Hello Everyone,
I’m late posting today because I wasn’t inspired this morning before I went to church so I waited until this afternoon to post something. My inspiration has come from a friend I know in the program who I hardly ever see but we are connected because I send her the devotional I get called “Language of Letting Go”. Hi, Denise – did you check this out? Anyway, this devotional is one that I get every morning and then I send it out to a lot of people I know in the program. It still makes me feel connected to them.
The Devotional was about the 8th Step. But mainly the thing that really got to me was: “Often, our tendency is to feel guilty about everything we’ve ever done, everyone we’ve come in contact with. That is unearned guilt. Writing helps us clarify whether or not we are punishing ourselves for no reason. But we need to be open to guidance as we work this Step, getting everything out of us and on to paper; so we can be healed.”
Now if that isn’t the story of my life I don’t know what is! I think this blog is my way of getting “everything out of us (me) and on to paper (aka blog); so I can be healed”. Is it working? I think so. If it wasn’t I wouldn’t have worked so hard to get it up and running again after the change to “wyliesavesme.com”. Of course, I’m sure you are thinking, if she went to church, wouldn’t the sermon be the thing that should inspire her? Well, actually, it is also. It was all about “labels” and how we judge people by appearance before getting to know them. I know I do that, and honestly, I don’t often think about not judging people that way. It’s one of my “character” defects along with “procrastination” and an assortment of others. So, I’m a work in progress and it is definitely, “progress and not perfection” for me.
I have a picture of my cousin’s daugher Katherine and my Aunt Pat – it’s on my wall in my office/den. Each time I look at that picture, I feel “guilty”. But it also reminds me to send a card to her, so it’s a good reminder. I’ll need to do that today………at some point! Here is that picture:
At Maplewood in Darien
I met Katherine for the first time when I went back to Connecticut in August. I consider Katherine “breathtakingly beautiful”. Also SMART and heading into nursing. She obviously has the heart for it and I’m guessing she’ll be very successful at whatever she does. Luann – I know you are proud as well you should be! I’ll be interested in following your family in the years to come – it was great seeing you at Dick’s also. Funny how we have gone years and years without seeing one another or connecting at all, but now it seems we are changing that. Keep posting on FB so I can see what’s going on in Connecticut.
I went to the gym today after church. I didn’t want to go, but made myself go and of course – I felt MUCH better having done that. I was the only one there which makes my membership at that gym really special – I love that. Here is the picture I posted today:
“All By Myself”
I was the only one at the gym at Noon today. I have to say, the CHL (Center for Healthy Living) is an AMAZING place. The work out area is phenomenal. I used the “stair stepper” and the treadmill along with the rowing machine. Doing that, got my steps to 3823 today (which is really not that good, but equates to 30 minutes). It is SO HOT outside today, I was grateful for the AC in the gym and the ability to work out. There was no way I was going for a walk today around the neighborhood. Heat index of 106 – so HOT! I can’t wait for OCTOBER!
Final picture of the day is of the most amazing avocados I’ve ever seen – looks like a huge zucchini squash – but it’s really an avocado – can’t wait until they ripen:
Really avocados
I know it is a little dark – that’s my next skill – how do you make a dark picture lighter? A lesson for another day – how about it Bob!
Bye for now!
