Diario de AuntieJan, 09 jun. 11

It's a perfectly Plum day today! I had a long day yesterday, but it was fun and fulfilling. We had additional help last evening and a lot got done. I'm going back today after the gym and hopefully get done with everything I am currently tasked with. Then I will change to my artist hat and get going on that. I'll take some pictures as I go along. It is rewarding to be a part of something that is new, refreshing, exciting and completly different. It is right up my alley.

I was raised in a small Baptist church and was involved with the youth group for several years. As I grew older, left for school and then began my career, I gradually became more and more dissatisfied with conventional church and how they operated. I saw very good, dedicated men and also women get treated very badly when they tried to introduce new ideas and new concepts for services or ministering to people in need. The church itself became a distant memory to me although I held on to my core spiritual beliefs. The only time you would see me inside a church was for weddings and funerals.

This estrangement lasted for well over 30 years, until my nephew and some other very creative, dedicated people decided to take a chance and start a new church where services and ministries are very solidly Christian, but also culturally current, dynamic, and non-judgemental, helping anyone asks for spiritual guidance or help with personal crisis without attachments or requirements of "membership". We are the antithesis of conventional, but serve God just the same. It ain't your gramma's church, even though we have plenty of Nomad Grannies! So now I have been drawn back into service for the church and once again excited and committed to being an active participant.

Anyway, enough about that... I also see the growth of this thing called Nomad as an excellent avenue to practice my art and to share it with others, there are many more projects to come that will utilize my talents and strengths, and this will help me to stay out of the quagmire of depression and to keep on track with my goals. I am meeting many new people and developing new bonds and that is really exciting to me. It's all good.

I had an excellent session with Rachel yesterday and I think the bond is beginning to strenghten there. I knew it would take a little time and it hasn't been quite a month yet, but she is indeed picking up where Erin left off and we have work to be done. I told her that I think that we will both know when we have done all we can do and I am ready to go on my own. She said that she agreed but that departure from therapy would completely be my decision. So, that put me a little more at ease.

So gradually I am working towards my goals to be a healthy strong woman, a healing mind and spirit, an artist, and as a Christian. There is much to be done yet, and a lot of it will always be a work in progress, but I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead with anticipation of making myself a whole person again.

Peace to all.

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2197 kcal

Grasa: 66,96g | Prot: 81,43g | Carbh: 261,07g.   Desayuno: Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats 'n Chocolate, banana, half and half, coffee. Almuerzo: Cashews, Sargento 2% Cheese Sticks, melon, Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless). Cena: Lean Cuisine Chicken Vermicelli. Pasa Bocas / Otros: Red Lager, Fried Chicken Wing No Coating (Skin Eaten), Quaker True Delights, Weight Watchers Ice Cream Bars - Giant Chocolate Fudge. más...

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Ejercicio: Painting - 5 horas, Caminar (Ejercicio) - 5,5/kph - 5 minutos, Descansando - 9 horas y 40 minutos, Estiramiento (Yoga) - 15 minutos, Tareas del Hogar - 30 minutos, Entrenamiento con Pesas (Moderado) - 30 minutos, Durmiendo - 8 horas. más...