS....QUESTION EVERYTHING...BELEIVE YOU ARE THE CHANGE!
TOGETHER WE ARE STRENGTH...ALLOW THE LINKS OF CHANGE TO TAKE HOLD AND WATCH AS THEY FLOW FREE, ENABLING OTHERS NOT BINDING AND BLINDING.....ONE BY ONE WE ARE THE CHANGE!
MESSAGES THAT 1. THE WORLD WILL END [AGAIN] IN 2012
2. THAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE DESTORYING THE PLANET
I FOR ONE AM TIRED OF ALL THE MEDIA HYPE....WHAT IS THE TRUTH AND WHAT IS FICTION. SEEMS TO ME THAT DEPENDS ON THE SORCE OF THE INFORMATION...CONFICTING AND CHANGABLE! FEAR CREATES A CONTROL OF SORTS, AS WE THE MASSES RUN AROUND ACTING LIKE OUR HEADS ARE CUT OFF CRYING 'THE SKY IS FALLING' WE FAIL TO PAY ATTENTION TO REALITY..MASS HYSTERIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A EFFECTIVE TOOL USED BY TYRANTS FOR AS LONG AS MAN HAS ROAMED THIS PLANET. IT IS TIME FOR ALL OF US TO REACH WAY DOWN INSIDE OURSELVES AND FIND OUR TRUTHS AND LET THEM GUIDE OUR ACTIONS. WE ARE BEING FEED A LOAD OF CRAP AND ALOT OF US MINDLESSLY BELIEVE WITHOUT SEARCHING OR RESEARCHING WHETHER IT IS A TRUTH OR A LIE. STEP UP PEOPLE!! WE ARE THE STRENGTH OR WEAKNESS THAT ALTIMATELY WILL BRING THIS PLANET BACK INTO BALANCE. ARE YOU DOING ANY THING AT THIS TIME TO RESTORE HARMONY AND LESSEN YOUR IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT YOU LIVE IN? ARE YOU QUESTIONING OR JUST AIMLESSLY BELEIVING THE MEDIA HYPE? DO YOU AIMLESSLY WANDER AND DO WITHOUT THOUGHT AND PARTICIPATION?
WE ALL NEED TO FIND A SPINE AND OUR HEARTS AND KNOW THAT ONE VOICE CAN AND WILL CREATE A CRESENDO THAT WILL FLOW AND SPREAD AND HEAL. IF EACH OF US BECOMES COMFORTABLE WITH OUR VOICE AND PASSIONATE IN OUR EFFORTS WE CAN AND WILL ACHIEVE THE BALANCE NEEDED TO RESTORE THE ENERGY THIS PLANET NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.
GO AND THINK. GO AND BE MOVED. GO AND DO. PLANT A GARDEN, GROW VEGETABLES, RECYCLE...TURN OFF THE T.V. DON'T BE MINDLESS....QUESTION EVERYTHING...BELEIVE YOU ARE THE CHANGE!
TOGETHER WE ARE STRENGTH...ALLOW THE LINKS OF CHANGE TO TAKE HOLD AND WATCH AS THEY FLOW FREE, ENABLING OTHERS NOT BINDING AND BLINDING.....ONE BY ONE WE ARE THE CHANGE!
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