Day 13 of 100

I've had a few days away at a retreat. And it would seem that one of the most valuable things that I came home with is a clarity in my motivation. Motivation is a powerful thing. In the Webster's dictionary it is defined as "incentive, driving force, impetus". In short, Why am I really going 100 days without sugar?

When I arrived at the retreat they handed me a sylubus, a key to my room and bag full of chocolates. Mmmmm....... hadn't counted on that. As I walked to my cabin I was doing battle in my mind about this chocolate that was now in my possession. Chocolate, the thing which I had been avoiding like the plague since I started my 100 days without sugar. And here I stood with a whole bag of it in my hand. By the time I walked up the sidewalk to my cabin, I was telling myself, "Maybe I can just eat this privately in my room. No one else will ever know!"

I put my things away and sat on the bed. "I have a choice to make. No one else will ever know??? Who else am I worrying about? Who am I doing this for anyway? ME!! and only me. So do I want to break my fast from sugar? NO! I already made the choice to go one hundred days without sugar." And suddenly the chocolate no longer had any power over me. I actually brought it home and put it in a bowl to give out at Halloween. I didn't even need to get it out of my sight.

My choice is really not to go 100 days without sugar, but to be a healthier me. Free from crutches and addictions. Today, I choose life! Abundant, beautiful life!