Checking In
Things are starting to settle down in my world. Although much of SE Texas is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, my world is returning to normal. I’m thankful for my own blessings, and I pray that relief will come those who need it quickly and completely.
I received a copy of Victoria Boutenko’s book, Green for Life, a couple of days ago. I finished reading it a few minutes ago.
I can’t say that it gave me any information that was radically different than what I learned in The 80-10-10 Diet, by Douglas Graham, but Boutenko certainly reinforced Graham’s information.
I’ve been neglecting my intake of greens lately. I know better, I’ve just been a little lazy. I plan to change that, starting today.
I’ve also let myself down by not chronicling my progress regularly. I’m not going to dwell on my failure, but move forward.
Speaking of moving forward: The other day, I received the “complant free” bracelets that I had ordered. I broke one a couple of months ago (while switching wrists) and have been wearing a substitute bracelet given to me by a friend.
I really liked having the purple bracelet again (the other one was grey). Somehow, the brighter color reminds me of my resolve to acquire the habit of becoming complaint free.
Somebody asked me how I was doing with my complaint free quest the other day. My record still stands at nine days. I thought about how to answer the question, and I realized that I’m now averaging about five days between changes. Consdering that I changed wrists multiple times daily when I first started, that’s incredible progress! Yes, I know that others have progressed faster, but I’m happy that I’ve stuck with the program now for almost 18 months . . . even if I am a slow learner! 
I also know quite a few people who wore the bracelet for a week, then gave up “temporarily.” I’m surprised I’m not one of them. The fact that I’m not reinforces my belief that I can’t fail until I decide to stop trying.
I suspect that holds true for anyone committing to a raw food diet. Most of us “fail” repeatedly before sticking to that commitment.
The only failure that counts, in my mind, is the very last one that I decide not to recover from. Everything else is just a valuable learning experience.
