SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS

Today is a "free" day in that I do not have to exercise and I do not have to be as careful with what I eat. So, I thought it would be a good day to post something different.

I feel like I am already transforming from the inside.

I am sitting at my desk today going through some old photographs and reminiscing. It is funny, I had a lot of fun in the old days but I do not find myself particularly missing them. It made me look at how my life is going right now and wouldn't you know it- things are going in the right direction!


I really feel happy today and proud of myself. I already feel like there is nothing that is going to stop me on my journey.

I have a wonderful wife, a great job that allows me a lot of personal freedoms and now I am back on my journey to a healthy lifestyle.

I have had quite a rough life. Not as bad as some have experienced for sure, but there have been some ups and downs for sure.

My father passed away when I only 5 years old so I never really got to know him that well. I do have great memories of him at least.

My younger years found me being picked on quite a bit and I spent quite a bit of time alone until I was about 14 years old and met my best friend. We were friends all the way up until I was 19 before we drifted apart. However, since then I have many warm friends I love and trust.

I married my high school sweatheart when I was 18 years old. That was a mistake! It unfortunately ended after 2 short years. It did not end well either. However, I met a GREAT woman when I was 28 years old and we have been married for 9 years now. She IS my soul mate.

I went through a wild stage from the age of 20 to 26 where I partied every weekend and "sowed my wild oats". I did meet some interesting people along the way. I do not even consider that a bad experience for the most part.

So, looking back, every bad experience was followed with a greater and happier experience. I think I am a better man for it.

We all make our own decisions in life. I believe we are where we are for a reason and there is only one person to blame and that person lives in your mirror. This is at least true for me. It does not have to be true for you.

However, as I look at my past, I can see that everytime my life changed for the worse or for the better, I was always there. I was the decision maker with any situation presented to me.

Life can be rough sometimes. Life can be easy sometimes. I believe it is what we make of it.

I have read some incredible stories of change with people on this website. Every one of them made the decision to make that happen come what may. There are some amazing things some of these people have been through that don't even compare to what I have had to face and confront in life. My hat is off to all of those people with the courage to stand up and change in the face of such heavy opposition.

I hope that Bill Phillips really is greatly acknowledged and realizes what he has done for these people in giving them some tools and an oppurtunity to come through whatever they have had to accomplish to get where they are now.

Thanks for reading my little story here.