No...it's not my birthday. I've already turned "The Big 4-0" many moons ago!
It's actually Day 40 of my Operation HOPE {Hold On Pain Ends} journey!!!!
Seriously? How can I be on Day 40 already? Wasn't it just yesterday I started this crazy, hard, journey where I radically changed my lifestyle to get healthy and get out of this oppressive pain that I've been in for years?
W-O-W! The Big 4-0! I really think a celebration is in order! Who's with me? Let's celebrate!!
What should we do?
Red Robin? Nah.
Italian food? Nah.
Chinese food? Nah.
Cake? Nah.
Ice Cream? Nah.
Cookies? Nah.
Honestly, 41 days ago that's exactly what I would have done. I would have celebrated a major milestone with dinner out or dessert...or both!!
But, today, as nice as all those things may sound, what I really want more than anything is to be healthy and out of this oppressive pain.
You may remember that early on in this journey I said, "Nothing is going to taste as good as healthy will feel". I've been preaching that to myself for 40 days. I know this quote, along with the amazing support from my family and friends, has gotten me through to this day. Day 40!! The Big 4-0!!!
Instead of celebrating this milestone with food...here's how I'm going to celebrate:
- I'm going to thank the Lord for the last 40 days. The good, the bad and the ugly. All of it.
- I'm going to reflect on the last 40 days. Where I was and where I'm at now.
- I'm going to pray and look forward to the day when I am pain-free! What a glorious day that will be!!
- I'm going to read through my blog posts from the last 40 days! And, all the wonderful comments from my family and friends!
- Even though "getting skinny" is not why I'm doing this...I'm going to enjoy the fact that ALL my clothes are so much looser than 40 days ago.
And, after all that, I may have two pieces of my new favorite Enjoy Life dark chocolate! After all, it is a celebration!
Hooray for Day 40! Here's to 40 more!!
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