I used to love this show. I'll even admit I had a Steve Austin doll, I mean Steve Austin Action Figure. I took that thing everywhere. I wanted to be The Six Million Dollar Man. Someone taken from a pile of nothing and made into a real life superhero! Someone always fighting the odds yet come out on top. While watching a home renovation show tonight, I got think in about that show. This house had some sinking in the ceiling from the second floor. They ended having to gut the whole house because of it. Turned out there was mold and asbestos through the whole thing, and the walls were caving in in the basement. What looked like might be a 3 week job, turned into a 7 month nightmare! The host said they rebuilt it stronger and better. Then the more I thought about those shows the more I thought about me. Here I am a wreck of a man. Foundation weak, bulging exterior, gas leaks, and a lot of air under the ceiling. Sounds like a recipe for a renovation. I've got a whole crew working on me! My wife Melody, my Weight watcher Sponsor, Nanci, and my trainer, Jared. I also got all the prayers and support of my family and friends. Without no of that could I start this journey, let alone finish it. Everybody I talk to has been encouraging. My fater-in-law, instead of pizza to watch the OU game the other night, bought some grilled chicken from KFC, instead of pizza. When you see people go out of their way to help you make your goals, that makes me feel really special. I'm not going to be a simple job, something that can be fixed in a 3 week time. It's going to take months if not a couple years to reach my goal. This isn't going to be something I can slap together and call it good. It's going to take rebuilding me from the ground up. I got to change everything about me. Not only the way I eat, but the way I live! At times I think I might get overwhelmed, I know that I am building a good foundation right now. Eating habits and exercise are 2 of those key ingredients. One of the other is prayer. My friends and family alone can't help me on this journey. I need somebody bigger. I know I'm not perfect by any means, but having God along helps. I've started praying for strength, courage, and encouragement everyday. The strength to get out of bed, the courage to take on the day no matter what happens, and the encouragement to make me want to do it everyday! Am I going to fail? Sometimes, yes. Everytime, no.By me focusing on those keys, I know I got a strong foundation started.
I want to share with you a video of a song I just recently found. It's by Diamond Rio and it's off their Album, "The Reason." I encourage you if you have some headphones listen to it that way, if not crank up the volume on your speakers it's a good one. It says alot about me, but also gives me encouragement for my journey. Hope you enjoy. I couldn't get the video to pull up, so just click on th link below.
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