Today’s morning walk was no less eventful than yesterday’s; however, it was a change of animal. What am I talking about, you ask? Oh, just how Mother Nature, herself, has felt the need to greet me as I go on this journey—and I’m not certain how I’m receiving her hospitality! Yesterday, as I trekked up the hill a little chiuaua— not leashed or attended by his owner—freely ran around outside. All I could say in my mind was, “Lord if this dog runs up to me he is going to be a fury football. Barrooooooooooo (him flying through the air lol)!” But, thankfully he apparently got the memo from King Jesus and realized that I wasn’t necessarily the type of person that he would want to come sniff and explore.
So with yesterday’s animal adventure forgotten, I peeled myself out of bed this morning and made my way up this hill. And as I walked by a bush—the one I always walk by—this bird decides to fly out of it. OMG! I nearly jumped out of my skin because he was so close to me. The element of surprise was never my favorite. Hence, I’ll just expect from now on that some beautiful animal will make it his duty to greet/root me on along this journey. (SN: By the way I don’t hate animals, so PETA advocates please don’t send me any hate mail…IJS).
With the critter events behind me, I’m proud to say I conquered the hill again today! Yea!! And when I returned home the victories kept coming. I learned to detect when my body is full; thus when to stop eating. Eating past my intake limit was one of my biggest issues. But, there’s no magic science to it; God merely whispered to my heart to pay attention to my body. And when I listened, I realized I was full even though I had not finished my two fluffy blueberry pancakes that I had prepared. Wow! This was a breakthrough for me because if something was on my plate I intended to finish it. This time, however, I wrapped it up for later.
Wow, this has to be what the self-controlled eater experiences daily. Another small, yet monumental, victory for me! Yea!
Nikki D
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