Transformation Tuesday.

Ok, I'm fixin' to get real vulnerable, yall.

(And not just with the Texas vernacular, either.)

So, I've recently lost 15 pounds.

And that was hard.

I seem to be built to be curvy,

and my body seems to be vehemently opposed

to getting into shape.

But with the help from

a great personal trainer/nutrition coach,

and good friends to be my "gym buddies",

I've reached that goal.

Here's the deal though,

that's not my final goal.

I still have pounds to lose,

muscle to build,

and strength and endurance to gain.

And truth be told,

it's not getting any easier.

In fact, it's getting even harder.

I've been so frustrated with myself the last week

for my lack of continued progress,

that unfortunately,

that frustration has snowballed

into an even bigger frustration with myself

for ALL the goals I have yet to fully accomplish.

I seem to make 

the same mistakes over and OVER.

And it drives me CRAZY.

I have SO FAR to go!!

But while wallowing in self pity, 

I came across this quote,

"At the end of your lives 

you will not be judged by academic successes... 

the positions held, the material wealth acquired, 

or power and prestige, 

but rather on the basis of 

WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME as people 

and WHAT YOU ARE 

in CONDUCT and CHARACTER."

(thank goodness for President Howard W. Hunter)

So, don't forget that each time you try... 

and subsequently try AGAIN,

you may not quite reach your goal,

but you are becoming someone

stronger

wiser

better

more empathetic

kinder

more patient

softer hearted

and you're improving your character.

And that's what counts!!!

#KEEPGOING