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Introduction Text I work full time in healthcare. I'm 58 years old. My husband passed away in March 2019. He was 59, disabled and not well. We were married for 35 years. I have 1 cat and 2 rabbits that I adopted from the SPCA. I am working on healthy habits and staying optimistic and energetic. I want to find a healthy balance in all things. I want to cultivate an attitude of gratitude. I want off the yo-yo weight loss/weight gain cycle! I love the 12 steps. I want to live a life of mindfulness, aware of my lifestyle choices. "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." ~ e. e. cummings �I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.� ~G. K. Chesterton quotes "Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the time I am being carried on great winds across the sky." Chippewa, translated by Robert Bly Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. ~Author Unknown "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." ~ Helen Keller "On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey, and it is the greatest property." ~Buddha "Gratitude is the mother of virtues." ~ Marcus Tillius "A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder." ~Eileen Caddy~ "Your heart can create any amount of love, not just for yourself, but for the whole world. Open your heart, open your magical kitchen, and refuse to walk around the world begging for love. In your heart is all the love you need". ~Don Miguel Ruiz~ �The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.� ~ Helen Keller~ �The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.� ~ Henry Miller "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler." ~Henry David Thoreau~ Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen~ patience, practice, perseverance, prayer the aa paradoxes: ---from weakness(adversity) comes strength ---we forgive to be forgiven ---we give it away to keep it ---we suffer to get well ---we surrender to win ---we die to live ---from darkness comes light ---from dependence we found independence "Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain." ~Anonymous �Be not simply good; be good for something.� ~ Henry David Thoreau "He who is contented is rich." ~Lao Tzu "Look at every path closely and deliberately, then ask ourselves this crucial question: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then the path is good. If it doesn't, it is of no use." ~Carlos Castaneda " If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results." ~Jack Dixon "to err is human, to forgive divine" God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. "My crown is in my heart, not in my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen; my crown is called contentment; A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy" ~ William Shakespeare �Frame thy mind to mirth and merriment, which bars a thousand harms, and lengthens life� ~ William Shakespeare " He who has a why to live can bear almost any how." ~Friedrich Nietzsche

I want to have healthier eating habits. I want to seek out creative, healthy ways to deal with stress. I want to exercise more and enjoy it. I want to be more flexible, optimistic and energetic. I want to take time to refresh, renew, and revitalize! Identify stinkin' thinkin' and nip it in the bud with rational thinking.

Cardio: bicycle, treadmill, elipitical, swimming laps, dancing, hula hooping, jump roping, aerobic exercise, Zumba Strength training: free weights, floor exercises, machines at gym, exercise dvd's, fitness disk, digging, cultivating, lifting, carrying Flexibility: stretching exercises, yoga. De-stressors: gratitude, mindfulness, yoga, pets, gardening, sailing, meditation, prayer, positive affirmations, art, reading, writing, fantasy, laughter, creativity, socializing, mirth, merriment, sweet delights, fuzzy wuzzies, cuddly wuddlies, music, contentment, amusements,planning, organizing, resting, rejuvinating, letting go, letting God

58 years old, 5 '4" Highest weight in my 20's 175 lbs. 01/01/10 150 lbs. 03/11/10 139 lbs. Working on: Organization for a balanced life of healthful, living, which includes work, play, healthy eating, fitness, fantasy, fun, love, gratitude, compassion, creativity, adventure, socialization, meditation, prayer, merriment, introspection, dealing with emotions, setbacks, ageing, disappointments, limitations, aches, pains, and reality.

"Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. ~Author Unknown "What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the rim of every cup." ~Boris Pasternak �Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.� �The journey is the reward.� ~Chinese Proverb

Add a Link "Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. ~Author Unknown �Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.� "Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the time I am being carried on great winds across the sky." Chippewa, translated by Robert Bly
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