I was shopping at Target a couple days ago, and I saw a sign, it said "God, if you can't make me skinny, please make my friends fat!' Why this really caught my eye, was, not 24 hours before that, I had another friend say that exact same thing! Why would people think that?? I thought friends were just supposed to be happy for each other? I know my one friend was saying it in jest, but it still got me thinking. My view on MANY things have changed since this weight has been coming off! Here are a few of the lessons learned thus far!
1. When you achieve success that is one of the appearance factor, many people are not genuinely happy about it. As a matter of fact, they are unhappy about it! You will say how much you've lost, then automatically, it turns RIGHT back to them and what they have achieved, with little to no acknowledgement. LUCKILY, most folks I have met, have been awesome and SO supportive! However, there are some, as soon as the weight goes down, I haven't heard from them since!
2. Clothes shopping CAN be fun! This was a lesson I learned strictly for myself. When I was young, I didn't like the way my sister dressed. I thought it was too...risque. Well, if you know my sister, you know it's about as far from that as anything! What I've discovered, was I was SO jealous of the clothes she could wear, and I had to hide my body. What's funny about this, is, now I can wear clothes that are more form fitting, however, I still choose my jeans and sweatshirts that are too baggy.I do it though, because I WANT to do it! :)
3. My third lesson, when you change things for YOU, if feels SO good!
4. It's easier for me to see...me. Who I am, who I want to be, who I want to associate with. Without layers surrounding me, I've let more people in who change my everyday, but the layers I have gotten rid of, are the people who brought me down. Who made me feel like crap. It's also the negative attitude about life I peeled away. I used to be a closet pessimist, I'm saying that now. It's something most don't know about me. I doubted everything in life, I always found the negative because somehow, I thought it made me feel better. Now, I've found the good in life, and when you look, there is A LOT of good! I guess that could be lesson 4.5!
5. It's FUN to be active!!! It's fun to go out and play football rather than sit at home and watch TV! It's fun to go visit people you haven't in a long time, than to sit and eat! It's REALLY fun, to plan your future!!! And, ya know what? I don't mind running even!!
So those are my first few lessons I've learned! Okay, they're not 5+5 type lessons, but they are new things I am discovering, and being reconfirmed every day! Life is good, sometimes you just have to peel back the layers to discover it!
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