You are the creator of your own destiny...

No one can dance your dance, no one can sing your song, and no one can write your story.

If we are made on God's image, we are nothing less than perfect, we just have to believe it. Do you realize what this means? Everything that you set your mind to you can create and make happen, there are no impossibles, and the only difference between a dream and reality is YOU believing and intending to materialize it.

We are raised in a world of impossibles that only limit ourselves through our mind, they make us believe that we can't. Teach yourself to re-program your mind, wake up every morning and realize you are perfect and work towards being the best you can be. Focus on what you want to achieve and be grateful for what you have, and you will see how soon things will just start happening.

I am so grateful for life's blessings and can't wait to see the new gifts that God will send me!

It's been good getting to know me more

It's funny how without knowing, when in a relationship, we stop doing things, hanging out with friends, etc. I am not complaining, but it is not until it's over that you realize how much you neglected other things and relationships in your life.

I guess your priorities change because you really like spending time with that special someone, but is it healthy? It is so hard to balance relationships and friends, no wonder your whole world comes crumbling down when you are no longer with that person. I particularly didn't know what to do with myself; in our case we texted, chatted and talked throughout the day for every silly thing and I really didn't know how to live without him.

Now I find myself reading more, catching up on the shows I like, I am taking painting lessons the moment I get back home and I signed up for 2 races already! I am going back to the things that I loved doing but that neglected because I loved spending time with him.

I am sure he feels the same way and he is back to all the things and relationships that he neglected as well. To me these are the things that make this transition easier, the bright side, the blessings in disguise!

Gardenia - Mandy Moore

Love this song

Well I put so much thought into getting ready
Now I know that was the best part

It's so easy to get caught up in what I'm regretting
Forget what I got from a wounded heart

I'm the one who likes Gardenia
I'm the one who likes to make love on the floor
I don't want to hang up the phone yet
It's been good getting to know me more

I've been seeing all my old friends in the city
Walking alone in Central Park

Doing all the things that I've neglected
Traded 'em all in to be in your arms

I'm the one who likes Gardenia
I'm the one who likes to make love on the floor
I don't want to hang up the phone yet
It's been good getting to know me more

Well I hear my own voice
Sounds so silly
Keep on telling my story all around

Everything I lost seems so different
Well this is how everybody gets found

I'm the one who likes Gardenia
Oh
I'm the one who likes to make love on the floor
And I don't want to hang up the phone yet
It's been good getting to know me more

...2 months later

"The only constant in life is CHANGE"

It has been a rough but very great 2 months, it is very true when people say that you need the lowest lows in life to appreciate the highs and that MY FRIENDS is what I have learned. It does not matter how bad you think you have it, there is always someone who has it worse and honestly as long as you take life's challenges as opportunities you will always have the upper hand!

I have learned to count my blessings and be grateful for all those things we take for granted, like health, my beautiful daughter, great friends and even the happiness of those loved ones who have chosen to no longer be around. I learned how to accept and live with the decision of others even if I didn't agree or liked them and have come to terms with the fact that I am not perfect and making mistakes is OK.

I think of these experiences as a big awakening; it has changed who I am and what is important for me. I have learned that material things do not define ME or what SUCCESS in life means to me. I think of myself as a new person who became more mature and learned to appreciate life's blessings in disguise. 

I am happy and in peace and approach every day grateful and humble, because I know that tomorrow is not a given, so I am just happy to wake up every day and have another day to live.

‎"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." ~ Willie Nelson

I have Beiber fever

I can't tell you how happy I am to have a little 5 y.o. girl with a crush on Justin Beiber, because otherwise I would have never watched Never Say Never. Yesterday I dragged myself to the movie theater to take Sophia to see the Biebs who she claims to be her "boyfriend". Well I am very happy I did... Not only it was priceless to see Sophia's melting face throughout the entire 3D experience, but boy what an empowering movie!

I definitely sub estimated the power of the Biebs! His story was great and shows how hard work and determination always pays off, sometimes sooner than later. It also shows what a positive family and support system can do to kids and how encouraging our children can do wonders for them.

I personally grew up with old school parents that were everything but supportive and call themselves "Realistic" and even though I appreciate everything they've done for me I wish they would have been more supportive in what my interests and dreams were. On the positive side, what that taught me was the kind of parent I wanted to be. That's why I look forward to supporting every single talent and dream that my little girl might have... She will always know that she is perfect, because God never gives birth to anything less than that!

My new motto!

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. 

Success leads to happiness!

This has been a very successful week when it comes to diet and exercise. So far I have 4 workouts in and its only Saturday morning, so I still have 2 to go! I have by now lost 5 lbs this week and again the week is not over. What a difference it makes when you are actually seeing the results right away and best of all, the numbers on that scale going down.

I do have to say that I have been very strict when it comes to what I put in my mouth and I have been counting my calories. I have been keeping a food log on My Daily Plate as well as logging my workouts. Another thing that has really helped was switching gyms, my previous gym was 1/2 hour away from our place in the city and after almost 2 hours of commute it wasn't very appealing to me to drive another 1/2 hour to go workout after a stressful day at the office.

My new gym is a super cute neighborhood gym that is only 5 minutes away from home and yesterday I was able to get my little one and meet D at home with his little one by 6:15. We were at the gym in less than 10 minutes and we were able to get our cardio in come back home and feed the kiddos all before 8:15 pm, this would have never been possible before.

I am looking forward to jumping in the scale every morning and that is a first! I can't wait to next week's workouts and even better... next week's results =)

That's it for now!

XOXO
CM