D30S1: Affirmations I'm learning from a friend

[Lisa]

I am learning to love myself and accept me for all that I am, was and all that I wasn't ....

I am learning that there is no food whose taste is worth not living life healthfully, fit and happy... Nothing!!!!

I am learning that you no longer have to search for love when you experience love and acceptance from within ...

I am learning that serenity and inner peace is not realized until I began accepting rather than expecting ...

I am learning that faith makes all things possible ... not easy.

I am learning that there is no path to happiness. Happiness is a place of being -- not doing...

I am learning to honor myself by choosing to be lean, strong and healthy.

I am learning not let others define me and who I am.

I am learning not let others tell me what I cannot have.

I am learning that the energy that I am willing to put into something is directly proportional to what I will get in return ...

I am learning to not exchange my good judgment for the opinions of others ...

I am learning that people must earn our love, trust and friendship.

I am learning that energy follows actions.

I am learning that although I am blessed to be a mother, sister, friend, and aunt -- first and foremost, I AM ME!!!!!

I am learning that there are no magic pills, potions, shots or diets to lose weight.

I am learning that the "failures" of my past are the road map for my future.

I am learning that I chose "unconscious eating" so I could be unaccountable for the large amount of calories I was consuming ...

I am learning that, the biggest lie I ever told is the one I was willing to tell myself ...

I am learning that diets don't work -- but a specific, detailed plan, commitment and exercise DO!!!

I am learning that when I am least lovable is when I need the most love ...

I am learning that I had value and worth-- regardless of what I weigh...

I am learning that healing must take place three-fold: Mind, Body and Spirit .. And all work beautifully when in balance.

I am learning that I no longer needed to hide and isolate from the world ...

I am learning that the prison of shame and guilt that I had built was my own creation and that I had the power to tear it down.

I am learning that the pain of my history does not define who I chose to be today.

I am learning to forgive myself for past 'mistakes' so I could accept where I am now and where I am going.

I am learning to take personal responsibility for every bite of food that I put into my mouth.

I am learning that you either do it (diet/exercise), or you don't -- there's no middle ground.

I am learning, if I choose foods that are unhealthy, I am choosing to be unhealthy and unwilling to do the necessary work to be fit and healthy.

I am learning that it is living in the now -- living in the moment -- that we are able to live a conscious, committed life so we can accept and appreciate all of the Universe's **many** Blessings!

I am learning that overeating was not an effective way to cope with life's challenges.

I am learning that I can acknowledge myself in ways other than eating.

I am learning that we ALL possess the personal power; inner strength and ability to create the life -- and body -- that we want.

I am learning that it was ok to say "I gotta take care of me first...."

I am learning to admit that I was fat and unhealthy because I chose to overeat and I chose foods that were unhealthy and fattening.

I am learning that I could enjoy exercising -- and actually look forward to running and exercising every day -- and not worry about sweating while doing it!!

I am learning that I needed to set up a diet plan to win big this time -- even though all my past diets were not total "successes."

I am learning that I am not a failure even though I may have "failed" when I dieted in the past.

I am learning that we are never, ever alone ...

I am learning that there is balance -- and peace -- in all things!!

I am learning that if you listen closely, people will reveal their true selves to you.

I am learning that I had to make an honest assessment of my past in order to make peace with mySelf today...

It is through acceptance of all that I am, and all that I am not, that I have learned to truly love mySelf.

I have come to learn that it was in loving and accepting me, that I can love and accept others.

I have learned that what I resist, persists!!

I am learning that it is in forgiveness that all things are possible ..

I am learning that "temptations" along my journey are merely a test to my commitment.

I am learning that guilt and shame are two needless emotions ...

I am learning we are all perfect in our Divinity.

I am learning that wherever we are on our path, it is **exactly** where we need to be at this point on our journey!

I am learning that losing weight is not the end result but the beginning of a new chapter -- complete with new challenges, commitments and dreams!

I am learning that when I totally surrendered, I could begin my life anew!!

It is because of all of these lessons -- and more --- that I have come to live an enriched, charmed, enlightened and blessed life!!

Thanks for sharing with me, Joannie.

[Homemom3]

Will have to go through your list a bit later without kids, I'm loving it though, especailly this part: I am learning that faith makes all things possible ... not easy. Sounds like you have a very wise friend.