The Warrior Suz: Woman on a Mission

This still works for me!  I am on a mission..it has just been "slightly" altered for a while.  No matter what, I will never give up!
It has been a tough few days.  But I continue to make positive choices.  There will be plenty more tough days...but I will stay strong...because I have Someone who gives me strength.  I am not strong on my own.
Your continued support and encouragement means so much to me.

Blessings in Disguise

This blessed me and I wanted to share it with you all.
All of us have gone through down times in our lives and there was something...a blessing in disguise, that brought us here together.  Blessings come in ways we just can't imagine.   I know my trials have brought me to where I am today..stronger than ever before, despite the current issues.
and to know that because I have kept up with my fitness over the years and even now, will only help me to be strong physically, because we know that stresses of life do wear on our physical bodies...and our immune systems.  My good health will only be a plus as I go through this present trial.  And knowing I have formed the positive habits that will keep me moving forward and to not fall back.
Let us all look for the blessings that may be disguised as pain and suffering.

Positives For Today: Making the Right Choices

Positives for today!

Ate clean all day!  I found an awesome product I am going to try the next 30 days, which includes protein, an energy and mood enhancer, and an antioxidant fruit blend.  Besides using the product, I will be able to market it as a business and make some money.  It is a fast growing company with some awesome products, with an awesome income potential.  I am excited.  It will help me to stay positive with the changes going on in my life plus also help me to support myself and my family. 
It could very well keep me from having to work a second job. (let me know if you care to hear about what I am going to be doing.  I will also help with weight loss!) 

Got the workout in today!  I did make some small gains with weights.  It felt good to push the body.

I am thankful that I am making the right choices for me and my health despite the difficulties I am facing in my life.  I know the road will not be easy nor will it be over any time soon, but I DO know that I CAN make the right choices and stay on my path to staying healthy, mind, body and soul.  I DO not have to choose poor foods due to emotional eating.  I CAN keep working out, knowing that exercise will only enhance my mood and even my immune system.  I can take control of one area of my life that I KNOW I can control. 
I can also take control of my thoughts.  Granted, there are going to be some down times but if I stay diligent in taking my thoughts captive, I can overcome the negative and defeating thoughts from the dream stealer by affirming the truths of who Suzette, is.  I AM a Warrior!  I AM Unstoppable!  It is who I AM!!  It's not just an attitude, it's a way of life!  It is a way of Being! 
Even though things are not as I would like them to be right now, I can still believe that it will all work out for good.  I don't have to like it, but I can still trust.  I can keep the faith, that it will turn out just as it is meant to be. 
What do trials in your life do?  They cause you to grow.  They cause you to change.  They cause you to examine your life, your thoughts, your beliefs.   I can sulk in the depression of it all, as I have done in the past,  or I can not live defeated and not allow my circumstances to dictate who I am as a person.  I can overcome!  I do know this, I will come out stronger than ever before having gone through this current trial. 
My life, my thoughts and my beliefs will Be Who I am!

God is not the source of my storm, but He is my shelter in the midst of it. I agree with Jesus and take authority over the storms of life, and declare PEACE in the midst of them. I walk in wisdom by acting on the Word, and I rise above every storm, in the name of Jesus!

Be Thankful

My champion "activity" today was to sleep!  I am emotionally exhausted.  but unfortunately the "nap" has me now up at 3 am!
I continue to eat fairly well.  My only "downfall" is a bowl of cereal, which is usually Raisin Bran...not the worst, but not the best either.

Today, I will focus on getting my workout in.  I do not want to let my life circumstances keep me from the things I can control.  It would be so easy to just slip back into emotional eating patterns because of life issues, but that would only make it worse.  I feel better knowing I can still do those healthy things..plus eating healthy and exercise will only help the stress and keep my immune system strong, as stress can have affects on your immune system and health.  hmmm..remember gall bladder?! (If you don't know about the gall bladder thing, ask.)

Here's what my devotional said today.
"Let Thankfulness temper all your thoughts.  A grateful attitude becomes a grid through which you perceive life. Rejoice and be thankful! Trust is the channel through which the Lord's Peace flows into you.  Thankfulness lifts you up above your circumstances."

So I will focus also on being Thankful.  Even being thankful for my circumstances, even as hard as they are.  If I stay thankful, I will not be drug down into depression.

1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Choose Strength!

