Fresh Start

I recently read this book called Yesterday I Cried, the author's name I will not mention but I will say she is Awesome !!!! The book can be considered a self help book,when I saw the title "Yesterday I Cried", I must say, I judge the book by its cover it didn't have a fancy cover or a lot of colors to attract the reader it just states the title with these words in fine print.CELEBRATING THE LESSONS OF LIVING AND LOVING. Needless to say, I put the book back down on the rack in the book store and it took two years and five days before I ever picked it up again. My only regret was putting the book down in the first place. The book is a fast read and it grabs your very soul on each and every page. I found myself several times asking is this lady in my head that/this is my story. OMGoodness, I had moments where I had to put the book down and cry for the yesterday's, the today's and for the many tomorrow's that had past.

I finally understood why she name the book, "Yesterday I Cried".

Through the whole book I continued to remind myself that this was her story I sympathize, and had empathy because it was/and is a true story, the good the bad the failures she was not afraid to tell it all. Unlike me I've been afraid all my life until now, I've been afraid of telling my story, sharing my fears and facing my failures. Some how while reading her book I gained the courage to stand and face my fears. Discovering that I was a food addict was not easy to accept at first, but realizing that I could do something about it gave me all the more reason to continue with this blog.

Throughout the book she answers a few questions which I listed below. She learned to correct her mistakes through trial and error and her answers changed. I thought it would be suitable to set those same questions up on my blog to see in the months to come will any of my answers change.

1. What is your favorite color? Brown
2. What is your favorite food? Chicken
3. What is your favorite song? Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie
4. What is your most valued possession? Love
5. What is your greatest strength? Compassion for others
6. What is your greatest weakness? Not being able to put the food down
7. What is your best skill? Talking
8. What was your biggest mistake? Having children at a young age
9. What is your greatest fear? Dying of obesity
10 What is your greatest accomplishment? Finding my self-esteem
A Great Accomplishment indeed!