Thinking...

In Hebrews its says that Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. It is so easy for us to get caught up in negativity, in the poor me syndrome, but in reality we all have the ability to choose to have faith, to believe in a higher power and to be thankful for the blessings we do have... I am a single mom, I have 3 wonderful young men, I have had enough heartache and stress in my life to write a book but I have a choice to be a victim or be a survivor. I look at my life and I can see God working, I know that I would not be here today if it wasnt for him. He has put so many people in my life to learn from and to be guided by. I am not a religious person but I am a spiritual person and I believe God has a plan for my life, and I made a decision to allow his plan to take place, it is not for me to question and to judge but to accept. 1 of God's greatest gifts to us is the ability to choose, we all have a choice, and even not making a choice is a choice in itself. This week has been a little rough for me, I have struggled with crazy hours at work, with having my foot and my shoulder act up, I gained a lb and it would be soooo easy for me to say forget it, I give up, I cant do this, but thats a choice I would have to make and Im not going to choose to give up, Im not a quitter, so I gained a lb, so Im in pain and had to skip a few workouts, but I still have tomorrow. You see we have our life in our hands because its our choices that define our life. I made a decision that I was going to change my life, that I was going to do everything in my power to live a healthier life, to be more active and to take care of me because I dont want to deal with all the illnesses that run in my family, I dont want to die young, I want to be able to enjoy my life and the blessings God gives me, I want to enjoy my children and my grandchildren. I will be 41 years old in July and Im proud of it. Im not saying life is easy, of coarse not, but we all have a choice to look at the glass have empty or half full and I choose to see it as half full. I have learned that in order to be the best mom, the best daughter, the best friend, the best anything I need to be the best me 1st, thats not an easy realization, and its not being selfish its being real. I cant be any good to anyone if Im not good to me 1st, so I choose to do whats right not just for me but for those around me. I choose to put God 1st, I choose to let him steer my life and I choose to do my part each and every day. I choose to get up when I fall and I choose to keep going forward.

I have 8 more weeks until I go to Cali for the BB Summit and I will do my best to reach my goals, this week Im going to re-do month 2 week 3 of CLE, Push phase and continue to drink my Shakeology, I may not reach my goal but I will do everything I can to be close to it, the important part is to keep pushing forward, to have faith, to trust, to be thankful and grateful for the blessings we have and to continue on our journey to a better self. I will not be discouraged by the set backs but see them as opportunity to do more...

I choose to put God 1st, I choose to be thankful, I choose to be grateful, and I choose to be HAPPY...

Yosie
http://yosiefitness4life.com