Regret Vs. Blessing

I decided a long time ago that I would have no regrets.  I believe I have told you before but my mom and dad were older when they had me.  My mom asked me once if I regretted them having me.  I told her NO WAY because I really believed that I had the best parents for me and the time they had me was the right time for me. So that began my journey of never regretting what happens to me in my life.  This no regretting carries on into my weight loss journey.  There are some days that I think I might regret eating something, but instead of regretting it I think about what I can learn from it.  So now my regrets are blessings, because I try to find one or two things to learn from that choice.
 This last few months there are some very hard lessons that my family has had to learn.  I do not regret one of those hard lessons.  One thing I do consider is what do we learn from this?  How do you still keep on going when life kicks you when your are down.  Believe me it is very hard.  It is hard to watch your child go through one of the hardest things you have ever seen.  It is hard to watch him struggle with his self worth when you know he is the most kind and gentle heart on the face of the planet.  He would do anything for anyone if they just asked.  Watching his struggle this past few months made me realize how involved Heavenly Father really is in all of our lives.  He truly knows us and he knows what is best for us even if we can't see it at first.
Blessings happen in the strangest ways and those blessings help us become the person Heavenly Father wants us to be. 

Oh by the way I'm almost down 75 lbs.  That is half way to my goal weight.  I love how I feel and want to continue on this great journey.  Love Life Not Food!!!!

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