Challenges....

This week I have planned to post each day the 5 Challenges that will begin the week of January 7th, but before doing so want to say:

As we all lift up those families directly and indirectly impacted by the tragedies on Friday, December 14th, and we all take stock of our own actions, families, purpose, and directions; please embrace each other in love and kindness.  Please turn to God and ask for His direction and guidance for those grieving and for those lost.  In our daily lives, we can acknowledge those doing good to encourage them to continue; we can lift up those in need to encourage them to continue; we can live the Word to encourage our spirit to continue; and we can smile at one another to brighten each other's existence.  If God be for us no one can be against us, but we cannot be for God if we continue to usher him away!

A quick note about the Challenges themselves:  These and any other Challenges on this site are for goal setting, habit changing/forming, focus, accountability, time frame.....they are NOT to overwhelm or burden, so do not plan any Challenge(s) with this mindset.  Rather than setting your goals on the mountain summit, set it for the base camp right in front of you and then just keep on climbing until you reach the summit.  If we take on more than we can realistically do, we set ourselves up for defeat.  Also know that neither this site, nor any fitness/nutrition/weight loss Challenge or content on this site has anything to do with how someone should look.....my focus is and will continue to be on helping people be healthy and able to do their daily activities for a long time to come!  Disease and strife do not have to be a part of your story and/or a continuing part of your story, so make the necessary changes in your habits to write better chapters!!!!