Saying Yes!

As the Black Eyed Peas song goes, "It's a New Day!"

(Thank God for that!) I woke up determined to be out of my funk and CHOOSE JOY TODAY. And I did. Just like that. So on that happy note, I'm starting the week off right...by Saying YES!
I say YES to...

• BEAUTIFUL Texas weather!
• The sweet sounds Jackson makes when he drinks his milk.
• Noah's enthusiasm and the way he wakes up with a joyful heart EVERY day.  He really does.
• I say YES to walks around the lake with my boys.
• YES  to working off my Sunday maladaptive coping carb fest:/
• YES to MORE pictures with Rose Bailey this Friday---Bring it!
• YES to serving as the Komen National Sponsor Liason for the upcoming Race For the Cure.
• YES to self-care, as I got behind there.
• I say YES to letting go of scorekeeping.
• YES to working on organizational skills; finishing one project (or room, or drawer, or report, whatever "it" may be) before jumping to another.
• YES to encouraging my friends in their efforts to get fit.
• YES to Love is a Verb!
• YES to having serious gratitude for my health.
• YES to using that gratitude to motivate me to make healthy choices.
• I say YES to BALANCE.
• YES to taking deep breaths to calm myself if/when I begin to get overwhelmed.
• YES to prayer. Please, God, lift up Elizabeth during this time of crisis. Guide her, strengthen her. Comfort her. Help her to know that I am here and always will be.
• YES to listening and using my words constructively.
• YES to dancing with my boys.
• I say YES to laughter.
• YES to ordering Noah's Super 4th Birthday Cake.
• YES to saying no when necessary without guilt.
• YES to my housekeeper returning----she stood me up last week!
• YES to the promise of spring!
• YES to appreciating Michael for being a wonderful husband and father.
• I say YES to Noah. Yes to Jackson. Yes to playing more and cleaning less.
• YES to catching up on some things I've been procrastinating doing.
• YES to CHOOSING JOY TODAY!
• YES to rest.
• YES to being totally comfortable with who I am.
• YES to confidence, energy, and authenticity.
• YES to Progress, not perfection,
• YES to Life Is Dessert!
• YES! YES! YES!