Road Less Traveled....

Sometimes we have to lose the "idea" of who we think we are to find out we we really are.  There are so many times that I have looked in the mirror and completely lied to myself about who I was, I mean how can you look yourself straight in the eye and know that what is coming out of your mouth is a lie.  How do we get so caught up on what we are "suppose" to be that we totally forget who we are.  In these past few months I have learned a lot about myself and what I want and the real, true passions and desires of my heart are, and I can honestly say there was a point in my life that I would have given all of that up to pick the safe way out, the comfortable option, the one that would make me more money and the one that would ultimatley make me less happy, not be fulfulling, and never reaching the dreams that were placed inside of me. 

After almost giving up my rights to who I was, I vowed that I will never do that again, because that is exactly what it is, GIVING UP.  That is not a part of me, that is not something that I will succomb to.  Why in the world would I ever what to be anything else then who I was made to be.  That seems oftley silly to me but it is a sad thing that many people have already done, there is no reason for this, the road to who we are is never closed and it is never too late to take that path. 

I will always remember growing up in High School, I took a creative writing class and one of our assignments was to memorize a poem by a Mr. Robert Frost and I chose the one that was this:

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;	5
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,	10
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.	15
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

This has been a poem that I have never forgotten, even now....years later. He is stating that the road less traveled is the best, it is the one that is most scary and unsure and the one that if you are brave enough and don't listen to the ones that have told you can't or that something is too hard or not worth it or isn't going to make you any money, because I have found the people that give you that kind of advice are typically the ones that have not chosen the road less traveled, they have taken the more common, more safe path and are not willing to truly become who they were meant to.  And that is okay, but please, please, please do not let that stop you from taking that less-traveled-journey yourself.

The 12 weeks journey of weight loss has found me well and I am noticing a change already on my 2nd week!  I hope that this post finds you all well and happy and on the road to a greater more determinded you!  I will pray for all of you that you would find the courage and strength to become all the things you were meant to be!  Bidding you all farewell till next time!

Warm Regards,
Candace

Healthy Goat Cheese Pizza

1/4 Package Goat Cheese, Crumbled
1 PackageLow-Fat Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
1 can of crushed tomatoes (no-sugar or additives)
1/2 of a Purple Onion, Diced
A Few Green Olives, Diced
1 Tomatoe, Sliced Thin
1 1/2 Cups of Oats Ground Fine in a Food Processor
1 Garlic Clove, Chopped Finely
Dash of Salt and Pepper
3 Eggs
Dash of Non-Fat Milk

Mix Oats, Eggs, Salt, Pepper, Garlic and Non-Fat Milk in a Food Processor, pat mixture down on a non-stick or greased pan.  Mix Salt, Pepper and Garlic with Crushed tomatoes and spread over top of crust, then sprinkle cheeses and toppings and put in oven at 425 degrees for about 25 minutes or until bubbly, Enjoy : D

Do you ever wonder.....

Do you ever wonder why things are the way they are?  Why all the things that are going on in your life are going on in your life?  Sometimes it can be hard to cope, like all of the inner-most things you thought you possessed, all the things you were great at, all the things you could do better then anyone else and all the things that you thought made you who you were turn out to not feel substantial anymore.  It's knowing you were meant to do this really great thing, this really big thing, this really astounding, life-changing, earth-shattering thing.........that you were meant to be somebody.......and instead you find yourself spending your days listening to people complain about the rotation of their contact lenses.

I said all that to say this, though you were meant to be somebody, though you were meant to change the world, though you were meant to do something so phenomenal that at times it doesn't seem plausible and you just have no idea how your going to get from point A to point B before the turn of the century, MAY I remind you that YOU don't have to figure anything out!  That you serve a God that has all the plans of your destiny etched on the palm of his hand and he has no intention of blotting them out.  You MUST remember that though you feel like the things that were spoken over your life are now a distant memory that feels like it could have been something you dreamed are waiting for you, they are not waiting for your plan or your agenda or even your idea of what you think things are suppose to look like, but your destiny is waiting for you to TRUST and have FAITH in the Creator, in the one true God that took one thought, YOU, and made it into a beautiful, tangible being such as yourself, now you honestly cannot tell me that the Creator of the whole universe would decide to speak you into existence and not have a destiny planned out for your life!

It all sounds so silly when you take the time to really examine your life and what you are doing and who you know you were meant to be.  Yes, yes it may seem so futile and pointless what you are doing right now but I promise you He does not have you here, in this place, at this moment, in this fragment of time, doing what your doing for nothing.  There is a reason, He is either helping you and teaching you something or He is using you to help and teach someone else something...wether you find out which one, or have the eyes to see which one... is entirely up to you.

Some of you may be saying "but I've been here forever! I have been in the same place in my life for so looonnnng!"  And I would say to you, I KNOW, I have been there, I am currently there and I know exactly what it feels like to open a new door only to have it slammed in your face and throw you 10 steps back from where you were.  It is a miserable feeling that gives little hope and can stoop you into a depressive, "what's the point" kind of state, but YOU MUST NOT LET IT!  I was there stuck in the horrible frame of mind for a while and then I re-evaluated the situation and prayed and seeked the Lord and became positive and tried to be upbeat and cheery and really strived for an "out".....and I wish I could tell you the I have found one....but to put it simply, I have not, and I am not sorry, and I am not discouraged and I am not angry with God for the "hard-time" or the trials that I go through or the worse trials that sooo many others that I personally know are going through.  NO I absolutely REFUSE to let the enemy win this one!  I know who I am and who I was meant to be, and although I am not ready to draw the curtain yet I know that I am not far from the stage.

I really hope that this is encouraging to someone reading this and I know with out a shadow of a doubt that if you hold-fast to your destiny, to your dreams that help will swiftly arrive...it really is how bad do you want it, how fast are you willing to humble yourselves to learn it and how quickly can you become it.

 I will do a final post before Monday to tell you the details of my new 12 week Body for Life Journey and I hope you will all join me for that one as well!  I bid you all farewell till this weekend!

Warm Regards,
Candace

Cajun Chicken Wrap

2 Chicken Breasts, cooked and shredded
3 TBSP of lite Mayo
1 TBSP of Thousand Island Dressing
Generous amounts of dill weed, pepper and cajun seasoning
Chopped Dill Pickles
Chopped Purple Onion
2 Sun-dried Tomato Wraps
Goat Cheese Crumbles
Lettuce Leafs

Mix shredded chicken with mayo, dressing, spices, pickles and onions in a bowl til coated, spoon mixture onto wrap top with goat cheese and lettuce and Enjoy : D