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1 | soulnik

September 17th, 2008 at 8:14 pm

Hey Delita! THAT ROCKS!!! Glad you have your dream in sight.

Have you ever heard of the “The Artist Way” by Julia Cameron? It’s a book - a program - that helps people get back in touch with their creative dream. It helps you get unblocked. Writers, dancers, actors. Whatever your thing is - if you have a dream that’s been stifled. It’s designed to help anyone with any ambition they may feel “stuck” trying to pursue. It helps you get passed all the negative thinking we do about pursuing our dreams. I highly recommend it. Maybe it’ll help you with the poopoo-ing.

2 | Eileen2bLean

September 17th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

“Dream it like I mean it!”
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I didn’t think of it like that before, but yeah, I get it. It’s the power of visualization - and if you don’t give it serious “dream time,” it can’t be as REAL to you!
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Good point. =D

3 | brseay

September 17th, 2008 at 8:33 pm

You are so right. So many of us dream of being in control of our food, thin, healthy…the whole she-bang. But we never truly believe it’s going to happen, or if it does that it won’t last very long. We have to be willing to dream the dream if we want it to come true.

4 | eryn76

September 17th, 2008 at 9:58 pm

I agree. I have a dream alright, but as soon as something happens to go against that dream, it’s *POOF* over. I’ve been thinking alot about what this whole things means and what it will take. I do a lot of self-sabatoge and I think I need to come to terms and make some guidelines as to what my weight loss looks like.

And yes,I am in FL. Orlando to be exact.

5 | audreymonroe

September 17th, 2008 at 11:12 pm

I absolutely agree, and I know just what you mean! I don’t have a lot of girlfriends where I am living now, so I bought a really pretty pink journal to rant or imagine to (not that I have zero friends!) I have been writing down my dreams and inspirations lately, really wanting them, really actually determined, and not treating them as something that may not happen. If I really dream it, and actually “act out” those dreams, I just need to let a few months pass, and, viola! Dream come true!

Oh, and BTW, thanks for the protein suggestion - I’ve been having eggbeaters in the morning, and it’s helped me out for a few hours. Some of my appetite is actual hunger, but a lot of it is just out of habit. Water is helping too. Good luck, and keep me posted!

6 | Felicia

September 18th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

Love this post. I couldnt agree more!!

Have a WONDERFUL day!
*huggles*
=0)

7 | Sandi DeFalco

September 18th, 2008 at 6:35 pm

Hey Delita - I enjoy reading your posts so much! This one was no different, it even brought a tear or two to my eyes. I’ve gotten comfortable with myself the way I am, that I’ve put my dreams on the back burner for such a long time.
I didn’t get married until I was 54, and have no regrets about waiting that long. I met my husband when I was 52 in 2001. I didn’t really date much in my 30’s and 40’s, but when I turned 50, I started to think that I don’t want to be alone for the rest of my life. I put some singles ads on AOL and another site. I met a few guys, dated, but I had to go through a few frogs before I met Frank. We clicked because we both have a good sense of humor. That was a priority for me, looks helped, but if he didn’t laugh at my jokes then there was no point of going any further. We’re married 5 years and I look forward to everyday being with him.
Back to dreams, sorry I got off the track, but this was leading up to the dreams issue. My point was that I am comfortable being where I am and who I’m with, but this is a biggie ‘I WANT MORE FROM MYSELF’ and I don’t want to accept being comfortable because it’s like giving up on my dreams from yesterday, and the day before that.
Some other girls here have said to ‘visualize’ and that’s exactly what I used to do before I put the blinders on.
Enough babbling - Have a great day and never stop dreaming ~~~ Sandi

8 | inkheartmeg

January 27th, 2009 at 3:30 am

My dream is just to be active- physically, mentally, and spiritually. I wanna run and play, ride and hide, seek and sneak, learn and yearn, share and care. I wanna learn to ride motorcycles and dirt bikes. I wanna scuba dive and surf. I wanna play with the kids and be able to run faster than them; hide behind a tree or sneak up behind them. I wanna be physically able to go out and help others and confidentally able to as well. I wanna do community work; build a house, feed the homeless, something that gives back. I wanna yearn to learn. Learn the how, what, why of diet, nutrition, exercise; the how and what of budgeting and investing; get a degree. I wanna get my life back and give it to others.

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