Thankful! 2009-2019

As Thanksgiving 2019 approaches I have to reflect back 10 years ago.  10 years ago I was fresh out of rehab for Prescription pain pill addiction.  I was still having many withdrawals symptoms coming off the Methadone.  Methadone has a long (up to a year) withdrawal time frame.  I didn't feel good at all but still wanted to try to do all I could to bring my life into some kind of normal. I am grateful that my family lifted and carried me through a lot of that year with help from above.  I have accomplished so much in every aspect of my life since then.  I still struggle with the grip of Fibromyalgia and some days are pretty tough but most days are a blessing.  I should not have lived as I was so deep into my addiction.  I wonder so many times how I woke up to see a new day? I know that one reason I lived was that I have been able to help so many people realize that there is hope and that we can reclaim our health.  So many of you have carried me on my healthy journey and I can only hope that I have carried you as well.  I know that I need others to keep me strong and you have been there. I haven't written often in my blog but I carry you in my mind and heart.  I am thankful that I was brave and strong enough to take that first step into health 10 years ago!  Is it time for you to be brave and strong enough to take that first step too?

Experiment. That’s how I learn.

I have been watching the times people view my blog for years now and I have made an interesting observation. If I attach a video then my blog has very few views. If I don’t the views go way up. I realized my posts are being blocked because the videos are not from the same platform as my blog. I think you would enjoy seeing them. Eric also sings some absolutely stunning broadway songs in some of these videos. All I dare suggest is you search for Why Not Today Lifestyle and you will find videos.  I don’t know if this post will be allowed widespread viewing. This is also part of my experiment. Thank you for being my test subject!

Holiday Battle Plan.

This is our most recent live show. Please comment on this blog what your battle Plan is. We can help support each other in our healthy journey. https://youtu.be/Vlk-D7r1BRo

Ongoing addiction.

I am an addict! I am a recovering drug addict which if you’ve read my blog this will not come as a surprise. I’m also a food addict which is also not a secret. I will struggle with these all my life and need to be diligent with my recovery.  Sadly  I’ve slacked terribly with my food addiction.  I know the steps required to begin my food addiction recovery but I’m finding every excuse I can to not begin. I had health issues that I had beat down into remission with my (former) healthy journey but I can feel them stretching to be released to start controlling my health again. I am posting this on my blog as a commitment to you that I will begin my Healthy Journey again today. I like to refer to this process as a journey because it is going to have its ups and downs. So many of you have been with me from the beginning and I say thank you. You support me in so many ways even thought I’ve never met most of you.  Today is a good day to start to fight for my health! Care to join me? Why Not Today?

Walking in a sacred place. a

I have walked and explored this community of ancient ruins many times. My son decided to document some of it before new homes are built on top of it. I feel sad as I see much of our history gobbled up for the sake of money. https://youtu.be/a_eAIpMsXQI

Breast Cancer Warrior

Today on our Why Not Today Lifestyle show we talked about Breast Cancer  risk factors. I lost my sister to this horrible disease when she was 63 years old. She fought a hard fight for 10 years and I was so proud of her.  I miss our long visits we had on the phone because we lived 300 miles apart. I hope you can watch and listen.  https://youtu.be/rAkAdpTuq7s

New Adventure! Why Not Today Lifestyle!

I have started a new adventure with my son.  We have started a fb page and do a live feed once a week on things that we hope will help others have hope, health, and happiness.  We have been doing this for a few weeks on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 mst.  Today we talked about different addictions and some ways to recognize if you are addicted or how to get help. Please go onto Youtube and search Why Not Today Lifestyle and catch a few episodes if your interested.  I plan on posting them to my blog when I figure out how to do it!!!  hahaha.  I missed your support and need all the help I can get to "keep on Swimming."

New Adventures!

Hello Friends,
        As you have noticed I haven't been posting my musings on here! I needed some big changes in my life and so I have joined with my son a long time entertainer and motivational speaker to reach out to you about many of the challenges we all face. Also fun things that we do and fears we face.  Please look at our pages below and subscribe and follow.  If you feel like you would like to join in our healthy journey please join, like and share our page!  We can do this together. 
Thanks

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