Friend of Julie: Free to Move About the Cabin

As I walked from my car to my office early yesterday morning, I noticed a stride in my walk that wasn't there the day before. I was wearing a long-sleeved chocolate brown blouse, which I recently had altered, with blue jeans, that were skin-tight in July when I was in Alaska, but fit perfect now, and a blue leather jacket, which hasn't fit me for six years. I felt incredible. I felt a lightness within my body; my body was no longer weighing me down or holding me back. An internal airline stewardess-sounding-voice told me you are free to move about the planet. And move I did. I moved through my day with an inner glow that I was aware of all day. My routine on the treadmill added to my energy level and positive attitude. Cartwheels were a part of my day, if only in my mind.

Last night at the movies, I was aware of the extra space all around me in my seat. I was at Rave Theater, where the seats and isles are extra wide, and I enjoyed the open space by my sides. I leaned my body from the middle of my seat to left and a while later to the right, and there was a lot of space between my body and the edge of the chair. My body no longer squeezed against the sides. Again I heard my internal airline stewardess-sounding-voice you are free to move about the chair.

The Things People Say...
A few memorable things I heard from friends and family recently

When I was in the gym, yesterday (I love having those word as part of my conversations), I saw someone I hadn't seen in a while and she said:

"You had your back to me in the gym the other day and I didn't recognize you!"

On my way to lunch, I passed a friend who said:

"You're disappearing!"

One family member saw me earlier this week and said:

"You aren't starving yourself--are you?"

No, I am NOT starving myself - I'm eating rather well in fact.

Feeling this good has been a long time coming and well worth the wait.