By late last night, I was feeling desperate about the anticipated stresses and time constraints of the upcoming week. Then I had an unexpected and wonderful communication with a friend and I relaxed and the whole world fell into place. Now, I know that nothing has really changed but it is amazing how a little ray of sunshine causes the stress to drain away. Note to self...life is a continual battle to ferret out and utilize the little smudges of time on the sidewalk which color the day with joy and quietude.
An improved attitude, hope and anticipation...even a restrained sense of giddiness made me get serious in a new way about counting calories. Simply put, food does not mean as much when there are better or different options. Food is a drug of choice...an escape mechanism when life gets tough. It is so hard to remember that, in the middle of a difficult experience...reach for the drug of choice...learned behavior...bad solutions...a bag of chips might possibly save the world...that jar filled with 1,000 jelly beans is just begging to be one's temporary salvation...sugar ain't no satisfactory solution...walk away. Walk into better options. Walk into joy.
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