Have Faith...

A lot of times I start to give in to the world's conventional way of doing things.
I feel that I am not strong enough to move away from the world's way of thinking (get the highest educational degree, be politically correct, dress this way, behave this way, drink milk, eat that because it is good for protein, etc.). And then I think that maybe one day I can do it the way that I feel and believe is right. When we enter a new way of thinking, it is sometimes a challenge to stay consistent with it, especially if it is new to us.

And sometimes we may not trust the new way because it is so different, so challenging, and so NOT THE WAY WE USUALLY DO IT! And faith is what needs to kick in to stay with it. If you have no faith, then you have no will power to move forward with this new way. Faith will get us through. When we feel like we are failing and not achieving the results we desire, we need to stay firm on faith and believe that faith will carry us through.

I don't know where I am going with this. The first word that came to mind tonight was faith and so I just let faith lead me in tonight's journal. You see, having no faith, is having no will to live. Faith is living and it is faith that brings us to the fact that one cannot succeed without living on faith. Trust that your life will be just fine so long as you have faith. Know that you can do better in life and heal from wounds so long as you have faith. I have faith that my life will continue to be blessed because I am thankful for living every day.

When all else fails, have faith...

A. SMILES FOOD JOURNAL

AM:
16 oz. water
Ezekiel Toast
Granola Bar

AM:
Nut Cheerios
Apple slices with almond butter

LUNCH:
Egg salad sandwich
Berry Protein Smoothie

PM SNACK:
Granola Bar

EXERCISE FOOD:
Taught Zumba Fitness class

16 oz. water

DINNER:
Sante Fe Salad (tortilla strips/black beans/corn/tomatoes/cilantro/romaine lettuce)

EVENING:
16 oz. water

THOUGHTS/FEELINGS:
Oh this is just getting to be too much fun! I am loving this new lifestyle!
It's like being on cloud 9 and dreaming! And it's real! I hope people experience what I experience with the changes I have made in my life. Small changes, sometimes they feel like huge changes (since I love food so much, and giving up what I am used to and LOVE, feels like a BIG CHANGE for me)! All in all I feel good! I feel like a kid again! :)