I Didn't Know I Felt So Bad
It's amazing to me how you can be going about your days just getting by and thinking everything is going pretty well, then something happens and you realize you weren't doing as good as you though you were all along. This is what happened to me. I was thinking about this as I was out for my run today and kept getting a lump in my throat just thinking how grateful I am for the what I have been given. I really did not realize how poorly I had felt for the last.... I'm not sure how long, until I started to feel so much better.
I know my situation wasn't bad to begin with and that there will be many people who might think "what a whiner! Doesn't she know she doesn't have anything to complain about? Her life is good." Those people would be right. I know a lot of people I know could see that I wasn't really feeling happy and I knew I didn't have it so bad but emotionally I was down in the dumps and just couldn't bring myself out of it. I had gotten to the point were I felt alright about myself and I really started to believe that was about the best I could hope for. Mediocre was about all I could hope for.
Then one day I was pulling the kids home from school and they decided they wanted to take the long way home. I consented to this, even though I was feeling the regular route was quite enough exercise. As we were walking down our street there was a woman outside her house pulling some of the dandelions out of the grass. I made some comment about the difficulty of the task and a conversation was started. We ended up talking about what we do and she handed me a business card. I think it was a few days later that I managed to look up the web address on that card and watched the videos there. My immediate though was "Oh great! Now she's going to try and sell me on her fad diet." The video sort of stuck in my head though and I thought about it a few more times. I started to do some research. I did lots of google searches and watched some videos from on the the competitors. It actually took about a month before I thought I should contact her and get a little more info. By this point I knew that it wasn't a fad. That these products had real results and from what people said they felt great too. I just wanted to loose a few pounds and was considering different things such as weight watchers but I knew these programs were all going to be expensive and we really didn't have that kind of cash.
Regardless, I wandered down the street to attend one of her info nights thinking I would hear more and in a few months maybe I would be in a financial position to try it out. I ended up taking home some information with me to share with Randall. Though I knew by this point I really wanted this I fully expected him to tell me that there was no way it would work. Not only is he cheep he is also sceptical and more stubborn than I. I sat him down and put in the video and after he watched it I asked him what he thought. I was completely surprised with his reaction. He not only thought it would be good (I'm sure he was one of the many people that could see I was not doing well) he also thought it would be a good idea for me to promote these products. He said "If this works for you there is a lot of people you know that will want to do it as well."
I'm very thankful that he allowed me to do this. I expected that I would loose a few pounds and then I would start to feel better about myself. I did not expect that I would feel better then start to loose weight. I know it might seem strange to those of you who haven't tried this but it's really not something that can be explained. My mood was just lifted! I felt more energetic. I wasn't snapping about little things. I started to not care that I hadn't "arrived" yet! I was just happy to have begun a process. I knew I was going someplace now and that place was more stable and secure.
God saw that I was struggling with myself. He knew that it wasn't something I could just pull myself out of. I was looking for answers and I was looking for hope. I really believe that I have been in a sort of depression for a long time. I don't know when it started but I know it was holding my back from being the person God intended me to be. I truly believe that this was a gift he has given me that has pulled me out of the rut I didn't know I was in. I am thankful that he directed my path to cross with a wonderful woman that has introduced me to some fantastic products.
I am hopeful that He will now use me to help other people that are still stuck in that same rut I'm climbing out of. I would love if everyone could feel the way I am feeling now! Maybe it's my turn to be that person on the street standing in your path and giving you a helping hand. Please, check out the web site www.getwell4good.bodybyvi.com and let me know if this is something you would be interested in too.
I know my situation wasn't bad to begin with and that there will be many people who might think "what a whiner! Doesn't she know she doesn't have anything to complain about? Her life is good." Those people would be right. I know a lot of people I know could see that I wasn't really feeling happy and I knew I didn't have it so bad but emotionally I was down in the dumps and just couldn't bring myself out of it. I had gotten to the point were I felt alright about myself and I really started to believe that was about the best I could hope for. Mediocre was about all I could hope for.
Then one day I was pulling the kids home from school and they decided they wanted to take the long way home. I consented to this, even though I was feeling the regular route was quite enough exercise. As we were walking down our street there was a woman outside her house pulling some of the dandelions out of the grass. I made some comment about the difficulty of the task and a conversation was started. We ended up talking about what we do and she handed me a business card. I think it was a few days later that I managed to look up the web address on that card and watched the videos there. My immediate though was "Oh great! Now she's going to try and sell me on her fad diet." The video sort of stuck in my head though and I thought about it a few more times. I started to do some research. I did lots of google searches and watched some videos from on the the competitors. It actually took about a month before I thought I should contact her and get a little more info. By this point I knew that it wasn't a fad. That these products had real results and from what people said they felt great too. I just wanted to loose a few pounds and was considering different things such as weight watchers but I knew these programs were all going to be expensive and we really didn't have that kind of cash.
Regardless, I wandered down the street to attend one of her info nights thinking I would hear more and in a few months maybe I would be in a financial position to try it out. I ended up taking home some information with me to share with Randall. Though I knew by this point I really wanted this I fully expected him to tell me that there was no way it would work. Not only is he cheep he is also sceptical and more stubborn than I. I sat him down and put in the video and after he watched it I asked him what he thought. I was completely surprised with his reaction. He not only thought it would be good (I'm sure he was one of the many people that could see I was not doing well) he also thought it would be a good idea for me to promote these products. He said "If this works for you there is a lot of people you know that will want to do it as well."
I'm very thankful that he allowed me to do this. I expected that I would loose a few pounds and then I would start to feel better about myself. I did not expect that I would feel better then start to loose weight. I know it might seem strange to those of you who haven't tried this but it's really not something that can be explained. My mood was just lifted! I felt more energetic. I wasn't snapping about little things. I started to not care that I hadn't "arrived" yet! I was just happy to have begun a process. I knew I was going someplace now and that place was more stable and secure.
God saw that I was struggling with myself. He knew that it wasn't something I could just pull myself out of. I was looking for answers and I was looking for hope. I really believe that I have been in a sort of depression for a long time. I don't know when it started but I know it was holding my back from being the person God intended me to be. I truly believe that this was a gift he has given me that has pulled me out of the rut I didn't know I was in. I am thankful that he directed my path to cross with a wonderful woman that has introduced me to some fantastic products.
I am hopeful that He will now use me to help other people that are still stuck in that same rut I'm climbing out of. I would love if everyone could feel the way I am feeling now! Maybe it's my turn to be that person on the street standing in your path and giving you a helping hand. Please, check out the web site www.getwell4good.bodybyvi.com and let me know if this is something you would be interested in too.
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