Looking up towards the sky

I was just on Facebook and noticed an old friends status... Started from the bottom,... made it to the top,... back at the bottom. :-(

A little background... I have known this now man, since he was 17 years old. He is a friend of my brother's that I have considered like a little brother. He went into the military and he would write to me while he was in basic training. He has been married once and had two kids with his wife then was in a relationship with another woman and had another child with her. Currently he is single. He is a DJ... and that's where I will start with his status.

I guess in life, we have to go back down to the bottom in order to see how blessed we really are. Life is a series of ups and downs... just like a roller coaster.

When I saw that status message, it made me think about all the ups and downs that I have had (and continue to have) in my life.

I then commented on his message telling him not to look down because the sky’s the limit, to look up and see that the light is calling his name.

And that's what we, as typical humans, forget to do... look up towards the sky so that we can see that the sun is shining towards us. ☼ The sun is never that far away... and we always have the next day to start over again.

We tend to focus on the negative things in our life because it's so much easier to do that, than to plan what's our next move to get to where we need to be. And I know that I am guilty of doing just that... focusing on the negative but I have made a promise to myself that I am not allowed to dwell in the negative aspects in life.

And I know that I am only human and I have fallen back into bad habits of dwelling on the things that try to bring me down but I turn around, look up and know that I have another day to make it all better - turn my misery into something positive in my life.

Just this weekend, I was told that my blog reads so differently than the way that I speak. 

I didn't take offense to what this person told me… but at the same time I didn't know how to react to what she told me. LOL! I was both flattered that she enjoyed my writings and confused on her comment. LOL!

I know that this person cares about me tremendously – as I do for her – so I know what she said wasn't done in any malicious way.  ☺

I guess we just need reminders in life to let us know that there are people out there that care... and no matter how much we think we are alone in our journey of life, we really aren't.

I am completely taken aback at times on the outpouring of positive reinforcement that I get when I am feeling at my lowest... so don't worry, Trey (my friend from how this blog entry started), things will get better - not just for you but for everyone involved in your life. 

But enough mushy stuff.. LOL!

So unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to Karla's party on Friday night. I hadn't mentioned to anyone that I had been suffering through a migraine since Tuesday afternoon and it just didn't go away - even when taking medication for it - so I just went to bed and slept for 12 hours.

But that didn't help either... it finally let up on Saturday night.

Saturday was spent with my mom and the princess and then the hubby and our friend Lisa.

Lisa stayed over our house since it was late... and it was nice to have a "sleepover". LOL!!

Sunday morning was breakfast for everyone and then I was at home with the princess since she wasn't feeling well and the hubby went to the store to pick up some much needed fruit and veggies for us.

But then plans changed and we ended up spending the afternoon at Lisa's house as the hubby helped out her son with fixing up his bike.

Monday... back to the grind for everyone.

Work and work at home... 3 loads of laundry - washed, folded and put away! I accomplished a lot last night.

Tuesday... back to the grind again but hopefully I will be headed to the gym to work on strengthening my legs since we have our run on Saturday morning. I know that I have to work on my legs and core in order for the weight to finally get down.

I am not happy with my body... I've known this for quite some time now.

I can honestly say that I am over 200 pounds and I would really LOVE to be under that 200 mark sometime this year.

I finally broke down and told the hubby that I need help... and as wonderful that he is with me, he has told me that he is going to help me with this journey.

It's all about diet and the right exercises so that I finally achieve this goal of mine.

I am hoping that I can lose some 30 pounds for now so that I can run the half marathon in September. I am striving towards that goal of running this half marathon for the medal. Just need to get in better shape - both physically and mentally. 

So ending this entry here... thanking each and every one of you for reading my little blog. I have reached over 820 page views and I have written over 148 entries since July of 2011. It wasn't until last year that I decided to take my writing on the blog a little more seriously - I had been writing in a Word document since 2011 each month. But I am blessed to be able to share my journey with each and every one of you.

Have a wonderful evening... and thanks for reading.