Greetings, wise ones!

It’s Sunday night, November 12, 2017, 10:37 pm.

A lot going on, as usual.

But I’m back.

This blog may read more like a journal starting out, but that’s ok.  The point right here, right now, is to show up and write.  It’s only about showing up consistently and writing something.  Anything.

So this right here is a win.

I’ve showed up.  Woo hoo!

Not as consistently as I had planned…I was here last on November 7th, but at least not all that much time has passed.  I am definitely improving!  Lol…only my second post back on this blog!

What’s New For This Week

  1. We have a weight loss countdown for Thanksgiving.  My goal is 170.  I’m going to have to get extreme this week.  The last time I wrote, it was Tuesday.  I weighed in at 184 that morning, but I said I would be back in the 170s in no time.  The next morning, I weighed in at 178.8!  BOOM BABY!!  I told you!!!  My lowest this week was on Thursday morning at 177.6.  This morning I weighed 179.6 and I did not eat lightly today, so I totally would not be surprised to see the 180s again in the morning.  But this week, I’ll have to get extra strict.  I need to do cardio every night, get my weights done on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, and keep my eating in total check..small meals, protein based, and fasting.  I need to control the night.  I must control the night to win the fight!!  I must take extreme measures this week.  Extreme results calls for extreme actions.
  2. My goal is to show up in Studio 1 and write every night this week.  Just show up and write.  Nothing else.  Show up, write, get credit.  Win the goal.  You can do it.  Just show up and write something every day.  Don’t doubt it.  Don’t question it.  Just do it.
  3. I signed up to do something new.  I’m trying to broaden my horizons.  Accept new challenges.  Brave new adventures.  I’ve signed up for 2 things recently that are out of the norm for me.  I signed up to do my first Warrior Dash in April next year.  And I agreed to do a 50-minute Power Point presentation regarding an area of my field of work – Cardiac Tamponade.  I had no idea when I signed up it would have to be 50 minutes, but thats ok.  Challenge accepted.  I will do it and I will kill it.  I will grow.  I’m excited about growing in new areas.  I’ve always liked the idea of public speaking, so this will be a good step in the right direction.  I was inspired by Pat Flynn’s ebook “Let Go”.  Actually, he’s quoting Steven Pressfield, when he says “Fear is good.  Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator.  Fear tells us what we have to do.  Remember one rule of thumb:  the more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.”  Pat says “Fear is a sign that whatever you’re thinking of doing is actually worth doing, that there’s probably something amazing on the other end.  So let your fear be your indicator.  Instead of trying to keep it at arms length, race toward it and embrace it.”  This is what I’m doing.  At first I was scared to commit.  But once I decided it was something I had to accept, I’ve stayed excited about it.  Now I just have to do the research, put it together, make a Power Point, and make it last for 50 minutes!!!!  And I basically only have a week and a half to get it done!  A week from this Thursday is Thanksgiving.  We’ll be out of town for Thanksgiving and I’m supposed to turn in my material a week before the presentation…which will be the weekend after Thanksgiving.  The presentation is scheduled for Saturday, December 2nd.  So, one part of me has been wanting to postpone writing so I can focus all of my spare time on creating this presentation, but another part of me says “You are always going to be busy.  You are always going to have stuff come up.”  “I’m not asking you to spend ALL your spare time writing.  I’m only asking you to “show up” and write “something” each day.  You can fit this in.  No excuses.”  – And he’s right.  I’m right.  I can do both.

So in summary, this week I want to focus on reaching goals.  Taking extreme action.  Manifesting extreme self-discipline.  Controlling my diet and exercise.  Control my eating.  Eat small meals.  Protein based.  Fast.  Control the night.  Weights 3 mornings and cardio each night.  I need to make an extreme drop in my weight this week.  I need to show up and write each night.  Just something, anything.  And I need to make significant advancements in my Power Point presentation.  50 minutes is a long time to talk for someone who is not used to doing something like this!!!  But I can do it.  I can overcome.  With God, all things are possible.  My favorite verse is 2 Timothy 1:7 “The Lord does not give me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and sound mind.”  And “I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13

The Lord is with me.  I trust Him.  I know with Him and because of Him, I can do great things.

And oh, this reminds me, another goal I have this week is to get back into God’s Word.  I’ve been out now for about 3 weeks.  This week I also want to make it a point to get back into God’s Word every day.  This is very important to me.  God is the Creator and Sustainer of life.   He is the source of all wisdom and power.  Everything is possible because of Him and through Him.  He is the only reason we can exist.  The only reason we can live and do anything.  I need and desire to be connected to Him.  He is the source of my everything.

It’s 11:19.

Good night.

What’s your goals this week?

What do you want to work on?

I would love to hear from you in the comments.