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The Turtle and the Stones: Learning to Move Past Failures
The Turtle and the Stones: Learning to Move Past Failures

A turtle was meandering along in the garden one day on the way to see the ocean. He was slowly laying stones to build the path as he went when he heard a small whimper off to his right.

“What is troubling you today, my friend?” he asked.

“I am sad because the world is so dead now.

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Whipping up a batch of @paleo_newbie_recipes Stuffed Bell Peppers tonight. I got the evil side eye from the doctor today when she saw I had gained a pound this month and my blood pressure was up. Too much coffee, alcohol and bread this summer is catching up with me. Time to be accountable again and start getting back to eating clean. Good thing there are so many great bloggers out there already for me to emulate! 😉 #findyourownpath #healthblogger #knowyourbody #eatyourveggies #justeatrealfood #wwfreestyle #paleolifestyle #whole30recipes #iamwhole30 #weightwatchers #paleoblogger #cauliflowerrice #stuffedpeppers #eattherainbow @greengiant #greengiantricedveggies #grassfedbeef #thecurlybutterfly
So even though my summer weight loss looks like a gain of 2 pounds on the calendar, I measured my success on my “actual summer” which was June 6-August 6 ( the time I am out of school, out of routine, food all around, and I tend to resort to binge watching tv shows and subsequently binge eating). Every summer I put on weight. Every summer I have goals set and every summer I disappoint myself and end up gaining 6, 8, 15, 25 pounds. This summer, I changed my goal. This summer my goal was just to maintain my weight. I enjoyed myself. We grilled out. I enjoyed beer. I enjoyed burgers, fries, steaks, ribs, lots of fresh veggies from local markets and my own garden. I enjoyed taking my kids on our local #butlercountydonuttrail because they love donuts, and frankly, maple bacon donuts are a treat worthy of passing my lips every once in a while. So for the first time in a long time, I made my summer goal. I not only maintained my weight, I actually ended up losing 0.6 pounds. Now that school is back in session, I will get back into a routine and start losing weight again. #turtleclub #wwfreestyle #iamwhole30 #eatthedonut #summermaintenance #weightlossjourney #wwofinstagram #notsopaleo #paleolifestyle #justeatrealfood #eatyourveggies #summerweightloss #weightlosscalendar #healthblogger #findyourownpath #thecurlybutterfly #makeyourownsuccess #knowyourbody
Here is Part 3 of our story, the final moral of the story. If you are just joining us now, make sure to visit my profile to see the first and second post to get the whole story. Part 3 of The Turtle and the Stones:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....................................................................................................⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “When the gardener gave you the stones, why did you choose to build a house instead of a path to see the ocean?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The sad friend answered, “I thought if I built the house high enough I could see the ocean better from above. But I don't have a ladder, so the more stones I placed on top of each other, the harder it got to move and see out. Now all I see is darkness all around."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Then turtle replied, “But if you build a path to the ocean, you will get to see all the wonderful beauty on the way to the shore. And as you look back, you will be able to see the hard work behind you, weaving through the beautiful garden so that now others can enjoy the view along their way too.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....................................................................................................⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I may not be at the end of my destination. But I am trying to choose to use my past failures to build my path, and not create a stumbling block, a prison where I just sit and wallow in the "I've failed again" negative self-talk. For the full story in one place and more information about moving past your failures, check out my blog post titled "The Turtle and the Stones: Learning to Move Past Failures" link in bio⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #talesofinstagram #motivationalstories #chooseyourpath #wwfreestyle #weightlossjourney2018 #paleolifestayle #justeatrealfood #cleanupyourdiet #eatforfuel #beforeandafterphoto #enjoytheviewalongtheway #buildapath #thecurlybutterfly #suitesassypants #suitebloggers #healthandwellnessbloggers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sent via @planoly #planoly
