{"id":3404,"date":"2012-02-29T10:53:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-29T15:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2012-02-29T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-29T15:53:48","slug":"leap-day-take-a-leap-of-faith-if-not-today-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2012\/02\/leap-day-take-a-leap-of-faith-if-not-today-when.html","title":{"rendered":"Leap Day:  Take a Leap of Faith (if not today, when???)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl>\n<dt><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2011\/12\/Fat-Suit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3084\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2011\/12\/Fat-Suit-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>We all have dreams &#8211; things that we want so intensely that we can taste them. Dreams that we can see in our mind&#8217;s eye and feel in our hearts. As excited and as enthusiastic as we may be, it is sometimes hard to take the first steps that can turn our dreams into our realities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>It&#8217;s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.\u00a0 ~ Muhammad Ali<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Often doubt comes rolling in and knocks the wind out of our sails. Our energy start to fade.<\/p>\n<p>The negative self-talk begins:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;What if I fail?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Who am I kidding?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;This will never work.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I can&#8217;t do it.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your first step is to realize that this is a natural phenomenon. We all have negative thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Smile at these thoughts, and then get on your mark, get set, and READY, FIRE, AIM!<br \/>\nYup, you heard me right. Fire first; aim later.<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to take a leap of faith?\u00a0 FIRE!!!<br \/>\nIf not now, when???<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!<\/p>\n<p>Janice<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\njoin the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a Tushkateer!<br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickinthetushclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tushkateer*<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 A Tushkateer is a person who receives Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s newsletter, called the KICK in the TUSH CLUB!!!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up and receive her weekly e-newsletter<\/a> with all the news that \u2018fit\u2019 to print, and you are automatically a Tushkateer!\u00a0 How cool is that? <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/..\/..\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Follow Janice on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/ourlady\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter @OurLady<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourladyofweightloss\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/OurLadyofWeightLoss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Need a Life &amp; Wellness Coach?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have dreams &#8211; things that we want so intensely that we can taste them. 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