I am not a grouch, a scrooge and I do not say bah-humbug! But for the sake of saving a great holiday, please consider holding your Christmas cheer until November 25. I love Christmas as much as the next Elf and I love Christmas music, and shopping, and putting up the tree. But something weird is happening. No one is excited about Thanksgiving.
This year might even be the start of the extinction of Black Friday. Suddenly, people can’t wait until the day after Thanksgiving to do holiday shopping; they want to do it the night of. I love shopping to, and I love getting great deals…but there is one thing wrong with this: more and more retail workers of the America have to miss a family holiday because they have to stand behind the cash register to check out your gifts. I think then, you are just as much to blame as the company who made them work. So it is my plea with you to not go shopping on Thursday…not even at 10pm. Enjoy the rest of fall. Enjoy your family. Cook, drink, be merry, but most of all…stay home! You have an entire month to shop, put up lights and sing Christmas carols. Stand up for those workers, and stand up for Thanksgiving. It should be appreciated for what it actually is, and not because it’s almost Christmas.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Give Thanks and Let Go
Quick Update on WW Wednesdays...
Okay, when I wrote my last WW Wednesday’s blog post, I was a little nuts. 3.4 lbs in one week? Ha! I was just angry at myself for gaining. But it is the only time it has happened, and I shouldn’t go crazy on myself. Anyway…I weighed in today and I have reached my 5 % goal. I’m only .2 lbs away from my 10 lb sticker (I’ve actually lost 15ish but started WW after I started losing). So that is the update on my weight.
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Now, on to more important things. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I think we should all think of the things and people we have to be thankful for and let go of all the things or situations we wish we had. There is a truth to life, and it is this: There are things in life you can change, and there are things you can not. If it is something you can accomplish, then accomplish it. It’s going to be hard and it’s not going to happen over night, but it can be done. So stop saying, “I want a better job,” get off your lazy butt and start looking for one. Then, keep looking until you find it. But stop torturing yourself with the dream of it all. Turn your dreams into motivation, and make a commitment to yourself.
There are also the things, people and situations in your life that you can not change. Stop wishing you had better parents or siblings. Stop waiting on a million dollars to fall in your lap. If these things happen, then great! But don’t rely on it and don’t build your life around it. Especially when it comes to people, I now believe it’s important to purge ourselves of negative energy. No matter how much you love someone or wish they were a certain way…they’re just not and they probably won’t ever be. Consider letting go of these people...even if it’s slowly. You’re not going to miss them; you’re only going to be sad for what you wish they could have been, or the relationship you want. Everything in life revolves around energy. Letting go of that bad energy makes room for good energy. If you’re receiving a lot of negative energy in your life, you have to consider the quality of the energy you’re putting out. Karma is real.
I let go of my father a couple of years ago. It was hard. I thought what about Christmas, birthdays, and
“I Love Grandpa” mugs? I want to experience those things. I want my kids to have a grandpa, and I want to have a dad. But even if I kept in contact with him, it wouldn’t be all the love and fuzziness I so deeply desire. I can’t miss those things, because I never had them. And my kids wouldn’t have it either. Keeping him in my life was a daily reminder of the pain he’s caused me all my life. So even though I feel the same desire, keeping him doesn’t make that desire come true. At least by letting him go, time slowly heals the hurt and my wounds aren’t ripped open every time I talk to him.
So I say, don’t keep these people in your life. For Thanksgiving sake…truly be thankful for what and who you have and let go of what will never be. Push yourself to open up new opportunities and let go of old hurt. I can say…it gets better. There is a reason for everything in life. You're reading this blog for a reason.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Okay, when I wrote my last WW Wednesday’s blog post, I was a little nuts. 3.4 lbs in one week? Ha! I was just angry at myself for gaining. But it is the only time it has happened, and I shouldn’t go crazy on myself. Anyway…I weighed in today and I have reached my 5 % goal. I’m only .2 lbs away from my 10 lb sticker (I’ve actually lost 15ish but started WW after I started losing). So that is the update on my weight.
More…
Now, on to more important things. In the spirit of Thanksgiving I think we should all think of the things and people we have to be thankful for and let go of all the things or situations we wish we had. There is a truth to life, and it is this: There are things in life you can change, and there are things you can not. If it is something you can accomplish, then accomplish it. It’s going to be hard and it’s not going to happen over night, but it can be done. So stop saying, “I want a better job,” get off your lazy butt and start looking for one. Then, keep looking until you find it. But stop torturing yourself with the dream of it all. Turn your dreams into motivation, and make a commitment to yourself.
There are also the things, people and situations in your life that you can not change. Stop wishing you had better parents or siblings. Stop waiting on a million dollars to fall in your lap. If these things happen, then great! But don’t rely on it and don’t build your life around it. Especially when it comes to people, I now believe it’s important to purge ourselves of negative energy. No matter how much you love someone or wish they were a certain way…they’re just not and they probably won’t ever be. Consider letting go of these people...even if it’s slowly. You’re not going to miss them; you’re only going to be sad for what you wish they could have been, or the relationship you want. Everything in life revolves around energy. Letting go of that bad energy makes room for good energy. If you’re receiving a lot of negative energy in your life, you have to consider the quality of the energy you’re putting out. Karma is real.
I let go of my father a couple of years ago. It was hard. I thought what about Christmas, birthdays, and
“I Love Grandpa” mugs? I want to experience those things. I want my kids to have a grandpa, and I want to have a dad. But even if I kept in contact with him, it wouldn’t be all the love and fuzziness I so deeply desire. I can’t miss those things, because I never had them. And my kids wouldn’t have it either. Keeping him in my life was a daily reminder of the pain he’s caused me all my life. So even though I feel the same desire, keeping him doesn’t make that desire come true. At least by letting him go, time slowly heals the hurt and my wounds aren’t ripped open every time I talk to him.
So I say, don’t keep these people in your life. For Thanksgiving sake…truly be thankful for what and who you have and let go of what will never be. Push yourself to open up new opportunities and let go of old hurt. I can say…it gets better. There is a reason for everything in life. You're reading this blog for a reason.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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