Small Steps

A journey of a thousand miles begins with
a single step.

Lao-tzu
Try This:                  HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
I love the New Year.  For me, it's a new beginning, a fresh start, a clean slate and a new resolution.  This year's resolution is BALANCE.  Living my life in balance.

Balance means working some, playing some, laughing some, crying some (then laughing some more) and finding the joy in all of it.  It also means moving more, relaxing more, enjoying more and doing a lot less busywork.

What will you do to live more in balance this week?
How'd it go?

Did you rest last week?
 
Check This Out:                       THANK YOU!


As a way to thank all of you for accompanying me on this journey and to wish you a Happy New Year, I have bought a flock of ducks through Heifer International.  When I picked Heifer International for my gifts this year, I thought it was going to be difficult deciding which gift to give.  I liked the idea of a llama or a water buffalo, but there were also honey bees, trees or a knitting basket.  But when I saw that I could buy a flock of ducks, the decision was made. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

One of the reasons I write this newsletter is because I've been given the gift of support by family, friends, Weight Watchers and numerous books, articles and web sites in order to lose weight and make healthier choices.  This newsletter is one way I pass on the gift I've been given.  Thank you for being a part of the journey.

Heifer International  helps build sustainable communities and their mission is to end world hunger and poverty and care for the earth.  I love the idea that the recipients of a cow, a goat or other gift is required to pass on the gift by sharing the offspring of the gift animals. 
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We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.

Edith Lovejoy Pierce

My Journey:
Shawndra's AFTER
I've lost weight twice before but I gained it back eventually.  This time I'm determined to keep it off and I realize that it's not a one time fix.  It's a journey.  And as with all great journeys, you learn as you go. 

I take these small steps with you each week because I also need to build and maintain the habits and behaviors that support me in my journey.  Thanks for joining me each week.  Have fun and enjoy your life!

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above:  Shawndra,  2008 by Perceptions Unlimited

right:  Shawndra, Christmas 2003
 
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Shawndra Holmberg
Life Coach / Organizer

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