LIMITATIONS

I tell myself and others regularly that we are only limited by our minds, but seriously thats all I need! I don't need other people or circumstances or things
to limit my life, my goals, my happiness, or my potential, my mind does very
well all by itself.

I find that I have the biggest struggles just before a breakthrough in what I wanted to achieve and this tells me that I just have to keep my mind fixed on the goal no matter what.

A few months ago I challenged myself to make a concious effort to keep on doing the things that I really want to and not to be hindered by anything along the way that would throw me off course, I am pleased to say that I kept to what I had resolved in my heart even though I was tested continually along the way.

"When a man has put a limit on what he will do,
he has put a limit on what he can do"
-Charles Schwab

Don't Limit Yourself!

KNOW YOURSELF!

I have pondered this question off and on over the
years and I can honestly say that if the world ended
tomorrow, Yes, I would be proud of myself, Why?
Because I'm doing everything right? Or even anything
right? No, I am proud of myself because I finally know
who I am and know who I was created to be, and the
more I know myself, the more I know that I will never
be all the things that you think that you should be or
what other people want you to be. And thats ok, I just
wanna be me!

On the journey of knowing myself, I continually ask
myself some questions, like...
1) What makes you peaceful?
2) What makes you feel strengthened?
3) What/Who leaves you feeling drained & empty?
4) Who/What fills you with energy? joy?
5) How do you look after yourself?
6) Is your life lined up with the values you have?

These answers will be as vastly different for everyone, even the questions we ask ourselves will be different, but the results if we choose to encourage ourselves when times are hard, to know ourselves enough to love ourselves by making healthy choices and are proud of the life we live, the end results will be the same - We will live better than we have before.

IF WE HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE ONE HEART OF TWO - I JUST WANNA DANCE WITH YOU.

27 Years ago today I married my best friend, Along the way we have had an amazing adventure, I am certain there have been times where I have driven him completely nuts and vice versa but today I have enjoyed thinking of a lot of the fun times and know that the best is yet to come.

I am very thankful that I am married to a man who wants to honor God with our lives and to use those lives to make a difference to humanity, I won't share this day with him as he is in Indonesia helping build an Orphanage, but we look forward to celebrating when he gets home next week.

We have been dancing to this song for nearly the whole of our marriage.

David, We danced together yesterday, we dance today alone, tomorrow we dance again. I love you. Nelsa

REMOVING THE ROADBLOCKS

A couple of days ago I set myself a goal to start and stick with my exercise program no matter what, so I got ready to go for my walk on the first day, reminding myself that no matter what, I was going to complete my walk.... then, I kept on getting phone messages, and I had to remind myself - no roadblocks -, then one of my sons asked me to go do something with them , oh it was so tempting, I was putting my runners on trying to think about how I could put my walk aside and do it later.... no roadblocks.

I was feeling pretty proud of myself for recognising all the obstacles that were in my way when I stepped onto my balcony and it started to pour down.... thats when the battle begun within... I said to myself, "Self, If that is not a reason to stay indoors and put your feet up, I don't know what is!" , well Self talked back " Who you trying to kid, girlfriend, You decided to start your exercise program during the coldest, wettest months of the year and think there won't be any rain?"

I also knew that if I decided to turn around and go back inside that my exercise bike and treadmill would both be glaring at me from the top lounge and reminding me that they were there to compensate for the ROADBLOCKS!!

Well, I set off in the rain and am happy to say that I won. So on my first day, I walked 4 kms and got drenched but it was the happiest drenching of my life. There will always be Obstacles, heaps of different Roadblocks to stop me reaching the goals that I have set out before me, my job is to find my way around them.

A SLOW LEARNER?

After spending most of the day in bed today and suffering the
consquences (yet again) of eating wheat products when I have
a gluten intolerance, I am forced to question myself as to
whether I am just a slow learner or want to just ignore that
my body does not cope with the gluten I chuck at it.

Well, I have to admit that I can't really ignore it for much
longer, my symptoms this time were screaming at me to
sit up and take notice, in the past I have put up with the
pain all throughout my body, and the swelling of my joints
and in particular my feet but today I also couldn't think
straight,and I needed to for my College Course and to
work on my assignment.

There is a saying that descibes this process that I have
been putting myself through.

"If you do what you've always done, You'll get what
you've always gotten"

I am having a serious discussion with myself as to what
I am going to do about it, and whether there are other
things in my life that I push aside hoping that they will
right themselves over time.

How about you? Am I the only one who notices things
and hopes they will just come right without me doing
anything about it? I have a feeling I'm not alone.

END OF AN ERA

I have been contemplating this time of my life for the
last 16 years! Why? Well my youngest child is now
finished his schooling and I have been made semi -
redundant, as our journey through Home Schooling
has meant that I no longer have the role of Teacher
or Supervisor.

Before you start feeling sorry for me - Don't, I am
doing cartwheels on the inside because I have a
whole pile of things in my mind that I would like
to be doing.

What to do first, what to do, what to do.
Well I am just going to relax and enjoy a few
months off, I don't know really what that looks
like but I will keep you posted, for now I am
just excited to get to this stage in my life and
realise that I made it through. I have a whole
list of topics that I want to blog on for this year
and would really love to hear some more of
what others would like to hear about as well,
I have had some suggestions and questions
from young mums about how to balance the
busy times of life etc, which I will share in the
future.

I am hoping to go to Queensland in the next
few weeks with either Chaplaincy Australia or
the Red Cross, the need is extensive at the
moment. I am working on an assignment
these holidays for Bible College to get a head
start for the next semester.

2011 is going to be GREAT!