For Today: October 6th

Where much is expected of an individual, he may rise to the level of events and make the dream come true.

Elbert Hubbard

The best person to expect anything from is myself.   Yet the very thought of excelling makes me shrink back and say, "I can’t.”  I have experienced the joy of jumping in without self-consciousness and rising to my own and others’ expectations.  What keeps me from attaining my full potential most of the time is the negativity of self-obsession.  When my attention is constantly focused on myself and my performance, I am strangely hobbled.  Getting out of my own way gives me the freedom to rise to the highest level of which I am capable.

For Today:  Step three is the compulsive overeater’s prescription for making the dream come true.  I turn everything over to God as I understand God, and take the plunge.

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 When I don't allow myself to feel self-conscious is when I am able to have the best time.  I CAN allow myself to excel without feeling the need to shrink back and hide in the protective shell of isolation and overeating.  I put myself out there and let the chips fall where they may.

The purpose of my life is not to please others..........it's to please God and myself, and do the very best job I can at everything I do.  If I make a fool of myself, that's the worst case scenario and, in reality, who cares?  I am not perfect, nor do I pretend to BE perfect.  So, if I try and I fail, I will try again.  If I fall down 8 times, I will pick myself up 9 times.

It's ok to expect good things for myself and to say I CAN rather than I can't.

For today, I will step out of my own way and focus my attention on living LIFE instead of obsessing about MYSELF!