You have made the first 6 months of 2012 count in your efforts to improve your health.
I hope you have continued to aim high. At the time I'm writing to you you've lost about 25 kg this year although not all of that shows in your records. I think if you had weighed yourself on January 1st or even December 31st 2011, you would have been shocked. You had some signs of serious health problems which I'm pleased to say have reversed somewhat but you are not home free.
I wonder if your blood pressure readings have dropped enough for Dr. Jeanie to reduce your medication.
You wrote some exercise goals on a monthly basis. I'm hoping that you continued to challenge yourself.
It would be good to see that you are using the cross-trainer or walking on the beach for about one hour per day at least 5 days per week. I'm hoping you are doing stretch exercises 4 or 5 days a week with some resistance exercises two or three times a week. I know it all takes time and some days it doesn't work out but you wrote a good plan and it should be working for you by now.
I presume that you have remained grain free and plan to continue to do so. I applaud you for this.
The last time you wrote a Time Capsule you mentioned your spiritual walk, being more creative and finishing some of the things which you began long ago.
I'm not going to mention them this time because I think you have your work cut out managing your life as it is.
There have been some major changes with Mum's death in January and David being in prison for a possible 6 years.
You are about to become a grandmother. This will change your priorities somewhat.
There will be other lifestyle changes and you have many dreams. I do hope that some of those dreams are beginning to look possible when you open this.
If not, remember to Live Life As It Is.
Dreaming is useful but to get lost in your dreams is not.
Dreaming is so you can set goals and plan toward them.
Living is enjoying the moment or at least rejoicing that you are experiencing it. Sometimes the moment is too painful to enjoy but at least you can rejoice in the Lord your God through the painful parts.
2012 has been a big year for you. I believe you have lived it well.
2013 will have as many challenges again. Go forward and do not lose sight of the value of maintaining optimal health so you can live the best possible life.
Live Life, Live to the Full.
A prayer for Me
For this reason I kneel before the Father,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you
with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you,
being rooted and established in love,
may have power,
together with all the Lord’s holy people,
to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge –
that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generation,
for ever and ever!
Amen.
Ephesians 14-21
