The Queen's Journey

ONE MONTH REPORT One month of working out with a personal trainer and I can tell you this is one of the best decisions I've made.  There are no huge significant changes, but I do feel better.  My knees don't hurt like they used to and that's a big plus.  Inches have been dropped, but no loss of weight, yet.  But, the weight shouldn't be a governing tool.  Losing inches is a better indicator of improvement.   Change isn't going to happen over night.  It took awhile to get to this point, and it will take awhile to return.  The important thing is to just take one step at a time, one day at a time.  Stay the course and the results will follow.     Make it a lifestyle change!   Be determined!!   Decide today to CHOOSE, and take control! Your decisions today will change your tomorrow.    YOU can do it, too!!! XX! Spruce

It happens.   You are standing there in the spotlight.   Grasping tightly the hand of the other girl.   Waiting. Waiting. Waiting for the emcee to puh-lease announce the first runner up.   Because you know…if your name is not announced, then YOU are the newly crowned queen of the pageant!   Then, it happens.   You hear YOUR name.   Sudden disappointment engulfs your whole being.   From the follicle of the hairs on your head to the tips of your beautifully sculptured toenails.   “Nooooooo!  My name was not to be called!” you scream silently in your head.   All the work you’ve done.   All the time you’ve put in.   All the emotion spent getting to that moment on stage….and it wasn’t meant to be.    Well, I have wonderful news for you, my sister –  all is not lost! Actually, NOTHING at all was lost, but a whole lot gained.  Take a look at the journey you traveled getting to that point.  Look at the growth in many areas of your life that you went through.  There are a few pe