January 23, 2006

• Gathering Strength

  From Patrick Henry’s famous speech:

  Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?

  The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

  From the last lines of French Women Don’t Get Fat:

  In the end, the only thing really dividing French and American women is inertia.  For there is absolutely no French trick or custom that you can’t make your own with a little common sense and attentions to your individual needs, strengths, and weaknesses–and pleasures.

  Here’s your toughest challenge.  Write down everything you eat this week.  Don’t say to yourself, “I’ll remember, I don’t need to write it down.”  Passivity won’t launch you on your way.  If you can take the first small step of putting pen to paper regularly and get to know what you are putting into your body, you will find yourself already en route. Bon courage, bonne chance, and bon appetit.

  Isn’t that a great juxtaposition?  I’ve been struggling for several weeks with journaling my food intake.  The naughty child in me doesn’t like to submit to that discipline.  So, my friends, I am writing this week.  Feel free to ask how I’m doing.  One of my daily prayers is Lord, give me strength.  Make me strong.  I would like this week to be a week of gathering strength.

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