So, I have been horrible at keeping up with my blog. I hope that will change soon, but in the meantime, I thought it would be fun to share some information with you.
Since January, I have mostly given up wheat and sugar products. I've been eating mostly ketogenic foods, although I haven't been counting macros yet, so I can't really say I have a ketogenic lifestyle. I really wanted to just start with getting used to eating that way.
I am now moving on to actually following a ketogenic and Intermittent Fasting lifestyle and thought I would share some of the books I have recently purchased that I am loving and are really helpful!
PS...I've lost 23 pounds!
What I Am Reading this Week!
So - you might think that reading self-development books, especially those that are linked to sales, aren't for everyone. Especially if you aren't in sales!
But.....
I've been reading Grant Cardone's "Sell or Be Sold," and the premise is that no matter what we are doing in life, we are either selling or being sold to. For example, when a man falls in love with a woman and proposes, he is selling her on the idea that a life commitment with him is what she wants. (And hopefully, at that point in the relationship, it is :-)
Anyway, it's a really good read! I've been listening to the audio on audible, and it's been so valuable that I just ordered it in hard copy. I suggest doing both! It's a great listen for the first time (or multiple times) as you are driving or working around the house, and the hard copy is great for making notes and for the "touchy-feely" types. :-)
Happy Reading!
But.....
I've been reading Grant Cardone's "Sell or Be Sold," and the premise is that no matter what we are doing in life, we are either selling or being sold to. For example, when a man falls in love with a woman and proposes, he is selling her on the idea that a life commitment with him is what she wants. (And hopefully, at that point in the relationship, it is :-)
Anyway, it's a really good read! I've been listening to the audio on audible, and it's been so valuable that I just ordered it in hard copy. I suggest doing both! It's a great listen for the first time (or multiple times) as you are driving or working around the house, and the hard copy is great for making notes and for the "touchy-feely" types. :-)
Happy Reading!
One Year
One year
One year: A span of time between date A and date B that
can seemingly pass without you even noticing, or drag on interminably,
depending on your circumstance.
One
year: 365 days, 12 months, 52 weeks,
8,760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds.
One year: an increment of time used to measure
milestones, anniversaries, events.
So much can
happen in one year. The earth completes
its revolution around the sun. You can create and birth new life in just one
year. You can fall in love and plan a
wedding. You can plan, save, and go on the
vacation of your dreams. You can start a
new business. So many things full of excitement,
anticipation, joy and wonder can be accomplished in just one short year.
I have been
thinking of “the” year anniversary that my dear friends faced yesterday. It’s not the type of anniversary or milestone
that is celebrated or even welcomed. It comes
with dreaded anticipation. It’s “the”
year since you last heard your daughter’s voice or welcomed her in your warm
embrace. “The” year since she sent you a
silly text or funny picture. “The” year
where the pain of loss feels like yesterday, but the yearning for just one more
moment with her feels like an eternity. “The”
year where every one of those 31,536,000 seconds your mind and heart was with
her, while struggling to create a “new normal” for you and your family. But it will never feel normal.
My thoughts
have been with my friends every day since “that” day. Every time I talk to my precious daughter, I
think of them and pray that God will help them get through that day. That He will find a way to give peace and joy
in the sorrow. And, if I’m honest, I
thank God that he hasn’t given me that unbearable burden that outliving a child
creates. I have so appreciated their
faith, grace, acceptance, perseverance, peace and even the sparks of joy I have
witnessed this year as they have faced the milestones of holidays, birthdays
and last days together.
I miss you
for so many reasons. I miss you, Megs, because
you were a sweet, young woman that I considered another daughter. I miss you because I watch my daughter miss
you daily while she struggles to think of life without her dear friend, and it
breaks my heart. I miss you because I
think of the dreams you had that will never be fulfilled. You had so much to offer. I miss you because of the dreams your parents
had for you that they will never see realized. I miss you because of the hole that you left
behind in this world for all your friends, but especially for your dad, mom and
brothers.
One year: a
very long time to miss someone.
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