hope...

Hope is such a wondrous thing. It can change disillusion into possibility. It allows for the learning process to continue and the heart to remain open.

Hope is a glorious thing. It is a gift that supports life itself, for without it, we are challenged to find reason to get up in the mornings.

Hope has been given to me and I thank any of you who sent healthy energy to my daughter. She is a different person already and I hear the hope in her voice too, even though it scares her after all this time to dare hope for a diagnosis. Regardless, she hopes...I know it!

I am also actually hopeful that I am en route to managing my addiction. I am going to get a book, called "the diet fix", written by one of the Drs who started the first bariatric clinic in Ottawa. It is based on the program itself and he actually prescribes treats for his clients so that they don't just avoid their "drug", but learn to handle it instead. I will let you know what I think.

I'm still nervous about not tracking my food, but have stayed off the scales and will decide one week at a time if I need to return to it for a bit.

Thank you, elly

" At the end of the day we must go forward with hope, not backward by fear and devision." Jesse Jackson