What's It Matter?

Day 8--Month 2

Down 4 pounds, but not quite where I was last Thursday. :(

Yes, the way I'm counting the days is confusing me, too. It is the 8th day of my second month of my New Lifestyle and Wellness Plan. (How long do I say new? I will be dropping that soon. However, I am on the 6th day of my Ignite cycle--4th cycle.  And it is the 3rd day of the second month--February 3. I must work this out. You may not care one way or the other, but I'm chronicling my journey, so I want it to be easy for me to follow, look up, etc. hmmmmm.....

Never doubt that you matter.

First, I love it when you all tell me that you read this blog and that it helps you, or inspires you, or even makes you laugh. It matters to me. I've had a pretty rough week. Though I received an extremely positive report from the oncologist, the appointment left me reeling, then my experimental madness caused me to gain back some of the weight I had lost, much more than I expected. Things at school were great, but I was in a funk. There was comfort in getting back to the structure of the eating plan on Ignite. Can you believe I'm saying that? Me? Structure? I don't know why. I'm pondering it. Anyway, I'm digressing. . ..

I was having a rough week. And I got a text message on Thursday from one of my former students. Now Jamie (leaving out his last name to protect him from being embarrassed) is not just any former student. He is part of a group of 90 students that I taught for two years, part of a class of about 30 that I commonly call my babies. (I do realize that I must stop that soon.) Part of an even smaller group that I call my sons and daughters. Jamie was the original of my children. My son. Added to my nieces and godchildren, the closest thing to a child I have. The change of having him in high school after having seen and talked to him almost daily is one of those changes I don't like! Anyway, he texted Thursday and wanted to meet me at school Friday morning to visit. Although I had to wake up 30 minutes earlier--uuugg--I told him I'd be there. We were able to visit and catch up for about 45 minutes before he had to leave to go to school. We talked about grades, how my other "babies" were doing, and caught up with each other. He looked and sounded so grown up. But he pulled outsome homework that he didn't finish the night before, and I knew that he was the same Jamie I knew. Those 45 minutes did more to lift my spirits and bring me back to stasis than the greasy, self-indulgent spree of the previous weekend. 

All of that to illustrate to you to never doubt that you matter. You never know whose morning, day, week you might make with a blog, a text, a visit, a hug, a smile. You, my readers and friends, matter to me. Thanks for reading and commenting.

And I hope that even when I'm a bit negative or digress a bit, my blog, my words, my-self matter to you!

I'm discovering on this path to wellness that wellness is more than just being physically healthy. It's mental, emotional, spiritual, as well. The true path to wellness is holistic. And I'll be exploring that in the upcoming days.