Sounds like we might know for sure today or tomorrow who our next President is going to be. I have been reading pages on Facebook from those across the isle from me. I am trying hard to understand their support of Trump. It is interesting to read both sides think the other side is going to incite violence.
I believe life is a mirror and we see in others what is hard to see in ourselves. So I have been sitting with the question: When do I lock into my side of an issue so hard that it feels like truth? When we stop seeing both sides of the issue we have lost the battle. Neither side has ownership of truth. Interesting times we are living in for sure.
I believe there are very few real truths in the world. Most of what feels like truth is preferences. If we can see our beliefs as preferences instead of truth there is more room for discussion and learning. It can be hard for me to remember that though.
I have been cleaning today. I don’t think my house has ever been his dirty before. Finding way too much dirt. I am waiting until the last minute to dust as we have the doors and windows open today and the dust is blowing in faster than I can clean it up. Another mid 70’s day on the prairie with bright blue skies. It was cloudy earlier but the clouds have rolled on out and it is a beautiful day now.
We have some friends coming over for dinner tonight. Decided we would grill steaks as it is so nice out. They are bringing a side dish and dessert so it will be an easy meal for me to fix. We will have to break out some wine and celebrate our new president. Maybe I will dig out my pearls and wear them. They go with blue jeans – right?
The chickens were glad to get outside again this morning. When I opened their door the wind was quiet but it has picked up a bit since. They don’t like getting their feathers ruffled.
My nephew got to go home from the hospital already. So grateful he is doing better. It helps to be young and healthy.
I am back on my eating plan. Had my first successful day yesterday. I have been eating way too much food that has flour in it while I was sick as that was all I could get down. I also was snacking as I could only eat small amounts at a time. Now that I am feeling better I need to clean up my act again. I have put on 19 pounds and need to get it back off. Felt good to have a successful day at last. No sugar, no flour and no snacking is my mantra for success. I do feel better when I eat on plan.
Last time I was on plan I ate the same thing everyday. I see now that wasn’t a smart thing for me to have done. It is hard to have a life and eat the same thing everyday. Now that I have Jim to eat with I need to learn how to stay on plan with a variety of food and options. This time I am not in a hurry to take the weight off. In fact that is a reward of eating on plan but not the goal. The goal is to remove processed foods and feel better in my body.
This is a picture of the desk Jim built for me. I love it. I like the simple, functional design.
Grateful for a cleaner house then I had this morning, grateful for the beautiful desk Jim built me, and grateful for friends coming for dinner.