December 1

Took a week off. It did me good, I think. I was starting to feel a little resentment about blogging, I guess, so I didn't plan this short hiatus, it just sort of happened.

But I'm back now! Happy December.

I haven't decided whether I'm gonna continue writing exactly what I eat every day... I've developed a good feel for portion control and besiiiiiiiides, its the holidays, so if I want to eat cookies for dinner occasionally, it's cool, man.

This Thanksgiving was probably the best Thanksgiving ever. It's the first Thanksgiving I can remember in which I am taking care of myself, body and soul, and it feels so good to radiate this kind of energy, a kind I don't think I've had before. I guess it's a result of this big awakening and a number of major life realizations... mainly that God really does work all things for good [just in HIS timing, yo], and that God answers prayers!!!!!! There is REAL power in words we speak to God, you just have to REALLY MEAN THEM. Perhaps that was my problem before, I'd utter a string of words but not *really* expect God to act.

So there are sooo many things I'm thankful for... first of all that God woke me up. He changed my life YET AGAIN. It took a while, but it happened. I'm thankful for all the tears and heartache, all the sweat and aching muscles, too :-) I'm thankful for all of my wonderful friends here in Florida, Australia, Germany, Japan, ... and all my cyber buddies all over the world from the Walk Club! Thanks for tuning into my blogs. I'm thankful for all the relationships with people I've been able to hold on to, renew, or begin. Even for the ones I have lost, I am thankful.

I suppose I could attempt to compose more words to describe everything else I'm thankful for, but I don't think I can.

It's baffling how long it has taken me to really settle back in... but to be honest, I don't think I'm ever going to REALLY settle back in. My heart is in two places, and it's hard to be completely comfortable someplace else. I have itchy feet, and big, God-given dreams that I feel compelled to follow.


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I'm also thankful for having found out about Turbo Jam, MAN I love those workouts so stinking much. I do them over and over again week after week and they never get old! Today I did Punch, Kick, & Jam and really amped up my intensity with shockingly high kicks, really fast speed bag, the whole nine yards. It was an amazing workout!!