Life is getting in the way lately but I am not complaining. For instance I am sitting here at work and can hardly focus on anything because tomorrow my baby girl will have scoliosis correction surgery. There is a much
longer medical term for this but I can’t spell it and you can’t pronounce it so
I figure why bother.
She is now fourteen years old and braver than I was at her
age. This girl amazes me with how calm and focused she is. I am scared to death
and she is determined as hell.
Last week, my wife gave her an opportunity to cancel the operation
when she finally made mention of her fears and she said “no I want it done”. It
is amazing how kids can be so brave and when they should be leaning on their
parents for support their parents are secretly leaning on them for the same
help.
It will be a long stressful five hour waiting period
tomorrow I am sure but in the end with God’s help I feel confident that all
will work out for the best.
My daughter as is my son is everything to me. She is so much
like me that it annoys me, but then again she is so very different than I am that I am in awe of her greatness. We have the same sense of humor which absolutely disgusts
my wife some days and helps us to relate to each other on a different level
other times as we try to out do each other. Basically, she gets me and what else could a father want than to
be understood by his daughter.
Most days I can do nothing but shake my head as I watch her
grow into a beautiful young lady. I am sure this will be another thing that
will keep me awake at night. If my sister thought she had it hard with me
looking over her shoulder I can imagine my baby girl will also have a more
difficult time of it with any boy that dares to step foot into my house.
Maggie is as smart as a whip and loving, she gets that from
her mother, but she is also carefree, confident and above all caring of others
at the same time. I cannot wait to see her beautiful smiling face after this is
all over with tomorrow and then watch her take on high school over the next four
years.
I ask that you keep her in your thoughts and prayers over the next few days.
On a different subject; I decided to go back to being 100%
Primal, and made my adjustments over the weekend to starting today. I feel at
my best when I am eating this way and decided it was time to buckle down and
get to business. I have become so much healthier over the past few years with
Beachbody fitness programs being my primary vehicle toward a better lifestyle.
I am stronger and feel much better but nutrition was something I never really
totally committed to.
When I did the 21 Day Primal Blueprint in June of 2012
during my transition from my old job to my current job I lost 16 pounds in that
twenty-one day period and I should have never stopped. I spent the weekend putting things in place
and I am looking forward to committing and making the next set of changes in my
journey.
The goal is to be in better shape at 50 years old than I was
when I was 30 years old and sadly I do not think it will be all that hard to
accomplish. Maybe I should make that goal 20? Maybe I will. That’s what goal
setting is all about.
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