July 5, 2012 - Never Give Up!

Well, we enjoyed another holiday. YES? It's really great NOT TO dread holidays, the heat, or eating at someone's house. I went to the pool yesterday morning to get some stretching in (following a HARD workout on Tuesday afternoon) and enjoyed some time with my daughter and granddaughters. Ended the night with some friends and stayed on plan. It's so great when people finally understand that you choose healthy eating and it's not awkward for them to be around you while you eat. :) Watermelon for dessert and everyone was happy. YES! and YUM! The storms yesterday took power away from the community right next to us and yet we had NO rain, NO storm and NO interruption in power. I determined I take things for granted - like electricity. :) We went to a friend's house who lived in the community with no power. And while we could cook on the grill, no power meant no flushing the toilet. UGH! So, we gathered them and some food and headed back to our house to cook and while on the way - there was a clear line of who received the rain/storm and who had not. I was thinking - isn't that like life? I always wondered why some people were "gifted" with metabolic "powers" and were able to eat whatever and whenever without limit. I always saw that as so unfair. AND......why were some people born with "perfect" bodies and I was always chubby???? Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time? These little skinny girls with tiny waists and I was stuck with a thick trunk. Was that fair? Honestly - I fought with that most of my life. However, in reality, some receive rain, some receive storms, and some receive nothing. Life gives each of us a different set of circumstances. Some people are born thin - I was not. But God HAS given us a sound mind and we have the freedom of choice. When thrown a bad circumstance last night, we had to try THREE different routes to get to our friends - but we never gave up. We had to change our location to prepare dinner - but we never gave up. We had to drive over branches and debris - but we never gave up. And, while dinner was late - we had a lovely time - BECAUSE we never gave up. The moral to this story - no matter how your day was yesterday or the last seven days - keep trying every possible route until you experience victory. You are worth it! Have a great day. PK Anybody have any yummy recipes that you tried over the 4th that you'd like to share? :)