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being flexible, Brazil, changing my mind, Cristiano Ronaldo, fear of committment, fear of failure, first dates, hope, online dating, over-eating, self-sabotage, World Cup
OVEREATING
On Wednesday night, my sister, a couple of friends and I went to Fuji Mountain, a hibachi restaurant in Larchmont, NY. We were there celebrating one of my friends birthday. It was a lot fun and the food was great. The best part is that she was so happy with being taken out for her birthday. I love making people happy.
Unfortunately I ate all of the dinner that was put in front of me plus dessert. At the moment I didn’t think; I just ate. Later I hated myself for overeating. It is becoming a pattern. I have to change that immediately.
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” – George Bernard Shaw, Man and the Superman
WORLD CUP
World Cup is here and I am so excited! I don’t care what teams are playing I will be watching. I have 2 screens at work. One is always showing a game and on the other one is work.
I love the passion and energy of the games. Of course I am hoping Brazil wins. We are the favorite but memories of the fiasco of the last time is not far from memory. I am not one to dismiss any opponent. Everyone is a threat. Everyone is deserving.
Unfortunately I will miss Brazil’s first game on Sunday as I will be helping a friend with her dance recital. She needs the help of volunteers to get the show done so I will not cancel on her. Hopefully there will be many more to watch. I will record it but it will be impossible not to know the result before I get home to watch it.
Let the best teams win. The ones with more heart, more passion, more hunger.
“I am not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well. More important than that, I feel an endless need to learn, to improve, to evolve, not only to please the coach and the fans, but also to feel satisfied with myself. It is my conviction that here are no limits to learning, and that it can never stop, no matter what our age.” – Cristiano Ronaldo
DATING
Things are fairly quiet as I haven’t spent much time on the dating sites. There is one guy, M, that I will be having dinner on Saturday night. He works in Management of some big University. I am not sure where we will be meeting yet.
I was somewhat excited about him until I got a message from G. His messages are just amazing. A combination of smarts, funny and sexy. He seems honest, serious, down to earth, etc. Yes I am getting all of that from a few emails 🙂
He asked me out Saturday during the day to go to this huge flea market 40 minutes away from me. I said no. I probably would have gone just for a change, even though I normally never travel for a first date. I am willing to change my mind on that and be flexible on a case to case basis.
I had already said yes to M. and I don’t like canceling on people just because I got another invitation.
The excitement normally turns to fear. What if we like each other? Even before meeting G. I am already looking for reasons why this cannot work. We live too far, he likes camping, I like comfortable hotels, I love sports, he could take or leave it, etc.
I am reminding myself to breath, be in the moment and just go with the flow.
“And there’s also ‘To him that hath shall be given.’ After all, you must have a capacity to receive, or even omnipotence can’t give. Perhaps your own passion temporarily destroys the capacity.” – C.S. Lewis
I met my husband online, but passed him over as he stated he likes camping. Eventually, I told him we were not a match, and when I explained why, he said me not liking camping was not a deal breaker – he could go alone… and…you know how that ended up.
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Hi V.J.
I am trying to keep an open mind and not narrow in on the differences. He seems like such an amazing person. Fingers crossed.
Thank you for sharing and bringing me hope. Blessings! 🙂
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It is very difficult not to overeat, even just that little bit extra adds up with time. I am trying to motivate myself with ” lively and wiry rather than stuffed and placid.” 🙂
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That is a good one! I am trying to eat slower, chew my food longer and pause between bites. I am hoping little details such as those help as I noticed that I barely chew my food, it is like I am on a race.
Thank you and blessings! 🙂
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Well they say take what you can eat, and eat what you take. 😊So don’t feel guilty a put it 😜May be you can run more the next day. 😊
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And that is one of the problems I can’t exercise that much due to hip/back and collarbone/shoulder issues. I need to make more of an effort all around. Thank you for being supportive and positive! 🤗😀
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Oh my bad to say that. At least I hope you enjoyed the meal 😄
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