Over at Sparkpeople, I have another blog about my health journey. While there I happened upon another person’s blog. In the description about herself were the words…“You will never lose the weight…I keep hearing that all through my journey.”
So due to this entry and because I am shedding body weight, I have also made a conscious decision to shed negative words from people in my past as well as today and in the future. I have decided to forgive, no longer get worked up by them, no longer allow those words to rule moments in my life and forget. I have decided today and the rest of the days of my life are wiped clean of any and all negativity. It is no good to constantly hear negative words echo over and over again. It is like having a hammer, banging nonstop, beating the inner optimism right out of my body. No more!!!!!!!!!!
There have been situations in which I have surfed through and situations in which I have struggled but managed to survive, where others have loudly voiced their opinions but offered no helping hand. There are moments when I have taken 5 steps back for every 1 step forward and instead of support, criticism reigned. There have been many times I entered a space, not knowing if I could make it through, but despite those tripping me, shoving me and dragging me to the ground with their words, I have come through, more whole than when I started. In spite of what has happened, it has come down to looking upward at God, believing and trusting in His grace and believing in myself.
I sympathize with the woman who wrote about her daily struggle to get through and beyond the negative voice she keeps hearing. It is so hard to sprout new growth when dirt has been constantly dropped upon the seedlings of the heart. It is extremely difficult to shine as someone we should be when all of our lives we have heard consistent words berating the person we are. Sticks and stones do break bones and harsh words can kill a person.
Today, despite my weight loss, I am still overweight and I have much more to go to get to my goal of 120 lbs. But you know what? The important part of my current journey is recognizing, humbling rejoicing and giving myself a gigantic hug when small improvements are made. And then when others do have something negative to say, shrugging it off, wiping the slate totally clean and saying a prayer for them.
Being and staying positive throughout any journey, I believe, requires faith in God, friends who are honest, and knowing, without any doubts, that no matter what we can accomplish whatever goal we set out to. That is how I have lived up to now. And that is how I will continue…
Do you have a slate that needs wiping clean? Maybe it is time. And once the slate is clean, knock together those erasers really hard to make sure the negativity has become dust and gets blown away. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! That feels soooooooooo good!
Till Next Time My Friends…
J
Annie
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