The Real Tea

It’s going on the sixth week of my exercising and thankfully, I have dropped 7 pounds. Now, my guess is – if I could only leave the sweets out of my diet – I could easily drop several more pounds. But I’m encouraged anyway for the few pounds that I have lost!

Do you ever feel like, when you finally put your mind to something and set a goal, something always get in the way?  For me, I’ve never been a big sweet eater but lately, I can’t stop eating the sweets! It seems as though others for example my spouse, son, and other family members are no help in encouraging me to lose the weight and leave the sweets along. Of course, it’s really not their problem but it would help a great deal to have their support. So now … I have taken a stand to Encourage Myself and you should do the same. Don’t rely on others to encourage you – do it yourself. No matter what goals you are trying to reach – whether it’s starting your own business, obtaining a degree, getting out of debt, or even searching for a new job, Encourage Yourself. Don’t let anything or anybody stop you from reaching your goals not even you! Sometimes we are our own biggest hinder in obtaining and reaching our goals – but we’ll save that story for another blog!

For many years, women have both worked and helped to maintain their families. Personally, I find it easy to do both. Now… there are others who think differently, either do one or place more time into the other. Work and family should be an equal balance or if you have to choose, family comes first.

Usually, the way you were raised has significant bearing on how you deal with work and family. I say proudly, my mother worked and took care of home. However, in some cases, the mother works and leaves the children to do for themselves. Sorry if I have stepped on your foot with this statement!

My mother did whatever it took to make sure we had the necessities in life. The first few years of my life – it was only my mother maintaining the household. I was fortunate to have the support from my grandparents. But let me stress… mother was the head of our household.

I can now look back at the struggles of what my mother had to go through to make sure me and my brother had the things we needed to be successful in life. Looking back and knowing how my mother worked and still took care of us – nourished, mentored and most of all taught us about GOD – has truly paid off. That’s why it is easy for me to balance work and family – because my mother did!

I’ve learned that in every negative situation, to try and seek out some good! The reason I can say this – if you’ve lived not such a good life- you take those experiences and do better for your family and on the job. If you’ve lived a good life- you take those experiences and pass along to your family and work ethics.

So no matter what LIFE DEALS YOU… You can make a difference in your future!

Yes, it can be done