I’m sure almost all of us have gone through some sort of
difficulty that at first made us feel like there was no way out, right? Or that perhaps we could get out of it but we
would never be the same again. These are
all so real thoughts and feelings and if possible I would wave my wand and keep
bad things from happening to all of us (this is what I use to tell my kids when
things would happen to them). However,
we also all know that it is by going through some of our toughest times that we
grow the most. It would not matter if
the issue was health, finances, business,/work, a relationship and the list can
go on. Sometimes we are hit with more
then one issue or incident at a time which can make us feel like it will never
end.
A good friend of mine up in Northern CA
always says “Break downs bring break through” and I have shared this many of
times.
Something else I always have said is “I want to know that
what I am going through right now is not for naught” “ I would like to know
that some how I can be of assistance by sharing what I have gone through and my
outcome in order to help someone else.
If I can make a difference in someone else’s life then it was worth it
(so to speak); which is why I created this blog. Maybe there is one thing someone will read
that will help them make changes in their own life or in the life of their
child/children.
So where am I going with all of this… I was approached to
submit my info for a new web series - on.aol.com about women who are restarting
their life after some pretty incredible issues. I thought OK, why not maybe this will be my
way to really helping others; that perhaps someone will watch and will be
inspired to move forward to their successes.
Or perhaps they will be inspired to tell their story which could in turn
help someone out.
I truly believe we each have choices in our lives to make
and these choices happen every day we can choose to move forward in a positive
manner or we can choose to feeling lousy and being miserable with our
lives. We also should be thinking about
the fact that what ever choice we make we are also teaching our kids to do the
same thing. I truly believe that is what
always kept me from falling all the way to floor and not be able to get back
up. Even as our kids grow into adults they are watching us!
Do we want our children growing up feeling like victims and allowing
victimization to grow in their lives?
Well not me I wanted my kids to grow up being responsible for their
actions and for them to always remember they have choices! It really does not matter if our children are
in a two-parent or one-parent family how they turn out is what they learn from
the adults in their life. As parents we
are able to give them the guidance and tools they need to make good choices in
their lives in order for them to know and understand that it is up to them to
make their life as good as they want it to be!
Unfortunately, there seems to be more bad then good highlighted
in our news, on TV, and periodicals. We see and read about bad statistics, we
are shown the ugliness of the world - instead of the good! My intention has always been to show that there
is good despite what is going on around us.
We will have to go out of our way to find it sometimes and we may have
to have a vision that we never lose sight of but the good is there, I promise!
With all that said I would like to announce I was selected
to be part of an amazing group of women who share their stories of falling but
the show is not about falling to the ground but about how we all got back up
and kept on going! How the word victim is not in our vocabulary and how despite
things happening that were almost unbearable we all Restarted our lives! I am honored and humbled to be one of the
women being highlighted.
It is a new web series called The Restart Project. Gwyneth Paltrow and fitness expert Tracy
Anderson joined forces to bring this program to life and it is Produced by Ryan
Seacrest Productions. The Restart
Project premieres December 16 (today) you can find it at on.aol.com. I don’t know when my segment will run but it
is well worth it to watch the entire series as it unfolds over the next several
weeks the stories are amazing! For those
who do not know me by name I am Marian Lopez and now you will know who to watch
out for on the series.
Here is the trailer for the show:
And, so it goes…
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