Never give up!

It seems obstacles will always get in the way of the path to better health (or better anything for that matter), but it only really gets in the way if I let them. I really can't complain about my obstacles. Recently, I've only had a head cold (I may just be detoxing), another tooth infection, exhaustion, and a jammed pinkie toe. I have several close friends who have bigger obstacles like kidney stones, gallbladder attacks, stomach cramps, pregnancy, and knee problems (okay I have this one, but a brace works for me). I cannot complain at all! I could be experiencing much worse things.

What is absolutely awesome is that despite the challenges among my close friends, they keep on going! Think: "Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming. What do we do? We Swim! Swim!" (I love Finding Nemo!) They're not giving up their goals of losing weight and feeling great. They know that the way they felt before they began this journey was not the way they want to continue to feel. Instead of helplessness and hopelessness, they now feel empowered and hope-full! I feel the same way. Just as they are pressing forward and stepping up to the challenges, so am I! I've never been as determined as I am right now to get healthy. I'm happy with who I am in this moment, knowing that there's always room for improvement. I love myself now, and I am finally willing to do what it takes to keep it that way. That takes work!

Everything is relative. It is a natural law. All our experiences and circumstances "just are." They are only positive or negative if we label them that way. I'm doing my best to respond to potential negative things with trying to find the positive in them. I'm not quite sure what the positive aspect of my obstacles are yet, but I know that something good will come of them because that's also a natural law (polarity). As bad as they may seem, there's that much good in them too.

The growing process takes time and energy. There are always going to be challenges and obstacles. Never give up! It'll be worth it in the end!

* My next post: The Importance of Vision *