Yesterday I started a little motivational story. For Part 1, see yesterday's post. This is Part 2 of The Turtle and the Stones:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “No!” the friend exclaimed. “You must be dreaming. You are not seeing the real world. For right in front of me. All around me is just stones and darkness. There is not even any light. How could flowers grow in this dark place?”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Finally, turtle realized that the voice was coming from a small house inside the garden. He turned around to his wagon of stones he had been carrying to build a path and noticed a similar wagon near the small house. He then asked his sad friend a question.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ....................................................................................................⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For Part 3 and a Reveal Picture, tune in later tonight.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #talesofinstagram #motivationalstories #chooseyourpath #wwfreestyle #weightlossjourney2018 #paleolifestayle #justeatrealfood #cleanupyourdiet #eatforfuel #enjoytheviewalongtheway #buildapath #thecurlybutterfly #suitesassypants #suitebloggers #healthandwellnessbloggers⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sent via @planoly #planoly
This week I thought I would tell a little motivational story in three parts. Follow me along my little tale of The Turtle and the Stones: A turtle was meandering along in the garden one day on the way to see the ocean. He was slowly laying stones to build the path as he went when he heard a small whimper off to his right. “What is troubling you today, my friend?” he asked. “I am sad because the world is so dead now. What is there left to live for with so much death in the world?” the sad friend sobbed. The turtle was perplexed. “Why do you think the world is dead? Why, right here all around you is a garden of flowers, exploding with color!” ................... To see the rest of the story, tune in here tomorrow morning for part 2 . . . #storytime #motivationalstories #wwfreestyle #losingtowin #onepoundatatime #paleolifestyle #iamwhole30 #smallvictories #nsv #tuneintomorrow #instagrid #picmonkey #suitesassypants #thecurlybutterfly #suitebloggers @suitebrenda inspired me to write this! 😊
Holy cucumbers Batman! Anybody have some good recipes and canning tips for me? I may not have had a really good garden this year, but my #cucumbers are overflowing! #gardeners #justeatrealfood #cucumberharvest #vegetablegarden #squarefootgarden #squarefootgardening #growyourfood #growyourownfood #blackthumbgardener #learningtogarden #cleaneatingjourney #paleolifestyle #zeropoints #needrecipes #weightlossjourney #iamwhole30 #eatyourveggies #cleanmeanpaleoqueens #curlybutterfly
Wow! May was a big month for losing weight. Down 3 pounds this week for a total of 10.8 for the month, 28 pounds for the year so far and 40.6 pounds down from my highest starting weight. Right now this is the one thing I am doing right. The one thing that is keeping me from falling off the deep end totally. I have a lot of really chaotic crap going on that has turned my life every bit of upside down and roost turbo. A lot of decisions will have to be made over the next few months. A lot of growth will come from this I know. I just hate the unknown part for now. I just need to trust that God has something absolutely amazing and beyond my wildest dreams or expectations so I will just take one day at a time. If I don’t post as often, just know I am still here. I am not out of the game. I am still cheering everybody on. Just maybe not as publicly as usual. #weightlossjourney #weightwatchers #wwfamily #wwfreestyle #paleolifestyle #iamwhole30 #cleaneatingjourney #justeatrealfood #onepoundatatime #gettinghealthyforme #healthblogger #thecurlybutterfly #suitesassypants #sassybloggers
Finally officially in #onederland based on my #weightwatchersweighin Haven’t been here in almost 4 years. I found this little orange glittery journal at @familydollar store back in January and thought it would be a great one to start tracking my food log and giving myself stickers for different little goals. Right after I bought it, I saw this water bottle at @weightwatchers and been waiting for it to go on sale. How fitting that it was on sale the same week I made Onederland AND a coincidence that I just so happened to get a tiny little paycheck from my side gig on the same day in the exact amount as the sale price. Fate told me it was time to get it! #onmyway #weightlossjourney #weightwatchers #wwfamily #cleanmeanpaleoqueens #losingtowin #followyourownpath #findwhatworksforyou #iamwhole30 #paleolifestyle #paleodiet #healthandbeautyblogger #justeatrealfood #detoxyourbody #thecurlybutterfly #emergeauthentically