For some reason, I woke up this morning with Patti LaBelle’s song, ”New attitude!”on my mind. I started singing it the moment I opened my eyes. Maybe it’s because this week I promised to be more intentional with the goals I have set. I had been so focused on my failures and everything I had done wrong. The goals I had long ago accomplished, had soon been erased. I had let life and everything going on around me take precedence over Me! My mental health suffered. My physical health suffered. Instead of pushing through, I stayed wallowing in my feelings. I would say to myself, “I just can’t believe I let my health get this bad!” or “I can’t believe I let myself gain all this weight back!”. All while not changing a thing. I kept eating unhealthy and I didn’t workout, at all. Granted, I had foot surgery that kept me from being able to do certain things for several months. But, there were also things I could’ve done differently for my health to not get as bad as it is now. I stayed in the “woe is me” section for a long time. That is until recently, I had been listening to a lot of messages about change and messages about what we owe to ourselves and the life God gave us. Listening to those messages had me feeling so convicted! I knew I had to leave the pity party and live the life I deserved to live. The life God intended me to live. He doesn’t want me to stay in this stuck mindset. He wants me to live a healthy, abundant life! I wasn’t doing that by staying closed in my room, just lying in bed. I wasn’t doing that by isolating myself from others. I was just getting a VIP pass to my pity party. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had to work on my mindset. One thing that helps me when I want to achieve a goal is to think about what the end result will look like. For me that helps me to set and achieve my goals. What also helps is I have to put a plan in place. I knew I wanted to live a healthier lifestyle and reverse the health problems I have, so I put a plan in place to do that. I found a workout plan that I knew I could do while my foot is still healing. I also found a meal plan that is easy for me to follow. I knew I didn’t want to over complicate things, so I found things that will work for me. Yesterday, I prepared my meals for a few days and I start my workout plan this evening. I’ve got a new attitude!!!
What are some things that you want to achieve? What would it take for you to achieve those goals? Now that you have answered those two questions, put a plan in place and follow it. I’m not saying it will be easy. Don’t overthink things, just take one day at a time. In a few weeks, you’re going to be surprised at how far you have made it! The key is to keep going! You’re gonna be singing, “I’ve got a new attitude!” like I am!!!
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
