Be Strong

"Be strong, like this!" -Clayton Fielding

This week I started a new goal with Clayton. I'm going to cut sugary treats from my diet and he's going to go to the gym 5x per week. We started this goal a few weeks ago and I was going to "not eat candy at work." It had good intentions-I have this candy jar on my desk and it tempts me all afternoon. If I eat one, I could eat the entire thing but if I can stay strong then I'm good. The last few weeks, I've missed quite a bit of work-then I didn't really know what my actual goal was. I originally said no candy at work but I'm not at work, so can I eat treats? Pretty much I told myself..yes! I failed at the goal. This last weekend I told Clayton that I had to start over. I can have one "treat" per week so I must choose wisely.

Today, this candy jar is just looking sooooo good! I told Clayton that and then he sent me the picture and told me to be strong! It made me laugh. I've decided this little kid is my inspirational mascot as I work to acheive this goal. Thank you, Clayton!

Great news with my back...I think...today my back is mostly stiff. There is a little bit of pain but I think the shots are working this time. I think by the end of the week we'll know for sure. Once my back is feeling better, I'm hoping that I'll be able to sleep better and then with those two things fixed I'll be a much happier person. I'll start researching for surgery as well as how to get rid of my migraines. One step at a time! I can be strong. I'm just being super thankful that I'm not laying on the couch, wanting to die because of massive amounts of pain!

So there is some irony I'm noticing to my work. I have created this reading schedule as a goal-there are a bunch of business-y books that I want to/should read and I knew I would just put them off if I didn't create a schedule. So the book that I'm on is called, "Getting things Done" by David Allen. The irony is that I have not had time to read it because I have too much to get done! I don't know why as I'm trying to read this book, I really just can't make time for it! It is my third book of the schedule and I finished the other two. I guess I just need to crack down and "get it done!"

Something that has been on my mind lately is respect; the way you treat people. There's a saying out there that says something like-people won't always remember what you said but they'll remember how you made them feel. The way you treat people will effect the way they feel, the things you say to someone will effect the way they feel. Sometimes people just need to put aside their pride and let things go. Saying something degrading will not make your point, it actually doesn't accomplish anything. I'm not sure what it does for the person who said it but it does damage to those who heard it. A co-worker asked if I had ever heard the acronym "CDR." I hadn't so she said that it stood for "Courtesy, Dignity, and Respect." A company she once worked for had it as their "moto." I think that it is something everyone should strive to live by-it would just make the world a better place and releive people of harsh feelings.

Let's take small steps to make the world a better place. Think about how the words you use and the actions you take will effect the people around you.