Day 54: Shining Bright

“Don’t let someone dim your light simply because it’s shining in their eyes.”
This quote isn’t attributed to anyone in particular but they’re words to live by. I know from personal experience how hard it is to be happy for people when they’re leading an amazing life … that you wish you had too. Some people will snipe behind your back, others will force a smile and say how wonderful and some will just say nothing. I was the one who smiled or just didn’t say anything. I’m not really one to snipe behind someone’s back. In the social media world we currently live in we now see even more of people’s lives. I can remember seeing pictures of someone’s beautiful house .. or car .. or vacation .. or family or just “things” they had and being wistful. Wishing I had something I was proud of. So when the tide of my life changed I might have been the one someone envied when I shared the things that were making me happy. I think about that when I share things but I’ve come to realize it’s not wrong to share what makes you happy. I do try to be mindful of where I was for so many years. I am thankful every day for the blessings that have come my way and I’ve felt the genuine happiness for me some of you have expressed. I’ve weathered some negative nelly’s and I typically delete them from my social media because I don’t have time for drama. In the words of a favorite meme, “ain’t nobody got time for that!”. This is my life and if the light is too bright feel free to turn away. I don’t have the best house. I don’t have the best car. I haven’t been on that fabulous vacation. I don’t have all those expensive “things”. What I do have is a family who loves and supports me. I have a home that makes me happy. I have a car that I love. I have the ability to take a great vacation soon. I have the “things” that I need and want. So I’m happy. Happier than I’ve been in years. I don’t know what life has in store for me next but I intend to keep the light shining bright. Sunglasses might be in order ! None of this means I’m not sympathetic to those who are still struggling. It also doesn’t mean my life is perfect. I will offer encouragement to keep trying and never lose hope but you’ll never hear me say “be strong”. I’m personally tired of having to be strong all the time and I won’t inflict that on anyone else.
Breakfast today was a 2.1 ounce 160 calorie cherry cheese roll. It’s a shame I can’t taste anything because these are so yummy ! The French vanilla coffee didn’t even help and I completely missed my morning snack ! Lunch was a 4 ounce 230 calorie four cheese melt. I also had some raw carrots and some cottage cheese. Google explains the science behind the lack of taste when you have a cold but it’s unusual for me so I guess this was a pretty nasty rhinovirus. I had my 155 calorie vanilla shake with peanut butter powder for my afternoon snack. Dinner tonight was a new to me entree - 9.5 ounce 270 calorie roasted turkey medallions with mashed potatoes and gravy ! I also had a Smart Carb left so I added a 90 calorie veggie cake for pseudo stuffing ! It was an amazing dinner ! I’m only at 1077 calories for the day so I see a decadent Nutrisystem dessert in my future !
I feel great but I’m still coughing some, probably because I haven’t been drinking enough. My sinuses are continuing to drain and this is a welcome relief. A couple of days ago I was so congested my teeth ached ! So I’m on the down side of this cold and expect to be back to 100% by the weekend. I’m anxious to get back to the treadmill. I actually miss it ! The wind left our area finally but left behind bitter cold. It was about 12 degrees when I left for work this morning. Tonight’s low is a whole 5 degrees ! Looking at the extended forecast I see NO signs of Spring so I think the groundhog was drunk !

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