So with a high on my heels, I was thrown a low blow yesterday!(in time I will share what has happened).  This low blow is a life changing one!!  My life will forever be changed.
 But I am determined to not let it pull me under or to throw me off course and revert to old poor food habits or to stop my workouts.  While yesterday I did not do my scheduled workout, I know my body enough to know that the stress I was under was a recipe for injury.  But I made good food choices and it was forefront in my mind that I was NOT going to make poor choices there that would only serve to disappoint myself.  I have been down that road before and 90 lbs later regretted it.  I will not do that again!  I will not let my circumstances dictate my actions.  I am even more so determined to keep my mind in the right positive place.  To fill my mind with empowering and positive thoughts that will propel me towards personal excellence.  I will not be pulled down by the dream stealer with defeat and depression.  I will Rise Above!!  I am worth it! 
The next months will be challenging for me...like that is anything new for me?  This is a "new" challenge unlike I've ever experience before, but I know the personal growth I have undergone these past 14 months is/has made me stronger to endure this new life changing challenge I am about to go through. Many of you know of the challenges I have endured even just this past year...but I will not be pulled under.
I am more than a conqueror!
I am unstoppable!
I ain't no quitter!
I am a Warrior!
I have an unstoppable Force behind me, within me, for me, before me!
I am a woman on a mission!  To inspire!  To show others that no matter what life throws at you, you can overcome!  That with God, ALL things are possible! 
Nobody can keep you from your destiny-except you!  Even your trials and  circumstances can not keep you from fulfilling your destiny! God's got it all figured out!  All I have to do is Trust and walk in faith...believe without doubt...put into Action...the destiny God has put inside of me.
What don't kill you can only make you stronger! 

I choose Strength!!

Be strong, and let your heart take courage,
all you who wait for the Lord!—Psalm 31:24

 

fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.   Isaiah 41:10

 

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.—Philippians 4:13

God says, as He said at the Red Sea, the battle is mine. I do the fighting. In quietness and trust will be your strength.” Our strength is in God. And it’s not just any strength – the strength of a warrior. Trust in God is our warrior strength. God is our fortress and strength

 

Let's just say I am about to go through the fire...but I WILL come out Gold! 

Just do your best

Just do your best for today.
Today, the best I could do was a walk.  That's it.
It seems when God opens one door, another one closes.  That was the case for me today.  And with that, all I could manage to do was go for a walk and soak in the sun.
When I could have easily eaten completely off plan due to emotional reasons, I chose not to.  I ate well today.  I am proud of my food choices today.

No Limits!

There is no limit to what God can do!

lyrics:
So, there's always gonna be critics out there
You'll never go nowhere as long as you care
So ya gotta understand
There's gonna always be a man
Telling you that you can't

So, if you never spread your wings
You can't touch the sky
And you'll always wonder why
Because you never try
So are ya really gonna let someone else decide
Who you are and how far you were created to fly

Refrain:
(fly)
oh, oh, oh, oh
(no no no, no no no)

oh, oh, oh, oh
(no no no, no no no)

Just who you are and how far you were meant to fly

(You are so wonderful...
Because you are so wonderful
(...and fearfully made)
and so fearfully made
able to do all things great

(your Maker has a ...)
Oh, you better know your Maker
(...plan or purpose for you)
Cause He's gotta plan or purpose for you
And there's no limit to what together you can do

So you might even notice there's not a single one
Who agrees the things you seen and visions can be done
So you gotta realize
That the truth that makes you wise
also makes your faith fly

So you just may be the one to listen and obey
Despite the dark nor the uncertainties
Significance is not built on what meets the eyes
Who you are and how far you were created to fly

REFRAIN

There where always be haters like commentators who'll be carried away
Hey, There will always be somebody who got somethin' to say
Yo, don't be 'fraid or discouraged when your plans are good
'Cause Jesus said He opened doors that no man could shut

And it don't matter 'bout your status or mistakes you made in yo' past
If God be for ya He got ya back like a coat tag
Trust me, you can help that in Him there is no flack
You can drink from his fountain Zion's mountain with no cash

When your life is all smashed
But you in your room with a box a tissue Wipers
Sniffin', wishing for your tomb

But the sky is the limit
God knew you from the womb
He got your eye on the prize tryin' to give you the moon

So still back for a second and realize your purpose
Yeah, people gon' talk, but know God's plans are perfect
Well, Miss Shae's here to tell ya
When you're trying to cross an obstacle
Know that God is with you,
He will make it all possible.

(You are so wonderful...
Because you are so wonderful (you are so wonderful)
(...and fearfully made)
and so fearfully made
able to do all things great

(your Maker has a ...)
Oh, you better know your Maker (better know your maker)
(...plan or purpose for you)
Cause He's gotta a plan or purpose for you (for you)
And there's no limit to what together you can do (what together you can do)

(You are so wonderful...
Because you are so wonderful
(...and fearfully made)
and so fearfully made
able to do all things great

(your Maker has a ...)
Oh, you better know your Maker
(...plan or purpose for you)
Cause He's gotta plan or purpose for you
And there's no limit to what together you can do (what together you can do)