A new life…

Day 290 — I’m chasing a new life. Losing weight. Readjusting to life as an emptynester. Reinventing my next chapter life. Not so unique. I keep running into people, just like me, running around dealing with all the same things. Reevaluating where they are headed in the increasingly short trajectory of life.

Life is too short. That is for sure. I’ve had a front row seat at that show. Losing my precious niece and beloved sister. Friends losing children. Family gone before even one thing on their bucket-list was attempted…let alone enjoyed.

Not only is life too short, it is guaranteed to change and evolve in ways both surprising and sadly expected.

At dinner, as my husband and I enjoyed an evening out, I was reminded of the ephemeral hold we have on our lives. Not just being able to convert oxygen into carbon dioxide. But relationships and the challenges they create in our life. Forcing us to reinvent and reinvest as people come and go…for reasons and seasons.

We quietly observed a long divorced acquaintance clearly out on a date — still out there pitching, trying to rebuild his love life.

Another, a family man who we used to know, now consumed by mental illness, walked by the window talking to himself, continuing to lose his grip on life.

Any of us are just one bad decision, one unfortunate circumstance, away from a life transforming result. I am writing to work through my next decisions. To ensure I’m happy with my next chapter circumstances.

It’s more than the weight. It’s more than my own mental state. The only thing that’s remarkable is I’m writing about it. Every day. Laying it out. Baring it all — hopefully not hurting but helping someone else.

#FatToFabOver50, #ThugDietLife, #elitehealth, #elitefitforever, #stressresponse, #biomax, #conciergemedicine, #100lbs, #BillCortright, #fitspo, #weightlossjourney, #1poundatatime, #motivatingmyself, #nomoreexcuses, #BeElite, #MTWABP, #thestruggleisreal, #workingmoms, #workingwomen, #workingmothers, #emptynest, #emptynester, #mindfulness, #dieting, #grateful, #fabafter50, #selfdiscovery, #emptyingnest, #nextchapter, #transformation, #nextchaptering, #inspiration, #wordstoliveby, #personalgrowth, #divorce, #mentalillness,

@EliteHealth, @EliteFitForever, @BillCortright, @StevenSchnur, @JaclynTolentino, @AlexCortrightRD, @ErikBustillo, @MiamiBeachBiz, @EliteHealthNation