a moment to refocusonlife ~ small changes

A little over a year ago I wrote the first inspirational "moment to refocusonlife" at the request of Donna Rauschenberg. That first entry was about small things making big impacts. I stand by that. Small things can bring about HUGE changes.

Let's review...
Over the past year, have you made any small changes? I have. I continue to use the mantra "just for today". For instance, "just for today, I'll make sure I walk at lunch."

But, I know that even those small changes can feel insurmountable. One thing I want to do, as I've noted before, is work on my abs. I had Chris Powell to respond to a post on Facebook where I asked him what I could do about my abs. He (or most likely one of his staff) sent me a link to a 5 minute ab workout. 5 minutes! I was gung ho! Of course I could work 5 minutes into my day.

That was a week ago and I have yet to implement that program. In the course of that week, I've been too lazy to even consider doing 5 more minutes of exercise.

Melt baby melt! Blowing Rock, 2/15/2014

One thing I did change was that I was eating a bowl of ice cream every single evening. I've noted that before as well. It was Edy's no-sugar-added fudge tracks ice cream, but it was having a huge impact on my blood sugar numbers...I think mostly because of the time of day I chose to eat my ice cream (late in the evenings). I decided one evening, just for this evening, I will eat a small bowl of sugar free Jello instead. Then the next day, I did the same. And the next...
Now, I've replaced my Ice Cream habit with a much lower calorie Jello habit. My blood sugar numbers have corrected themselves. The Jello has a much lower impact on my blood sugar.

My point here is...it works. If you can repeat the mantra, "just for today........." followed by whatever it is that you want to do, you can create change in your life. Our mind is a powerful weapon in our arsenal of change.

I wish each of you the best week ever! I'm SO looking forward to warmer weather!

See y'all on the other side!