This is why I won't give up!!

I heard this quote the other day and I had one of those "ah ha" moments!!

"No one has ever drowned in sweat." ~Lou Holtz

And I got to thinking about my life over the past few years. Yes I have gone through some tremendous things not by choice mind you, but it was the hand I was dealt. I could not change what had happened rather it be an illness, a death, divorce or the loss of my home. But the one thing I could do was change my attitude about how I dealt with it. Oh I won't even began to tell you I was not fearful because that would be the biggest lie I have ever told.

I know alot of you made comments about how courageous, strong and inspiring of a woman I am to you but I have to say I am no different than you. When I had things happen I had 2 choices...deal with it or hide my head in the sand. Oh trust me I wanted to hide my head, but I had 2 kids looking up to me that I had brought into this world and it is my job to protect, care and love them, so unfortunately hiding my head was not an option.

I did what I had to do, in my eyes there was no other choice.... plain and simple. You never will know what your capable of until you try! I know first hand because if you would have told me 3 years ago what I was going to be able to accomplish I would have told you that you were CRAZY!! That quote really hit home too because it really re-enforces to me that no matter what I come up against if I work hard I WILL persevere...."no one has ever drowned in sweat"...hard work will not kill you!

So with all that being said it got me to thinking about WW.....and I realized "being on a diet won't kill me"..."passing up those donuts won't kill me" and yada yada. I am STRONGER than that! I will OVER COME! Now I am not saying it's going to be easy and I won't stumble...but I won't drown! Isn't anything worth having worth the hard work??

I guess all I am saying is thank you for all the kind words...but I am not special by any means. I am just a mom trying to survive, doing the best that I can and hoping along the way my kids turn out ok! But I can tell you this...my heart has softened alot, my priorities have changed 360 degree's and I care what people think about me now.

I try to be a kinder, more understanding and loving person. Yes, I do random acts of kindness and the feelings you get from helping someone else is indescribable. I challenge you to do the same. For example...next time your in the drive thru line and your at the window...pay for the persons order behind you. Hug a stranger. Take a few minutes out of your day and have a conversation with an elderly person you meet. Slip a couple of dollars in an envelope of a coworker who is having a rough time financially and put it in her desk drawer anonymously.

That's just a few suggestions......they don't have to involve money at all. Maybe doing a chore for a neighbor, helping out a new mom who doesn't have family around and so forth. You will be amazed how it makes YOU feel! Want some great idea's then go to Google and do a search of "random acts of kindness" for ideas. I can't think of a better thing to teach my children unless of coarse.... "No one's ever drowned in sweat!"