Just read this on the twitter feed of a great spiritual teacher, Cheri Huber:

"There is no such thing as a mistake. Powerful spiritual opportunities? Yes. Mistakes? No. "

I have been filled with so much self doubt lately - I so needed this shift in perspective today.

What do you all think? Have any stories that illustrate this concept? Do you agree? Disagree?

I agree 100%. I have too many stories to support this perspective..more than I have space and time to print today. Take this as God's way of speaking to you. You have asked for change and this is your response.

Unfortunate events and "mistakes" alike are our chance to learn and change and grow. They are learning opportunities in my eyes. Mistakes/bad things happened, so don't dwell on it regretfully. Instead, look back with perspective and eventually hindsight. That way you aren't strung up on bad feelings, and instead you grow.

I'm embarrassed to even say this. No one in my family even knows this happened.

What got me to consider vertical sleeve surgery was when I hit rock bottom just over a year ago. My fat a** broke a toilet seat while I was at my moms. No one was home when it happened. I ran out and bought a new one to replace it. It didn't match at all though. I had to make up an elaborate story about how I stood on the seat to change a light bulb and I fell, and when I fell I broke it because of how I landed. I was so utterly disgusted with myself. I spent a week mourning over the fact that I had let myself get that fat.

Today, I'm thankful that happened to me. It woke me up and told me I needed to take control before I wasted another 30 years of my life struggling only to end up fatter than before. I honestly have lived better and had more fun in the last 3 mos. than I have in the past 3 years.

HW: 335

Program entrance: 312

SW 9/11/13: 297

Today's weight: 194