All I need are some gummy bears

Out of touch, out of pocket, that has been me the last few days, but being with other people is so rewarding, I just can't always stop to blog. I would rather spend a little more time living my life and a little less writing about it. My new sunglasses made me look like an owl as I wore them the whole time we lounged by the saltwater pool. I couldn't care less because in only a few short days, Aurie, my god-daughter, and I will be on our road trip, across the US, to a beautiful, sandy beach, on the outer banks of NC to visit my friend Suzette.

All I need are some gummy bears. It is a tradition, bringing gummy bears on a road trip if you are traveling with me. For one thing, eating them keeps me awake and alert on the road. Secondly, they are basically indestructible when stuck to a car's side mirrors. The last time I went on a road trip, someone stole the gummy bear right off the mirror!

Mostly, I have gotten into my training and "be healthy" mentality. I eat healthy, think healthy and act healthy. I try to get some kind of workout every day, and my diet is fruits, veggies, whole grains, and fiber. So I eat like a squirrel. I guess it is about a mindset really. I know people who have been trying to lose weight forever, and not because they want to necessarily, but because they think they need to in order to please others. In any case, these people purchase every pill, every fad diet recipe, every "lose 20 pounds in a week" book, when really it is all about wanting to do it. You can't pill-pop your way into a trimmer body. You can't drink away the pounds and cross your fingers it will stay off. You have to change who you are, change your habits; you have to change.

I want to be healthy. I already look great, so I have been told, so for me, it is about fitness. And it is not really that difficult. I bike, run, swim, zumba, whatever I feel like doing because I find it fun. I also have been seeking out like-minded individuals. I am trying to surround myself with people who have a healthy mentality as well. I think maybe that has been part of my sadness since coming to Texas. I have been interacting with people whose glasses are half empty, and they are too afraid to make a change for the better. Change is hard and scary. Change is especially difficult when you do not think you need to change, but you do things to make it look like you are changing. Why put on a show then? Find your happiness elsewhere.

Now, I am back into being a positive force in the cosmos. I will most likely still have days where I want to pull the covers up over my head and hunker down in  my bed, but those days will be few. I am now looking ahead to gummy bears, sunrises on the beach, and love in the afternoon.