Every day is a chance to start over, to improve.

I was thinking this morning, it's a bright shiney fresh new month and I know I can get things done this month. I do think of each new day as a new opportunity, but a new month is always another starting point for goals and targets. I hope you get all yours done today, and reach all your goals for the coming month.

Forgiving myself is easy,starting again is rough. Sounds like you have a busy day ahead of you. Good luck in accomplishing it all. Take care.

It's easy to slack off when our schedules get really busy! (Whew, I got tired just reading about your busy day ahead of you! You GO girl!!) Yes, I try to be kind to myself and give myself permission to goof off. If I don't give me some 'me time' who will?! lol Sometimes it's hard to forgive ourselves when we goof up, and quite often we are our own worst critic. I often have to remind myself I'm only human, and nobody can 'do it all', then I also remind myself that even God took a break for himself ("and on the 7th day he rested.") I think in this fast-paced day and age, too often we push ourselves way too hard, and we forget (or don't have time) to take some time for refreshing ourselves. Every day IS a new one!

In my life style I alwqays give myself chances etc to goof up. I was a boren goof upper type. I have learned to live life One Day At A Time. There is only6 today and one does not know about tomorrow. So I say why worry about the next day in life till it arrives. Then when it does arrive it is still today oin actuallity. Cornfused yet? Hahahaha! I do what ever I feel my head tells me to do at the time. I worry about things seldom actually. Does this answer you at all? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

I think you are on the right track. I'm pretty hard on myself. If I get in one of those moods where nothing is going right & I'm screwing everything up, I just let it be for that day. But the next day is a new beginning & things are always better. I really do wish I were easier on myself - it doesn't do any good to beat yourself up. And everyone around you suffers! Just ask my family!

Once someone told me, that today is the first day of the rest of my life. So you are absolutely right. Whatever was done or not done should not affect what we do today. We can turn things around, we can make things better, we can make changes. Yes, we can do all that we want to do. So good for you. Keep that good attitude. Enjoy the rest of you life. Live life to the max! Go do it!

I have been trying to eat healthier too. I want to eat less carbs, but I love bread and potatoes. I have been trying though, I have cut down. I used to have a housefull of people and potatoes, rice, noodles stuff like that was a good cheap way to stretch the food budget. Now its just me, I am trying to eat more salads, less carbs and fat stuff like that. Now for lunch I lived it up, I had a sandwich and potato chips, ooopppps, looks like I will have to start fresh tomorrow,

Always. Even with the best intentions I will fall off the wagon now and again then I just pick myself up and start again. My biggest falls are in living a healthier lifestyle. I miss days on exercising, or I give into the temptation of junk food.Or I just plain blow my calorie intake straight out of the water.

good for you, we always have to look at a brand new day, otherwise we would always remain defeated and that would not be good. Always strive for a better tomorrow.

I think God has given me the ability over the years to ease up on myself when I fail to stick to my goals. Such as walking three miles a week, or making sure not to drink a soda when I vowed to give up all caffeine. Or maybe just making a phone call to someone whom I felt needed a phone call. I always feel so guilty, but all that does is keep me from moving on. I like the idea of fresh starts, and October first is as good a time as any! I got so much done today that I feel I have already started off the month in a good place.

H[i]i Garden, I believed I am very kind and considerate to myself...I always tried to learn from every mistake and try everyday to make some improvement and if ever I will fail, I will keep on trying without blaming myself or getting mad on myself.LOL![/i]

My philosophy is that if we beat ourselves up then others will get the idea they can and should do that too. My planning ahead always includes wiggle room, though, as the tasks I assign myself each fall into one of three categories: A - These HAVE to be done and no excuses, and if they are not done today nothing whatsoever will take place tomorrow until they have been don...lol..no eating, no sleeping, no kind of fun at all. B - These OUGHT to be done because if they are not done while still in category B they will eventually end up in category A and that is no fun at all. C - These MAY be done but only if all items from category A have been satisfactorily completed and some items from B have been at least started. Before tackling each item, however, I subject it to something I call a "binary test" (from the Latin word "binarius" which means 2 x 2) It is a simple on the spot analysis of whether it needs to be done or not (and if so why). Yes or No. 1 or 0. The power is ON or it is OFF. This prevents mistakes, you see, and the fewer we make the less we need to forgive and the fewer new starts we have to make. Sometimes, though, it is a good thing to just throw everything out and start over.

You have to don't you. Or you would kill your self. Sometime we mess up really big. Bigger than just a few pounds. So if we can't forgive our self then we'd hand our self. Plus when we learn to forgive our self, then we can for give others for the wrong they do us. forgiveness starts within, and spreads. Don't you agree?

You have to slack off once in a while. What fun would life be if you didn't? You definitely have the right to slack off and then pick up the next day. I think the trick is to give your self permission to slack off, but make sure you get back on track the very next day. Unless, of course, you are on vacation!

Hello, GardenGerty. It is always good to start over, isn't it? Begin it all again, making things different this time! I have always tried this but I can never do it. I am a kind of person who is always strict to myself. I want my best, and when I see that I haven't done it I immediately start pressuring myself. I end up forgiving myself, but only after a lot of suffer. I guess it is my way to learn. If I know that I can do better, then I try to do better. I'd like to start over, but I still don't know how. I'll try it sometime soon. I guess I lack efforts in this subject. :D Respectfully, Munhozmib.

Yea. Health is so important. Recently, a good friend of mine fall ill. She is diagnosed with diabetes. She's only 25. We should never take good health for granted. Sometimes, I do indulge in 'sinful delights' like chocolates. I try not to let it happen too often though.

Yeah, everyday is kinda fresh start for me, with new resolution and targets to hit.. ANd now in oct, i have new resolution all the way till end of the year, and i hope that i'm able to fulfill them all ^_^ I have even done my planning for my things and so far, i'm strictly sticking to it, making sure i dun slack off ^_^ I believe u can do the same too ^_^

I definitely agree with this, everyday is a moment for us to improve in all aspect. If we want to live healthy, start today. We know all the necessary facts on how to stay healthy, but sometimes the problem is, since we know how to do it, we tend to do it late.

hi garden gerty I do now days as I am retired and feel I do derserve to goof up then forgive myself, and start anew. thats a really good way to be. Iused to be so hard on myself, and try so hard to please everyone that I would end up not pleasing anyone, specially myself. As a diabetic I have come to the conclusion that if you are good ninety percent of the time, you can ocassionally give yourself permission to eat that dish of ice cream, or have that candy bar, just count it in with the rest and keep that blood glucose where it belongs.

I've been slacking too with things like exercise and eating healthy. Not so much with bill paying and such but I've been slacking. I try to forgive myself for my mistakes and "start over" but somehow i tend to backslide into slacking.