Hello, and welcome to my Spark page. My name is Cindy. I’m 49 years old and have battled with my weight for most of my life. Like many people here, I have tried numerous diets and a million and a half “start-overs”. Although I haven’t mastered the ability to stick with it long enough to get the extra weight off, I've found SP to be the most helpful and the most healthy for me. And after wasting some more time out there looking for an easier, softer way, I'm ready to give up the idea of finding ...

Hello, and welcome to my Spark page. My name is Cindy. I’m 49 years old and have battled with my weight for most of my life. Like many people here, I have tried numerous diets and a million and a half “start-overs”. Although I haven’t mastered the ability to stick with it long enough to get the extra weight off, I've found SP to be the most helpful and the most healthy for me. And after wasting some more time out there looking for an easier, softer way, I'm ready to give up the idea of finding that magic cure or pill that promises weight loss without any work. Dang!! I thought for sure if I looked long and hard enough I could find a quick, effortless way to rid myself of this extra baggage. I think I’m finally beginning to accept the fact that there is no such method out there, so I’ve decided that this is where I belong. I’m back again and ready to give this another shot.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"The dictionary is the only place that success comes before work" - author unknown

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"My will shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny." Elaine Maxwell - author

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

x x x - FEAR NOT - x x x
(By Unknown)

Fear not that you might make a mistake in believing your dream.
Fear rather that if you don't go for it...
you might stand before God and He’ll tell you...
you could have succeeded had you had a little more faith.

Fear not that you might fail.
Fear rather that you will never succeed...
if you never try and if you are unwilling to take risks.

Fear not that you might get hurt.
Fear rather that you will never grow...
if you wait for painless success.

The old man said to the young man,
“Why not go out, on a limb,
After all isn't that where the fruit is.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

x x x - Habit - x x x
By Unknown

I am your constant companion,
I am your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.
I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do might just as well turn over to me
and I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed
you must merely be firm with me.

Show me exactly how you want something done
and after a few lessons, I will do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great people;
and alas, of all failures as well.

Those who are great,
I have made great.

Those who are failures,
I have made failures.

I am not a machine,
though I work with all the precision of a machine
plus the intelligence of a human.

You may run me for a profit or run me for ruin
it makes no difference to me.

Take me,
train me,
be firm with me,
And I will place the world at your feet.

Be easy with me,
and I will destroy you.

WHO AM I?

I AM HABIT.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

xxx - The Comfort Zone - xxx
By Unknown

I used to have a comfort zone where I knew I wouldn’t fail.
The same four walls and busywork were really more like jail.

I longed so much to do the things I’d never done before,
But stayed inside my comfort zone and paced the same old floor.

I said it didn‘t matter that I wasn’t doing much.
I said I didn’t care for things like commission checks and such.

I claimed to be so busy with the things inside the zone,
But deep inside I longed for something special of my own.

I couldn’t let my life go by just watching others win.
I held my breath; I stepped outside and let the change begin.

I took a step and with new strength I’d never felt before,
I kissed my comfort zone goodbye and closed and locked the door.

If you’re in a comfort zone, afraid to venture out,
Remember that all winners were at one time filled with doubt.

A step or two and words of praise can make your dreams come true.

Reach for your future with a smile; Success is there for you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

xxx - Self-Confidence - xxx
By Unknown

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think that you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win and you think you can't
It's almost certain that you won't.

If you think you'll lose, you've lost;
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a fellows will -
It's all in the state of mind.

If you think that you are out-classed, you are;
You've got to think high to rise;
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

xxx - I CAN? - xxx
By Unknown

Whatever your mind can conceive and believe, it will achieve. Dream great dreams and make them come true. Do it now!

You are unique. In all the history of the world there was never anyone else exactly like you, and in all the infinity to come there will never be another you. Never affirm self-limitations. What you believe yourself to be, you are.

To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost - put foundations under them. Yes you can. Believing is magic, you can always better your best. You don’t know what you can do until you try.

Nothing will come of nothing. If you don’t go out on a limb, you're never going to get the fruit. There is no failure except in no longer trying. Hazy goals produce hazy results. Clearly define your goals. Write them down, make a plan for achieving them, set a deadline, visualize the results and go after them. Just don’t look back unless you want to go that way.

Defeat may test you; it need not stop you. If at first you don’t succeed, try another way. For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up. Wishing will not bring success, but planning, persistence and burning desire will.

There is a gold mine within you from which you can extract all the necessary ingredients. Success is an attitude. Get yours right. It is astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen.

I CAN!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

xxx - Don’t Quit - xxx
by Edgar A. Guest

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low but the debts are high,
And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit ...
Rest if you must, but don't you quit!

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many failures turn about
When we might have won had we stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow ...
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out...
And you can never tell how close you are
It may be near when it seems so far.

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

xxx - Winners Are People Like You - xxx
By Unknown

Winners take chances Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.

Winners don't give up. When life gets rough, they hang in until the going gets better.

Winners are flexible. They realize there is more than one way and are willing to try others.

Winners know they are not perfect. They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths.

Winners fall but they don't stay down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing.

Winners don't blame fate for their failures, nor luck for their successes.

Winners accept responsibility for their lives.

Winners are positive thinkers who see good in all things.
From the ordinary, they make the extraordinary.

Winners believe in the path they have chosen even when it is hard, even when others can't see where they are going.

Winners are patient. They know a goal is only worthy as the effort that is required to achieve it.

Winners are people that believe in themselves. They make this world a better place to be.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Read More About CINDYLOU302 (Updated November 15)

Member Comments Page (31 total):  123Next >Last >>