So, now, just because I've decided my life is about health and not about weight loss, I shouldn't expect everything to be...well...a piece of cake from here on out!
And let's be very clear, here. I'm still interested in weight loss. My hope is that by focusing on health, my weight will eventually normalize to a level that is healthy for me. I don't know if that will be a level congruent with Weight Watcher's goal charts or not. We'll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, I still expect to face many challenges. Church potlucks are not going away. Well-meaning friends and relatives with mayo-loaded vegetable dishes are still in my future. But a little thought entered my feeble brain this morning. What if...WHAT IF?...I could somehow turn these upcoming challenges into opportunities? Hey...what if every challenge I face is an opportunity to do something extraordinary, special, and positive?
It's an interesting thought. If I'm invited to someone's home for dinner, do I have an opportunity to offer to bring something I know I can eat? If I have a really frustrating day, do I have an opportunity to enjoy a healthy dinner instead of trying to eat my frustrations away? If I'm around someone who I find particularly annoying, is that an opportunity to show kindness?
I think the key to finding the opportunities in life's challenges lies in looking beyond the moment. Usually, when I'm facing challenges, all I can see is how I feel right that very second. That's when I am most vulnerable to do something I will later regret. I'm intrigued by the idea of learning to do something other than my normal knee-jerk reaction to a challenge. I'm intrigued that learning to see these moments as opportunities might also bring unexpected rewards along the way.
BTW, thank you, Vicki, for getting me started in this line of thinking!
Hugs.
How true but how irritating that we can lose it in that second of temptation! I hate to think of being that weak, but its so true. I like your "opportunity" plan. There's sure nothing wrong with taking positive action in a negative situation.
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Your sister
P.S. it took me 6 attempts to post this comment! But I think it will work this time.