What I think we need here is a little perspective.....and maybe a new picture.

Last week I gained weight. 

Shocker.

I stewed about it all last week and complained and complained about it this week.  I, I, I, I was all I could think about. Me, me, me.

Yesterday was a game changer for me.  Not so much in my weight, but in life.  Perspective, it's a funny thing.  Isn't it amazing how one thing can change the way you look at life.

Yesterday started out as a normal day.  Get up and get going.  I usually get up and read the newspaper, including the obituaries.  I noticed a picture of a brand new baby and it made my heart sink.  As I started to read the obituary I noticed it just wasn't for the baby it was also for her mother.  As I read further I realized I knew the the mother.  She had been a classmate of mine in school.  When I graduated from high school there were 760 kids in my graduating class.  There were a lot of kids and we were in totally different social circles, but I knew her.    She leaves behind a husband and three small children. 

As I thought about this yesterday and last night I realized a few things about life.

1.  I need to do the best I can right now and not wait until tomorrow because tomorrow may never come.

2. I need to quit worrying so much about myself and focus on the bigger picture in life.  My husband, my kids, our families.  

3. I need to take care of myself so that I can have as many tomorrows as I possibly can.

And on, and on, and on........

I may not be perfect now, or ever, but I am going to make sure that I take advantage of every tomorrow.