Sunday, January 31, 2010

"Every time you shine, I'll shine for you"

Today brought my weekly jaunt to A2 for some Whole Foods groceries and some Trader Joe's yummies. Though no beer nor wine were purchased *tears*, I splurged on some wonderful goodies. My Dear Sweet Rachel suggested golden beets, I have never tried a golden beet, but to my surprise they were delicious. I plan on taking one to work tomorrow to enjoy, since being a golden it won't stain my fingers! I also bought a chocolate bar. A really really good chocolate bar. I just wanted to have it, so, ya know, come the end of the week I could have a little bite for being such a good girl. Amazingly enough, now that I have it, I don't really want it. I am sure I will have a little bite Friday as present to myself, but I am not feigning it, like I was . Is that considered a Jedi Mind Trick? Fooling myself like that, fooling my own weaker mind? Maybe. But please, if you had grandiose plans of surprising me with some Godiva's for Valentine's day I would welcome your chocolates with open arms!

I managed to make it to the Fitness connection for some cardio and weights this afternoon thanks to their longer hours on Sundays now. In 3 weeks the 56 participants in the Tecumseh Community Weight Loss Challenge have lost over 137 pounds. That is great! It feels amazing to be one of the creative minds behind an effort that is getting people in this community healthier.

I hate to go all teenage girl on you, but...... Taylor Swift has a song out called Jump Then Fall. It is in the movie Valentine's Day due out this month. You can check it out here http://www.lala.com/#search/taylor%20swift%20jump%20then%20fall if you are not familiar with it. (lala is my favorite way of sharing music. Register, it is free, and I can share my favs with you!) Most of her songs are about heart break and what not, but I love this part of the song: "every time you smile, I smile....and every time you shine, I'll shine for you." We talk about bringing the community together with this challenge, and yeah, there is a little smack talk going on fo' sho, BUT we are all rooting for each other. I love seeing how successful everyone is, and how fantastically their journeys are going. It is the way we are all pushing each other, picking one another up along the way. The path to health and wellness can be bumpy, I am grateful I have you in my life. Thanks to all of you who keep me strong and on the right path. I appreciate you.

I had a friend tell me the other day that she was not going to go to the gym the day before. She was tired and had too much to do. She then got on facebook, (what we all do when we have too much to do, right???) and saw my foursquare update that I was at the gym. She then changed her clothes and went to work out. She said I motivated her. I hope I did! The other night I told my friend Teresa I was scared to swim so many laps; I didn't know if I could do it. She looked me dead in the eye after she left me in a locker rooms with 25 middle school girls! and said, "Jesus Ehrika, if Ashley can do it you can do it!" That was her way of saying get your ass out there and stop worrying! Noted. I think we need little nudges, sometimes perhaps big nudges from people to keep us going. Some people nudge us unintentionally, and some know that we need a little nudge. Either way, we are in this together, and "every time you shine, I'll shine for you."

Today begins a new week, let's make it a good one. Inside all of us is HOPE.

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