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I've been blogging…

You may have noticed some minor changes to the blog when you’ve visited tonight… or you may have visited while it was in progress. Sorry about the disruptions if you experienced them.

Beyond changing the template and some other little things here, I was writing a couple of blog posts. Just as I was about to hit “publish”, I realized how personal they were. Not that I don’t want all of you to know my feelings… but one of them was all too personal. Why I’m telling you this is beyond me… outside of the fact that you might think this lame-o post was what I had actually written.

In light of what is said above… some of what the blog was about once again focused on self-image. I’ve come to realize in the past few weeks (again) how much my confidence is linked from my old self to my new self. I still carry some…er, many… of the issues that I dealt with when I was overweight. There are times that I still think the way that I thought back then.

So with that, maybe someday I will actually hit “publish” and give you a glimpse into what I’m feeling today… and this weekend. It’s been a very good weekend — I can’t complain about any of it because it’s been fun and relaxing — but it’s also been mentally draining to me. I’ve been thinking non-stop about something that I have to make a decision on… and I’m not sure it’s right yet. I’ve cried out to God about it… but still feel as lost as I did when this started just before the weekend.

I know I don’t put this out there often… but please pray for peace for me and what’s been bugging me. That God will show me (without any doubt) what should be done or if I should leave well enough alone. Thanks so much my friends!

Cobain's in my head…

Strange thing happened this morning. I saw a quote by Kurt Cobain that really struck me.

“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.”

This quote is really good. But I really can’t get over that it was from Cobain. It seems so ironic that he said it. I will not deny that he was a very talented man & performer… I even have some of the Nirvana collection on my iPod. But he was also a very troubled person, leading eventually to his untimely death 15 years ago. His band skyrocketed to the national music scene only 3-4 years before this… and I can only imagine the changes that he went through, not only in his lifestyle, but in trying to find a new mindset in all of it.

I guess the reason that it struck me so strongly this morning is because I have been wanting my life to be different than what (obviously) God’s plan is for me. The strange thing though for me lately is that I now want so many different things out of my life — to see and experience different things around the world, but yet have a sudden and very strong desire to have a family and a life that I have never imagined myself having before this.

This is leading me to say that I am conflicted right now. Or maybe I am still just fighting with God on what *I* want versus what *HE* wants for my life. I am confused because I feel like I am missing out on something that is right in front of me, but I can’t seem to get a grasp on it. I am tired because my mind keeps racing about the “what could have beens” of my youth… the days that I was grossly overweight and scared to do anything. I am nervous because I want to see God move in my life, but don’t know how this is going to happen or where it will lead.

As a friend reminded me on my facebook page this morning… “If you don’t get out of the boat, you won’t walk on the water. Trust Him.”

I just wish I knew what side of the boat I was getting out on right now…

I love Scripture Memory…

I really do… however as a kid, needing to memorize scripture for school was the worst. I couldn’t stand it. I think the parents got more out of it at the time than us kids did. But I digress…

Because I have committed to learning scripture 2 times a month with The LPM Blog, I am here to report my verse that I am going to put in my memory bank… to think about and ponder… to simply know.

Now I’m pretty sure that I memorized this one in the NIV version, but after hearing it as part of the Esther Bible study we are doing, I wanted to also commit the King James Version to memory.

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

~Isaiah 40:31 KVJ

Have you started learning scripture recently??? Have you considered it???

Think without boundaries…

So one of my *lovely* coworkers (said in the most sarcastic tone) brought in Dove chocolate squares after Halloween. And while I *SHOULD* have been a strong enough person to avoid eating them… I was not.

Well, inside these lovely delights of goodness are sayings… some are silly, some are uplifting and some well, some just make you think. Or at least made me think.

I’ve been looking at this phrase for a little bit now. Pondering it. Considering what it means to me. Looking deeper withing myself about it.

“Think without boundaries”

It’s really given me a new perspective on thinking about a lot of things. Where do I want my life to go? Am I doing what I am meant to do? Am I living where I am meant to live? (And with snow on the way here soon, I almost beg to differ that I should be living in Florida very, very soon!)

Along with these thoughts, are other things that I have been learning in the Beth Moore bible study I’ve been doing. In the last couple of sessions I’ve tried to leave behind the fear of what may — or may not — happen in my life and along with that wait on the Lord, and being in His Word during such a time as this!

In the past, especially with my weight loss – I think I encompassed what this meant. While I never really considered anything boundaries… there were definitely bumps in the road, boundaries to overcome. And I did it. I pushed past what I thought I could do and accomplished something great — and then (beyond any expectation on my part) was acknowledged for this achievement on a national television program. How amazing is that… and who would have expected those boundaries to be crossed like that?

For me, this saying “Think without Boundaries” now means that I need to expand what I think I am capable in my life… and know that “I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. ” It means that I cannot sell myself short on my abilities and I must start thinking outside the box… whether it be for work, church, friends, and maybe even blogging.

So I leave you with my thought of the day, what does “Think without boundaries” mean to you? How will you apply it to your life?

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