Quotes

I've heard the expression "guard your heart" many times in my adult life usually in reference to a new relationship or calling up an ex. But I came across a Bible verse this morning that really struck me: 

Guard your heart above all else for it determines the course of your life. - Proverbs 4:23. 

I can think of many times in my life that I have desired something or someone I knew wasn't good for me, but went for it anyway. Of course, the outcome was painful and destructive and in many cases, it took years to rebuild relationships or my own self-confidence/ability to trust.

 

Another translation of this same verse says: 

"Be careful what you think because your thoughts run your life."

Boom! Isn't that exactly what I've been doing all month? What you set your heart upon will become your life. So be careful with it, choose wisely, but envision the best for yourself and don't settle for less.

 

This past month I have been trying to live the life I have always envisioned I could live. And everyday I feel like I am getting closer to that. It hasn't been easy. I'm having to face the fact that if I want certain things (to lose 20 lbs), I will have to give up other things (sleeping in and several bottles of wine). I also came across this quote this weekend:

I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. - Albert Einstein

It's painful giving up what we know and what is comfortable. And change is scary.  But hell, all of life is fucking scary. Why not meet it with bravery and openness? Because as a wise woman once said,

The greatest risks have the greatest rewards - Moodylicious