Bad day gone good :-)

I try to start every day with quiet time-reading the bible and praying. I just think it's a good idea to start your day as calm and centered as possible to be better able to handle whatever comes your way as the day plays out, and quiet time does that for me. And I did that today as usual. What riled me up was getting a phone call from a "debt collector". See I've put that phrase in quotes because after talking it over with my mom, we figured that they were not legit. The thing is, we truly are in debt, and that phone call albeit illegitimate, got me thinking of all the things that are and have been making my and my mom's lives miserable for the past 3 yrs. I lost it, I simply lost it and had myself a good cry. Everyone has their problems and if you're lucky you  have some form of support. We don't have that. Too often, I feel like its me, or me and my mom against the world. I'm strong, and I do my best to keep it together, I'm human and today it showed. It felt good to cry...really good. Sometimes you just gotta let it out ya know. As mentioned in my previous blog, I'm trying to lose weight. And the mood I was in today almost made me shut down and mope instead of working out. I was itching to lift weights and go outside for my 2 mi walk but on the other hand I was so down I thought I mayhaps deserved a personal day.
I turned to Facebook while I mulled over what to do and put up this status: sigh..2day's been rough..i'm not a quitter but i completely understand why ppl give up. patient endurance is not for the weak...6 friends including an awesome former teacher/mentor of mine left the sweetest comments in regards to my status telling me how wonderful they think I am. It definitely cheered me up and gave me the strength to go about the rest of my day instead of shutting down. So I lifted weights and did my 2 mi walk. It was grrrrrreat! It was so beautiful out, flowers were in bloom, the shining sun was accompanied by a light breeze, kids were playing soccer with their daddy, kids were playing at the playground, 2 guys were chilaxin in their backyard,a lady was walking her dog, a couple was walking hand in hand while pushing their baby in a stroller, and an older lady, and older man were taking a heart healthy walk just like me! I also realized that there are quite a few Asians living near me lol. I'm SO glad I decided to step outside of my emotions and step outside :-)