Recently we often heard “Jangan Menyerah (Don’t give up)” sang by D Massive, one of the top band in Indonesia which  came out from a contest held by one of the largest cigarettes producer in Indonesia.

Many of you may already heard the complete lyrics.. you would agree with me that it contains lots of inspirative statements like : don’t give up, be grateful to what you have, Life is a blessing from God, doing your best…etc..etc…

I like this song so much that i put it as my ring back tone on my cellphone..over & over… (I guess D Massive HAS to give me 0.01% from their royalty huh…?  ;D… hopefully…).

I did it because i want people who heard the song, be inspired & then be grateful to what they have… be thankful to God, who already gives them so many things they can hardly count.

I wish many people be inspired…

& D Massive give me 0.01% from their royalty since i am a loyal fan of their song….. Hahahahaa…..

Love you all ….!!!

Don’t forget to be grateful in every step of your way….

Previous Weight – 268.7
Current Weight – 265.9
Week Total – DOWN 2.8 pounds
Grand Total – DOWN 15.0 pounds

Last week was tough on many levels and I was faced with many obstacles. Some I succumbed to while others I didn’t let phase me. It really was a tale of two weeks…once i got past Thursday I was really able to get focused again and get back on track. I had set a goal of three pounds for myself last week and I am a bit bummed to say that I came up a bit short losing 2.8 pounds this week. I will admit though that as of Wednesday I didn’t even think it would be possible to get through the week without losing (pool closed, bad food available at night etc) so to nearly hit the goal still feels pretty good.

My big takeaway this week is that while it is important to micromanage my intake each day and to stay focused when I get off track for a few days it is not time to throw in the towel. I just need to push through! If you are on a similar journey to mine don’t let one or two bad days get you bogged down. Push through it with the long term goal in mind. My goal is EPIC and I plan to get there and I don’t want two or three days to get me down.

What’s my goal for this week? Again, as I sit here on Monday, I realize that this is going to be a tough week with the biggest glutenous holiday ever created on Thursday…knowing that I am going to go with 3.2 pounds. My goal would have been a flat three again but I want to make up the .2 that I didn’t lose this past week.

it’s difficult to be honest
it’s tough be frank
one wrong word
friendship can end
enemies will come
surrender your heart
and you fall
stand where you are
and you’ll die
running from past
but get scared by the future
try to just live the present
but feel insecure

hurdles always there
but big blocks are meant to be broken
stop taking negative injection
take a dose of optimisme
get a pill of happiness
and you’ll know
BLISSFUL is in your life.

cheer up if you fall, came back strong and you’ll win!

This is one of the most inspirational video’s ever, after watching this Don’t you ever dare ‘Giving Up!’

“To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.”

- Dennis Weaver

My Mother was just released from the hospital, again.  Last year she had a bout with cancer and due to surgery, chemo and radiation she pulled though. However, she is 77 yrs and her frail body doesn’t heal as well or as fast as it used to.  She had to go back to the hospital several times because her lungs fill up with fill up with fluid.  She has lost a lot of weight due to her taste buds changing. Food just doesn’t taste right.   She didn’t believe, and neither did my sister, that Xango would help her.   She wouldn’t try it.

Because I live 2000 miles away I could force her try it or even trick her into it.   Some people just won’t go that extra step to do something that might help.  Their doctors tell them “don’t take that, it’s a waste of money”.  My uncle dies from bone cancer.  My cousins didn’t believe either.

I had a college friend that developed brain tumors.  Her family was willing to try anything.  I told them about Xango and they gave it to her.  She stated to get better immediately.  Her memory was coming back, she could walk better, and even her speech was understandable again.  But her husband said the doctor wouldn’t approve Xango as treatment so the military insurance wouldn’t pay for it. Hope stupid is that? If something works use it.  They took her off it and within a few weeks she was back to the way was before Xango and she died a few months later.

I don’t care if the insurance wouldn’t pay it.  If my husband was healing and could recognize me again, I would sell my body to keep him alive and well.

I can’t force my mother to drink Xango or any other nutritional supplement.  But that doesn’t mean I won’t keep trying.    My family means everything to me and I’m a very stubborn woman.    My mom’s tired of hearing it from but if she gets too tired she might drink it and I’ll shut up. 

We’re on our way to see her now for Thanksgiving.  We’ll be there for 10 days.  I’m sure she will tell me to shut up at least once a day.  But I don’t care.  I love her and I want her to stay with us for a lot longer.

…just..thank you. forever.

-sah

“If you believe in yourself, you have what it takes to win.  You can get whatever you want . . . Show up and get it.”

“To do anything is hard . . . Even if you find the place to assign blame, it doesn’t make problems go away”

“If a woman allows me to lead, she’s trusting me.  More than that, she’s trusting herself.  If your 16-year-old daughter is strong and secure and trust herself, how likely would she let some idiot knock her up?  And if your son learns to touch a girl with respect, how will he treat women throughout his life? . . .”

“So, ladies and gentlemen, this is what I do here.  I teach dance.  WITH DANCE AND ITS SET OF RULES, WE TEACH YOUR KIDS LOVE, RESPECT, TEAMWORK, and DIGNITY; that which would help give them the vision of the future they could have.  THE VISION OF THE FUTURE THEY COULD HAVE.”  (6:30-7:46)

“I’m not interested so much in teaching ballroom dancing techniques. What’s important is the civility that ballroom dancing can bring . . . courtesy, respect, and dignity.”  (Pierre Dulaine, educator, founder, Dulaine Method)

So, as time goes on, you will find that my taste in music can run to the entirely mushy and sentimental, so if you have other suggestions, please let me know.  For now, just deal with this:  one of the most undisputed musical geniuses of all time, Peter Gabriel, in a duet with one of the oddest ingenues in history, Kate Bush.  Don’t Give Up is either entirely inspirational, or total sentimental pap.  If you’re down, and this song doesn’t make you cry tears of redemption and…  mmm…  something else, then you have no soul.  Come on now, it’s winter– go light a candle and repeat after me…  ‘I am a cheesy cheesebag’…

P.s. I haven’t even watched the video yet.  God, I hope it’s not crappy.  UPDATE: Okay, so there’s two versions.  If you want to track down the one where the two of them just spin around and hug each other the whole time, feel free.  I won’t be posting that here.  My sentimentality stops just short of that kind of thing.

Doi oameni care se tin in brate, el este pe marginea disperarii, ea il incurajeaza.

Doua voci unice, o idee simpla, un mesaj de care avem nevoie.

Tragi aer in piept, il elimini usor si iti spui: Viata, cel mai frumos dar pe care l-as putea primi!

“It’s harder to wait around for something

you know might never happen;

but it’s even harder to give up

when you know it’s everything you want…”



Stolen Blog from: fruity-taste.livejournal.com/ x]

I’m late with my blogs and honestly I would not even go into the struggles and turmoil that I have been experiencing as of late.

People have commended me for my honesty and I am, but there is another level that I don’t think I’m ready to go to yet. But I know it’s greatly needed in the Body of Christ.

I think we try to tie life up into a neat bow and it just doesn’t work. People are struggling and hurting and desperately need answers.

With time I will go to that next level. But right now I want to say don’t give up and keeping moving forward with God..

Philippians 3:14:

¹⁴ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.