I know that I have been neglecting this blog because I have been quite busy trying to get some new ventures off the ground. However, yesterday, I was inspired by something that occurred at work I would love to share it with all of you.
As I continue on my journey to good health, it becomes more and more obvious to people that something about me has changed. Some notice my haircut. Some notice my "new" Kate Spade glasses that I got last summer. Some want to know where I am going all decked out.
When you get healthy because of changing your diet and exercise habits, things about your appearance begin to change. Your skin looks better. Clothes fit better or you buy new clothes that actually fit. You put more effort into looking good. As I am in the appearance business, people tend to comment. If not directly to me, at least to my coworkers. They ask what you are doing differently. They ask for pointers and advice and recipes.
At least that has been my experience since I began this journey last January.
Yesterday, someone came in to the salon (I may have mentioned that I am a hairdresser and makeup artist) and handed me a flower pot filled with happy spring flowers. I was baffled since this gal isn't even my client. She said "You will understand when you read the card."
"Thank you for inspiring me! Keep up the great work!"
It was what I like to call a "George Bailey" moment.
She proceeded to say that she had been stuck for a long time and seeing me, and also her own hairdresser who had been an inspiration to me all along, losing weight and getting healthy helped her get unstuck. She looks amazing and works out regularly and changed her eating habits. And now she will inspire someone else.
It made me realize that, just like George Bailey, we all touch peoples lives without even knowing it. This has a rippling effect that we can not even begin to fathom.
While I look for inspiration every day from all that I see and read, I sometimes find it in the most unlikely places. Yesterday, I was humbled to know that i was able to be that inspiration for someone.
We are all ripples in the water and we never know when we might be making a difference to others just by being. What an honor to be able to be made aware of it.
Today, if someone has inspired you, let them know. And don't forget to pay it forward.
This post has been a long time coming.
Computer issues and life issues made it difficult for me to get around to posting.
I am in getting ready for some big changes. More big changes.
I have been continuing on in my journey to good health.
I am still getting healthy, losing weight and just began working out at a gym.
I went through a huge bout of depression over the past few months and had a difficult time finding my way out. I have been sad and depressed before. I have suffered loss and grieved and was sad for prolonged periods of time. But I always came out of it. This was different.
I was sad and crying and in my own head but there was no specific reason for it. Yes, I had lost some loved ones. Yes, I was under the usual stresses. Who in this world doesn't deal with all of this? But when I tried to get my head around why I was so sad, I just couldn't see it. I was going through the motions and smiling at the world but inside, I found myself feeling lost and sad and worried and not knowing why.
I could blame the winter and the lack of sunshine. It may very well have been chemical or hormonal but it felt like I there was something wrong with me.
I survived. i still feel the sadness but not nearly as deeply as before and for shorter bouts. Perhaps I should have sought professional or medical help but, since my insurance has yet to kick in, I waited it out and talked to some dear friends.
I continued to try to eat properly and stopped and started exercising several times over but I was feeling like the lethargy and depression were winning.
Over the past several weeks I have done some minor detoxing and started to pay more attention to what I am eating. I also joined a gym and am working once a week with a personal trainer.
Maybe it's just that Spring is in the air or maybe the longer days are helping. It is twenty degrees and gray today but the sun is in and out and we turn the clocks on Sunday so I have hope for a sunny Spring.
There will be some changes coming to this blog very soon and I am planning some things for my future that I believe will be of use to many.
If I am absent from this blog it is because I am busy with all these things going on. I have to accept that something has to give sometimes and for now it will have to be Fluffy Girl. I am not abandoning her. I am improving myself so I can be present in my life.
Stay tuned! The best is yet to come!!
