The last two weeks brought a journey to change that I promised myself but never stepped out to experience. All of the reasons NOT to do what I knew to do would out-weigh my desires – or at least just push them aside far enough that I would forget for the moment that those desires existed.

I had already started up the path to change when an opportunity presented itself. You can follow that experience with the Green Smoothie Detox over at Soul-Food-Diet.com and see how I am developing a new relationship with food. That helped prompt the move, but eating and weight are not the only issues at hand.

Struggles for this Proverbs 31 Woman

Squirrels – anyone that has ever seen the movie “Up” understands exactly what I am talking about. I will be moving right along doing the things on my to-do list when a little squirrel will pop up in my email or Facebook and I will follow them down the trail only to discover that I have lost sight of where I was headed.

Tomorrow – the sink can wait until tomorrow; the laundry can stay there until tomorrow; the project can get started tomorrow. The only problem with waiting for tomorrow is that there is always tomorrow. The longer I put off the project the bigger it grows. By the time my tomorrow does show up, the project is so big that I become more interested in the squirrels than in the project.

PLOM Disease – I have written about this before, but I still find it trying to creep into my health now and then. It can be tough to avoid on some days – particularly when you are a parent (of teenagers and toddlers). “Poor Little Ole Me.” I did the dishes last time. I cooked the meal so why should I clean up. I got up and got the drink of water last time. Once the pity party starts it will rock and roll – rock the whole house and roll completely out of control.

Water – every time it rains, the water follows the same path down my driveway. The creek in the backyard has flowed the same way since we moved out here fifteen years ago. Water moves in the same direction and even putting up dams or digging trenches does not always get it to change its ways. There are days when I think my actions are like that water – flowing to the most common spot and then staying in that location no matter what happens. Sometimes my comfort zone can be disastrous to the surrounding environment. It still seems easier to stay in that same path than to try and redirect my actions.

I live in a world that will always present me with a reason to avoid doing what I know to do. The 24 hour cycle of television, internet, and constant barrage of STUFF can make it difficult to focus. I have to discover my path to a focused life and then determine to walk one step at a time until I reach my destination.