[CyberTOPS] Going Through the Emotions

[Barbara T (aka TopsyKatinKS)]

I'm catching up on my email now that I have my computer back and one of the
articles on Spark People digest really caught my attention. It reminded me why
we keep on trying. I couldn't get the link share to work so I have copied and
pasted the text below. I hope all of you find it as helpful and timely as I
did.

Going Through the Emotions
			
				Why It's Worth the Trouble

			B  -- By Mike Kramer, Staff Writer

				
				
						
			
				The
world can be a beautiful place, full of
possibilities and life. You can
feel invincible and in control. But itbs not
always like that, is it?
The world can also be a stressful, upsetting,
confidence-crushing
place. At times, it seems like even something as clear-cut
as weight
loss is harder than it really needs to be. Is it worth the trouble,
you
ask. Why am I banging my head against the wall? Is it really doing any
good?

 Youbre darned right it is!

 When life and your
mind are full of troubles, when things seem out of
control, youbve got
to take control of what you can. When confidence is low,
thatbs exactly
when you need to be at your healthiest, your strongest, your
most
energetic. Therebs no better time to create your own little corner of
sanity and positive feeling. The best way you can do that is to stick
with
those small daily weight loss goals.

 You can be the
hammer, making things happen, or you can be the nail that sits
there
and gets pummeled over and over. If youbre starting to feel like a
nail, itbs up to you to keep your program moving forward. Gather
yourself
together, draw a line in the sand and refuse to give in to the
doubts and
temptation to give in or quit.

 Youbve probably
heard this story before, but since youbre here, itbs
worth retelling: A
frog, hopping around the farm, minding his own business,
fell right
into a pail half-filled with cream. Swimming frantically, he found
the
sides too steep and too high. Determined not to give up, he continued
to
struggle. He kicked and squirmed, kicked and squirmed until at last
his
churning had turned the cream into a block of butter b allowing him
to hop
right out. He never gave up!

 Herebs how your story and
his intersect. If he only saw the hopelessness of
his situation and
started feeling sorry for himself, he would have sunk to the
bottom.
But instead he kept kicking. He kicked not because he knew it would
help him escape, but because he was compelled to, he had no choice. He
kicked
because the alternative was no alternative at all.

 From
the frogbs point of view, all he was doing was treading water (or
cream), doing what he could in a bad situation. If you keep kicking,
even if
it just seems like youbre treading water, youbre actually
causing real
change that will make a huge difference later on..


There will be good days; there will be bad days b sometimes several in
a
row. There will be lazy days and discouraging days. But there will
also be
days of revelation, days of making a breakthrough, days of
being proud of who
you are becoming, days of wanting to climb on top of
your success and reach
for the stars, because you just know that
anything is possible.

 These are the days that make it all
worthwhile. These are the days that let
you deal with those other,
not-so-great days. Once you know those bad days
will be there, itbs
easier to accept them at face value and deal with them.
But you have to
keep kicking on those bad days to get to the good ones. If
youbre not
kicking, youbre sinking.

 Donbt let the world or your own
doubts take away one of the most positive
things you have going for
yourself b your determination to create a
healthier, more energetic,
more vibrant, more wonderful YOU.




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