SupportRewarding Yourself Goes A Long Way....

This past summer, I had set up a reward system for myself to create short term incentives to reach my long term goals. With delightful anticipation, I've accomplished the first part of my goal towards maintaining a fitness regimen and revving up my writing career. I wanted to lose 45 lbs. in four months, while maintaining a healthier lifestyle and publish one of my works. I was able to achieve both objectives simultaneously. What an awesome feeling of accomplishment!  Losing 45 lbs. in four months is no easy task. Especially when those extra calories you'd been holding on to were used mainly as a defense mechanism. I had to work through boat loads of pain and the scars of prior trauma for years to get to this wonderful place of surrender.

My reward was a plane trip to Marlborough, Massachusetts for the Fall New England Supermegafest Comic-Con. It was my first trek to a Comic-con as well as my first ever plane ride. I ran into some of the most interesting people this past weekend. The locals that I met up with were extremely welcoming and made me feel right at home.  I also had a ball meeting some of the celebrities who had made guest appearances like Richard Dean Anderson, Meatloaf, Holly Marie Combs and Brian Krause to name a few.  All in all it was an incredible experience. I have plenty of fond memories (digitally saved) to look back upon and will be looking forward to keeping in touch with a few new friends.

If you ask me if it was worth having to delve into the muck and mire of my past, I'd tell you 'yes' every time. When we haven't dealt with issues from our past...they never truly go away on their own. We can bury them inside and try to pretend that they are not there. But, if they are never dealt with in the light of truth, they will continually sabotage our emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. Thankfully, since I've changed my life around to reach my desired vision, I have a renewed mindset and a clearer perception of what I want to accomplish in this world. And I would be lying if I told you that I did this all on my own.  Without being rooted in the promises of God's inspired Word, I would have NEVER been able to deal with all the 'stuff' I had to overcome. I'm grateful that all of His promises are proven and true and that He is more than willing to carry our burdens when we have the faith to believe.