A Realization

My friend is getting gastric bypass surgery. I was shocked to learn this and wanted to learn more about what she was about to do to her body. So she shared with me some of the reading materials she was given. It made me sad to see what she is willing to do and suffer through in order to get healthy. Possible ulcers, leakage, heart problems, and possible death just to name a very few of many complications! But she feels she is too unhealthy to do it on her own. 

To be so defeated as to fall for that evil thought. That lie. It really made me sad, and then made me realize just how desperate we become at times. I too suffer from weight issues, but it is by choice. I don't want to be out of shape, I choose to be because I am lazy. Or I was, until I saw the lie my friend is falling for. Since then I have made it a point to start doing the work in order to get back in to shape. I don't want to become that person. I realize that there are some people who have medical conditions due to being over weight that make surgery their only hope. I see the need for drastic measures such as this surgery then. I do not choose to be that person though. I have the ability to get healthier now before I get to that point. so I choose to stop being lazy and start working on new habits. And I pray that my friend takes a very serious look at what she is about to do. I don't want to lose my friend in this way.

Thoughts on Journaling

Journaling is a huge part of my life. I began keeping a record of my life at the age of 12 and still journal to this day at age 37. Currently I am about to finish yet another chapter of my life's record tonight and as usual, I am hit by the amazing number of events that can happen in my life over a short period of time. (I go through a journal in about 3-5 months) And then there is the growth! I have changed and grown so much from these past events and being able to record this has helped me in so many ways as I have gone back through the stories and memories. I don't share this for any particular reason. I just love to journal, as each one is a part of me and records my history. Each one is my view of the world I live in. And as I end one chapter I am excited to begin another new one, and I thought I would just share. :)

Yet, thinking about journaling reminds me of the Bible and the study I have been a part of on Facebook. I am not learning anything really new, but I am discovering so much about the Bible than I realized before. When I thought about this book before, well, I didn't think about it much to be honest. But thinking about it now I realize that the book is just like a compilation of many journals throughout history and I find that really cool! It makes me want to read it and to learn more about the people who wrote it and learn about their lives. I am sure there is a ton I can learn from each story so I am trying to focus on one at a time. 

I wonder if anyone will ever read my journals some day? What would they learn from them? Would they see the same lessons I see? Probably not. I suppose it depends on the reader. Just like the Bible. Everyone who reads these stories has a totally different view of the world and interprets things in a unique way. No one reads the same biblical story and hears the same thing. But that is what I find so cool about it. And hearing the different interpretations of it really broadens my view of it all. I don't know that my journals will ever broaden any one's view of the world, but they sure do help me to get through life.