Today Is Where My Book Begins

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Today is where my book begins. I have started over and over. I have gained and lost hundreds of pounds over the years. I cannot continue to focus on my past failures. I have to believe that each day I begin a new book in my life. Today I am beginning that book. I feel strong today. I feel like this will be the time that I reach my goals. I know though that this is a long journey and there will be good days and bad days. I need to never let the bad days make me quit. I am worth the effort. I know that I am able to do what is necessary to take this weight off. I just need to do it. I have spent the day preparing myself. I have set up some great support systems and motivational tools, including this blog, I have prepared my kitchen with low calorie low fat, high nutrition choices, and I have continued to encourage myself to believe in myself. I can do this. It will not happen over night but it will happen.