A hodge-podge of thoughts straight from my brain to this page --
World Cup Withdrawal (WCW): it's real. It's not fake. I'm having it right now. I need more World Cup. The MLS just isn't doing it for me (although I will still watch it). I miss Messi. I miss Diego Forlan (who might be my new favorite player). I miss being able to say U-S-A. 4 more years. 4 long years I have to wait.
BREAKING NEWS: Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner, has just died of a massive heart attack. WOW. I knew he was in ill health the last few years & his appearances were fewer & fewer but still. That's HUGE news in the baseball world. Prayers for the Steinbrenner family. WOW!!!
WCW continued: Maybe I can somehow save some money & go to Brazil in 4 years. The next World Cup is in Brazil. That would be amazing. I don't know any Portuguese but I know a little Spanish. Not sure that would get me very far but who knows. I would love to go at least once in my life to a World Cup. The people watching would be crazy!!!!
The Gym: I've been going to the gym pretty faithfully for the last month now. I'm pretty proud of myself. I am there every day for 1 1/2-2 hours working out. I've learned to adapt my routine to how this 42 year old body is feeling. I do at least 1 hour of cardio in some fashion but supplement that with weights. I feel good. So far. I've also been trying to cut back on the carbs. I think that's my next step. I already don't eat sweets (candy, desserts, etc..). I don't drink coffee, hot chocolate (a weakness for me), or soda. So, I'm kind of left with carbs. I love my carbs though, so not so sure about my plan. But to the gym I will continue to go. Feeling better on the inside for working out is the key to feeling good on the outside.
FOOD: Yes I just finished talking about carbs but that's not what this thought is about. The side benefit to going to the gym is that they have cable there. We don't have cable at our house so seeing some of the food shows is so much fun. I love those shows!! I wish I could cook like that but I know I can't. Don't have the time, patience or most of all the resources to pull those dishes off. But, I do get to watch. So while I'm sweating the pounds off, I can watch shows like Man vs Food on The Travel Channel, where I can watch the host try to eat a 5 pound sandwich. UGH! But it's still fun to watch. ((picture my smiling face here))
Discouragement: I've definitely been dealing with that a lot. There are things that I have been praying about for a long time. I've read my bible. I've had other people pray through the years. I've spoken scripture over the situations. I've "let go and let God". I even reached the point of asking God for a 'sign'; just something that would show me He is still involved in the situations. And yet, things remain the same. So, even amidst discouragement, I am having to guard my heart. It's very easy to get into anger, bitterness, resentment and blame when you're disouraged. For those who have no hope, they do fall into those. But as for me & my house, we will serve the Lord. So, if anyone reads this blog, say a little prayer for me that those things I need encouragment about, will be provided through God and God alone, not man.
That's not all of my thoughts but there is work to do. God's blessings to you.
Until next time,
RSPS Sunny
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