HCB's Journal, 22 July 2015

You can never be a success until you have failed 

That is a great one, Rockies! 

Nothing tastes better than being skinny. Haha my mother in law always says that when ever I pick up a cookie. :) 

If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner.  

We never repent of having eaten too little. -- Thomas Jefferson  

Don't dig your own grave with your knife and fork.  

The elevator to success is not running, you have to take the stairs! -- my Dad 

Here are a few I remember as a kid: "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" "Treat each other the way you would want to be treated" "The company of friends you keep is most often a reflection of who you are" "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going" "You may not like what I say right now but one day you'll understand and appreciate it" "Don't waste today worrying about your problems, live life in the moment" "Take one day at a time" "People may not remember what you say but they'll remember how you made them feel" "Fake it until you make it" (My mom used to tell me when when I lacked confidence when I had an assignment where I had to be in front of an audience or something similar - I used to be terrified of getting in front of people) "Don't let anyone affect the way you feel about yourself" (I was bullied a lot as a kid and this was something I was told a lot) 

Love the one about bullies. I will have to remember that one to tell my kids. 

"Waste or waist, it's your choice, but it's still garbage and you don't want it on you." (Regarding overeating, plate cleaning, or clearing the fridge.) Also, "a moment on the lips, forever on the hips."  

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" -- while that may sound like advice to posters/commenters, I think it also applies to INTERNAL thoughts about OURSELVES . . . we can self-sabotage our efforts with negative thinking . . . 

One of Mom's favorites was "God helps those who help themselves." 

Those are all great!! 

Always wear clean underwear...you could get hit by a bus. 

"Eat your vegetables!" 

Alphamares! LOL - I am pretty sure I heard that one too! 

If you get depressed, don't lay down, go for a long walk , and everything will be better. Think Good thoughts, Look at the good in others, don't pick out the bad. Be a winner, not a looser, Birds of a feather , flock together, Don't give your pearls to swine, If you have troubles, don't tell everyone, take it to the Lord in prayer first, Pretty is as, Pretty does, Love your neighbor as if it were yourself.. 

"Your metabolism has not slowed down; YOU have slowed down." -My trainer Matt 

Karma! "What goes around come right back round and bite you in the ass! lol 

do good and good will follow you, the seed you sow you shall surely reap!