Starting Over
"Live out of your imagination, not your history." ~ Stephen Covey
Younger son and I made a yummy cauliflower cheese sauce (healthy AND decadent - who knew that phrase could exist?!) and poured it over baked potatoes and broccoli. Did I say, YUMMY?
The gift of these dishes is not simply healthy choices that satisfy us. For me, it is the reminder that a little effort in making small changes makes a big difference. It's not significantly more complicated to make this cauliflower cheese sauce - in fact, it may be less so. I think stewing cauliflower in milk and garlic might be easier than making a roux. It's possibly a couple more steps, and we had to wash a few more bowls, but it was well worth it, and I love knowing that we had a really nutritious meal that felt like a treat.
I also love the process. We made a decision to find a healthier alternative. We followed the steps. In my case, I learned something new, and overcame a lifelong understanding of how to make a cheese sauce. (And truth be told, I really DO like the flavor better. Amazing.)
Do you know how many times I've told myself I should eat better? Or cook better? Probably at least 150 days a year for the last, oh, fifteen years. (Does this sound at all familiar?)
Getting started starts with a thought, a desire, maybe a need. That leads to a next step. Maybe information gathering, or fact-finding. Then, action. Will + Information + Action can change your life.
You are welcome to start and to quit at any time. I'm not going to tell you you have to do anything. But I'm guessing there's something you've always wanted to do, possibly even something you've started and quit.
Believe me, I know, it's not easy. But I'll be here for you, fighting the same battles, trying to keep myself in line right next to you.
Tonight, I made the best cheese sauce I've ever made in my life. Tonight I made a cheese sauce that is better for me than any cheese sauce I've ever made in my life. That makes me really, really happy.
It doesn't matter how many times over the last fifteen years I've told myself I should make better choices, or learn how to cook more healthfully for my family. Today, I did it.
The beauty of THAT choice is that now I know how - with at least one dish. Next time it gets even easier. I'm changing our lives one confidence-building baby step at a time.
And the excitement I feel at these small successes will likely - though not necessarily - lead me to seek out more opportunities to learn and make healthier choices.
So, if you're 'listening', I set some goals today -
* at least five really healthy main meals this week
* at least 8,000 words on the manuscript
* edits/organizing 1st manuscript
Keep me honest! (Anything you want to share?)
Have a great week!
Younger son and I made a yummy cauliflower cheese sauce (healthy AND decadent - who knew that phrase could exist?!) and poured it over baked potatoes and broccoli. Did I say, YUMMY?
The gift of these dishes is not simply healthy choices that satisfy us. For me, it is the reminder that a little effort in making small changes makes a big difference. It's not significantly more complicated to make this cauliflower cheese sauce - in fact, it may be less so. I think stewing cauliflower in milk and garlic might be easier than making a roux. It's possibly a couple more steps, and we had to wash a few more bowls, but it was well worth it, and I love knowing that we had a really nutritious meal that felt like a treat.
I also love the process. We made a decision to find a healthier alternative. We followed the steps. In my case, I learned something new, and overcame a lifelong understanding of how to make a cheese sauce. (And truth be told, I really DO like the flavor better. Amazing.)
Do you know how many times I've told myself I should eat better? Or cook better? Probably at least 150 days a year for the last, oh, fifteen years. (Does this sound at all familiar?)
Getting started starts with a thought, a desire, maybe a need. That leads to a next step. Maybe information gathering, or fact-finding. Then, action. Will + Information + Action can change your life.
You are welcome to start and to quit at any time. I'm not going to tell you you have to do anything. But I'm guessing there's something you've always wanted to do, possibly even something you've started and quit.
Believe me, I know, it's not easy. But I'll be here for you, fighting the same battles, trying to keep myself in line right next to you.
Tonight, I made the best cheese sauce I've ever made in my life. Tonight I made a cheese sauce that is better for me than any cheese sauce I've ever made in my life. That makes me really, really happy.
It doesn't matter how many times over the last fifteen years I've told myself I should make better choices, or learn how to cook more healthfully for my family. Today, I did it.
The beauty of THAT choice is that now I know how - with at least one dish. Next time it gets even easier. I'm changing our lives one confidence-building baby step at a time.
And the excitement I feel at these small successes will likely - though not necessarily - lead me to seek out more opportunities to learn and make healthier choices.
So, if you're 'listening', I set some goals today -
* at least five really healthy main meals this week
* at least 8,000 words on the manuscript
* edits/organizing 1st manuscript
Keep me honest! (Anything you want to share?)
Have a great week!
posted by bobbi at 10:53 PM
3 Comments:
This post is pure money, Bobbi! I like the story and how it fuels the rest of the entry. I like the talking about change and the small steps towards making that change. I'd probably argue that the small steps are the change, that your hope is to make the change a living growing part of you (no such thing as a "permanent change" in my book).
semantics aside, i truly enjoyed this post. Thanks a bunch for sharing!
And same to you, Monica. You're right about small steps being the change - another post, I think. :o) Thank you, as always.
So how are those goals coming along... (I promised I'd check in and nag...) And this point (and many others on this site) are great reminders and nudges for me too. :) (This is Rachel. I can't log in for some reason.)
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