We just went on a 2 week vacation to our favorite spot…with family. Yesterday was our first day home from the lake…it was a lazy day. I hope today is a start to getting back on track. Vacation wasn’t as relaxing as I had hoped for but it was absolutely wonderful seeing the kids and grandkids! I did a lot of walking on our vacation and although I didn’t think I ate much, the scale tells me I put on nearly 10 lbs. I’m sad and frustrated about that but not enough to give up! Time to refocus and move forward. I know in my case it’s the exercise that helps lose and keep off weight so I really need to focus on that.
Family time and connecting is very important to me but in order for me to be emotionally healthy, I need to accept the fact that it’s not as important to others or it’s not defined the same anyway. I need to stop letting it bother me that others are going to judge me for not doing things their way. Everyone has a different idea of what relaxing is.. routines are different. Negativity is definitely not healthy and so it’s important for some relationships to be evaluated and possibly redefined. When we are constantly criticized we need to be careful not to fall victim to the same negativity… I try to avoid being around it when I can but when I can’t, I need to remind myself that my health and happiness does not hinge on what other’s opinions of me might be. My relationship with my Savior and His opinion of me is where my focus should always be.