“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself - no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are - completely; the good and the ba…d - and make changes as YOU see fit - not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”
Wow.. just the quote I needed today.
Aside from the fact that I need to lose weight, I’m also combatting Adult Attention Deficit Disorder, which really isn’t helpful in the journey to lose weight. I’m not going to use it as an excuse though, just typing it out so I can see it for myself. I have ADD.
Last night, having a talk with someone whom I love dearly.. I expressed my desire to become a sonographer (ultrasound tech). Suddenly, a knife stabbed me so hard in the chest, I felt it nearly impossible to breathe. I stood up, walked away, trying desperatly to hold back the tears, wanting to go wallow in self pity as the words “With your ADD, you’d never be able to accomplish that” echoing over and over…
To make matters worse, they were said in front of my 8 year old daughter who *does* have ADD as well.
Did you know the CEO of JetBlue has ADD? Albert Einstein has ADD, some of the most successful people in the world have ADD!?
I’m not going to let her bring me down.. I’m going to stand up and prove.. somehow that *YES, I CAN!*
- I can lose weight
- I can become a sonographer
- I can move mountains
- I can be the influence my children need in there life
- I can be positive
That’s all I have..
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by supermom78
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