No one but me

Ok...so no one is reading my blog. That's okay. It's like I'm writing for my own edification and that is fine. Sure I would like to help someone by gleaning on past mistakes, but even if I am the only one who gets anything out of this rambling of thoughts and ideas, FINE!

So, if Julie can blog on Julia. I was thinking I could blog on something that I currently am doing so that this will become a journal. A journal through the eyes of me on a self-discovery of me and who I need to be. Through all the muck and mire of my crazy life, I can be the one who blogs about the daily struggles and triumphs through a book that I picked up again. One that I started to read, but stopped for whatever reason. I truly cannot remember but I am sure it was important...NOT!

So, even though I started the book a week or so ago, I am going to restart the book and take a chapter a day or two, depending on the change involved because, let's face it, we all need to change, right? Just reading a book will not change me. It is the action I choose to pursue that will change me into being a different person. Hopefully, a better person. That is the whole goal of this experiment. How can following the ideas of a book change me into a better person?

Also my reflections need to be multi-dimensional. How does the book change my attitude, my mindset, my goals, my physical body? Inner change must have an influence on my outward appearance as well. If beauty is from within, and it is, and if garbage in (through the eyes) equals to garbage out (through the mouth or our actions), and I believe wholeheartedly that it does, then changing your inside to be more loving and kind, will also have the same outward reaction, including the way one looks and stands.

It is about acceptance. Not accepting the way you are for all eternity. That is a load of scum! I mean accepting yourself and all of your idiosyncrasies and past mistakes and regrets, failures, and successes. We take them all in and say, "To heck with the past! I am going to make a change for better and move on. It is never too late, so here I stand, for better or worse, ready to make a change for no one but me!"

So, I will join myself on this journey as I break apart "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. I will read each chapter and focus on the scripture memorization and see how it affects my life as a teacher, mom, wife, and person who needs to lose an additional 40 pounds. Anyone is welcome to join me.