A little, bitty manifesto

Wednesday (late) night. Maybe it's the Michael Buble CD playing on my trusty laptop or the endorphins from my Cardio Coach session still coursing through my veins, but I am feeling really strong right now. Yes, I've gained 20 (very hard-fought) pounds back since March. Yes, I made what might turn out to be a big emotional mistake last night with a member of the opposite sex. I've also been putting off major assignments at work. There's the bad news. It's here, as it nearly always is, for anyone who strolls by this little corner of the 'Net to read.

Want to know the good news? The good news is that I'm alive, I'm human, and I'm not giving up. I can lose that 20 pounds again and more, too. I know how to, I've done it before, and my body wants to release that weight. I can visualize it and the path from here to there is not so terribly long or arduous. The boy thing might still turn out not to be a mistake but, even if it is, it's over and I need to put it behind me. Work isn't in disaster mode, I just need to focus and get off my keyster when it comes to action items. Minimum progress is still being made, so it's not such a huge stretch that I can't get back up to speed. I've done such a good job of psyching myself out, but it really isn't hard, it's just a matter of making a commitment to myself and then keeping it.

Yes, I'm getting stronger by the minute and I still have hope, so I know that anything's possible. I won't ever be perfect and I don't need to be, I just need to do a little better than I am right now. This I can do.