Re: 10th anniversary of 9/11

[Guest guest]

Hi all.

Interesting question. I am NOT the same person I was 10 years ago. Much of the

change I have experience has been directly coupled to serious and severe failure

in my personal life. This has spilled over into my professional life with the

loss of a job and the end of a career to which I had devoted 10 years of work

following 10 years of education. My life now has involved wandering in the

wilderness for the last 7 years.

Finding the IOWL podcasts has been helpful in my journey of self acceptance and

self forgiveness. This has been the biggest struggle for me over the last 7

years. I still find that some days I have a serious and severe struggle to

overcome shame, self-disgust, and to move instead into forgiveness. Hope is a

challenge too as I continue to struggle financially and don't seem to be making

much progress in that area. I have been working at clearing spiritual, social,

financial and relationship wreckage. Many days it seems life is still a wreck

and sometimes I get discouraged feeling I have not come far. Other days I think

I am getting somewhere. One of those perspectives is realistic but I can not

always tell which one it is.

On the undeniably positive side, it is pretty much the last 10 years that has

seen me slowly and steadily dropping excess weight. Somewhere in there was the

day on the ski slope when I realized that over 260 pounds was not where I wanted

to be. I recognized that my body had become so overweight that it was causing

all kinds of health problems. This part has been changing and the process has

accelerated and gotten easier since IOWL.

 

Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp

Freelance Musician

426 Pinehouse Drive

Saskatoon Sk

S7K4X5

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 7:34:36 AM

Subject: 10th anniversary of 9/11

 

Hello!

As you all know, this weekend marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11. My 6am

spin/weights instructor asked yesterday what accomplishments we have had

over the past 10 years and I can say that partially due to IOWL, I can say

that I am proud of most of my accomplishments. I know I was sharing my

disappointments and fears (self induced obstacles? heheh) the other day,

but I choose to focus on the positive.. and I can say that I am a better

person than I was 10 years ago.

How about you?

Have a fantastic weekend! Each day is a gift and a shame to waste any

moment of it..

Corinna

[Guest guest]

Carlton,

 

I am glad you are here.  Good luck.

  Livingston

To: " insideoutweightloss " <insideoutweightloss >

Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 11:29 AM

Subject: Re: 10th anniversary of 9/11

 

Hi all.

Interesting question. I am NOT the same person I was 10 years ago. Much of the

change I have experience has been directly coupled to serious and severe failure

in my personal life. This has spilled over into my professional life with the

loss of a job and the end of a career to which I had devoted 10 years of work

following 10 years of education. My life now has involved wandering in the

wilderness for the last 7 years.

Finding the IOWL podcasts has been helpful in my journey of self acceptance and

self forgiveness. This has been the biggest struggle for me over the last 7

years. I still find that some days I have a serious and severe struggle to

overcome shame, self-disgust, and to move instead into forgiveness. Hope is a

challenge too as I continue to struggle financially and don't seem to be making

much progress in that area. I have been working at clearing spiritual, social,

financial and relationship wreckage. Many days it seems life is still a wreck

and sometimes I get discouraged feeling I have not come far. Other days I think

I am getting somewhere. One of those perspectives is realistic but I can not

always tell which one it is.

On the undeniably positive side, it is pretty much the last 10 years that has

seen me slowly and steadily dropping excess weight. Somewhere in there was the

day on the ski slope when I realized that over 260 pounds was not where I wanted

to be. I recognized that my body had become so overweight that it was causing

all kinds of health problems. This part has been changing and the process has

accelerated and gotten easier since IOWL.

 

Carlton Larsen, Ba, Bgp

Freelance Musician

426 Pinehouse Drive

Saskatoon Sk

S7K4X5

________________________________

To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Friday, September 9, 2011 7:34:36 AM

Subject: 10th anniversary of 9/11

 

Hello!

As you all know, this weekend marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11. My 6am

spin/weights instructor asked yesterday what accomplishments we have had

over the past 10 years and I can say that partially due to IOWL, I can say

that I am proud of most of my accomplishments. I know I was sharing my

disappointments and fears (self induced obstacles? heheh) the other day,

but I choose to focus on the positive.. and I can say that I am a better

person than I was 10 years ago.

How about you?

Have a fantastic weekend! Each day is a gift and a shame to waste any

moment of it..

Corinna