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Came to this site in February of 2008; began new lifestyle Aug,9,2007. Hoping for a reduction in medications and being able to have a normal, pain-free life from here on in. I appreciate all the support I get, am very blessed with this site and access to it!
This site and all the people on it are a continuation of growth for all involved. It is so true that we are our brother's keeper, we are put here for each other, strangers or not!
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Came to this site in February of 2008; began new lifestyle Aug,9,2007. Hoping for a reduction in medications and being able to have a normal, pain-free life from here on in. I appreciate all the support I get, am very blessed with this site and access to it!
This site and all the people on it are a continuation of growth for all involved. It is so true that we are our brother's keeper, we are put here for each other, strangers or not!
With a deep faith in my Savior and trust and hope in all that is offered on this site, I will do my best as HE allows me to do to better myself physically, spiritually, and emotionally!
We may not always get what we WANT, but we will always get what we need at the time, on HIS timetable, not ours!



Member Since: 2/21/2008

Fitness Minutes: 295,000

My Goals:
1. Get off some of my medications.
2. Keep the diabetes at the stage it is in now.
3.Lose total of 152 pounds.
4. Maintain a new healthier lifestyle to prolong my life.

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I reside in Mid -Michigan, love to travel. I have one daughter who is my pride and joy.
The greatest thing in my life is my continual discoveries of how HE works in my life!

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 I look forward to being able to get healthier, shed the weight I need to lose, and start to travel again.
I take nothing for granted in my life, my attitude is gratitude.



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  • v 1CRAZYDOG
    None today, but that changes . . . supposed to start snowing tomorrow morning and snow all day. And it's supposed to add up to 3-5 in. We actually had sunshine today! Mother Nature trying to butter us up!!!! LOL

    Hope all is well by you.
    10 hours ago
  • v PATRICIAAK
    Here's today's DDC. Remember to subscribe with your regular email.

    DOC'S DAILY CHUCKLE
    Always Clean Chuckles
    Laughter is the Best Medicine!
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    friends, inviting them to become a member of the
    Doc's Daily Chuckle family!
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    I appreciate all the prayers being said.
    My Dad is doing a little better. His voice was
    stronger when I talked to him yesterday. He's
    currently in rehab at the VA.
    Doc

    Today's Chuckles
    1. Well-Planned Retirement
    2. Polite

    ———————————————

    Well-Planned Retirement

    Funny, but untrue story:



    Outside England's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for
    150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were
    managed by a very pleasant attendant... The fees for cars
    ($1.40), for buses (about $7).



    Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day
    of work, he just didn't show up; so the zoo management
    called the city council and asked it to send them another
    parking agent. The council did some research and replied
    that the parking lot was the zoo's own responsibility.
    The zoo advised the council that the attendant was a city
    employee. The city council responded that the lot attendant
    had never been on the city payroll.



    Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of
    Spain, or France, or Italy, is a man who'd apparently had
    a ticket booth installed completely on his own and then
    had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to
    collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about
    $560 per day -- for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week,
    this amounts to just over $7 million dollars... and no
    one even knows his name.



    - From Jean (via GCFL)

    ———————————————

    This idea of shared humanity and the connections that we
    make with one another — that's what, in fact, makes life
    worth living. - Clint Smith

    ———————————————

    Polite
     
    While I was working as a pediatric nurse, I had the
    difficult assignment of giving immunization shots to
    children. One day I entered the examining room to give
    four-year-old Lizzie her shot.
     
    "NO! NO! NO!" she screamed.
     
    "Lizzie," her mother scolded. "That's not polite behavior."
     
    At that, the girl yelled even louder, "NO, THANK YOU! NO,
    THANK YOU! NO, THANK YOU!"
     
    - From Laugh & Lift

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    Please pray for: Colin, Nicolle, Patricia, Sandy, Greg, Bess.

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  • v SHARON10002
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    It’s Monday and the beginning,
    Of the week that lies ahead,
    Just keep moving step by step and grinning,.
    By keeping positive thoughts in your head,

    Things change, and our bodies and emotions change. They can be small changes, or they can be BIG changes. But one thing is for sure, they are usually unexpected, while intended to help us move forward in some way. They help to shape who were are, and build our very foundation of our constitution - who we are - and our ability to face what is yet to come.

    “We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.” ~ C. JoyBell C.

    "Don't be afraid if things seem difficult in the beginning. That's only the initial impression. The important thing is not to retreat; you have to master yourself."
    ~ Olga Korbut

    Set your sights today on one thing in your life that needs to change. Use mindfulness to help you stay in the moment, and help you take that first step and move forward this week to make it over the hurdle.

    Wishing you a positive and productive week.
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    1 day ago
  • v 1CRAZYDOG
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    In order to better ourselves, and live our best life, we must be willing to learn, and grow to appreciate & care for yourself from the inside out. Andrieka Austtin
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    1 day ago
  • v 1CRAZYDOG
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    Take time to listen in the silence. Gail Lynne Godwin
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    Snow, snow, snow! Hope y'all are doing ok! Mother Nature needs to definitely finid a new hobby!!

    HUGS
    2 days ago
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