TV?
Shopping?
Shopping?
Shopping?
Diet Drinks?
Splenda in my coffee?
And I won't even begin the other addictions in my life that we all know need assistance...
I have decided this year that I want to make a conscious effort for Lent this year to do certain things that will genuinely help build my character and "realness" , rather than to traditionally "give up" something. I have determined three goals/ must do's for each day for the next 40 days:
1. Write in my Journal Every SINGLE day...yes everyday. Now I have about 20 different journals that I have written in over the past several years that have managed to have lots of empty pages on them. It is a known fact that we can really benefit from writing down our thoughts and feelings each day, whether it be through a letter to God or ourselves.
2. Help someone each day by giving them thanks, praise, or lending a hand.
3. Focus on the positives in my life. Give thanks for the many blessings that God has provided with me.
I'll let you know how I do! What are you doing for the next 40 days?
XOXO,
JM
PS...I am so desperately seeking Spring right now I can't stand it. I am thinking about getting my teaching certification in FL once I complete my masters...Any one want to move to Key West with me?? I had to post this picture from the Costal Living's best issue ever! I am thinking of running away to this location!
Hello, JM, I'm so glad to have found your blog! It's adorable. I visited Spartanburg for the first time last week! I'm pining for spring as well right now and (though it was quite frigid in SC last week) I do wish I lived someplace a little more south than Washington, DC, like the Carolinas or especially Key West! I also wanted to tell you how my lenten resolution is the same as yours - I'm working on being more positive everyday, being mindful of all the things I am grateful for, and trying to write down my thoughts in a journal everyday. Then these 40 days of lent will be a journey and Easter can be a celebration of having made much better habits! Good luck on your journey, and again, it was a pleasure meeting you and your blog :) Best,
ReplyDeleteMelanie
hi darling!!! so i looooove that photo and link..amaze!! and i feel you about not giving anything up, be it a trigger food or not. regardless, i'm going to try with the chocolate...wish me luck and no sunday-binges. so weird, i have had nightmares two nights in a row that i binged and woke up literally getting out of bed to purge...but then realized all the eating was a dream. stressed much?
ReplyDeleteI found your blog via the Pink Washingtonette, your title caught my eye since I've been a redhead for about 1 1/2 years now!
ReplyDeleteAs I read futher into your blog I saw that you and I have some similar issues. I'm a recovering anorexic, which had turned to a form of bulimia, according to the dr, about 2 years ago. Because of my hate for food, but also because I'm starving, I'll eat a huge meal and then restrict calories for the next day or so, and extreme exercise, of course!
I don't know that I'll ever have a normal relationship with food, but I'm now experiancing health issues relating to my lifetime of this issue. I haven't blogged about it, but you may just inspire me to do so. I'm very impressed with the honesty of your blog.
Best,
Shari