Diary of a MAD * FAT * WOMAN…..

Category: light worker

  • One Choice, One Step

    One Choice, One Step

    The year is new but that doesn’t mean we can just amend old habits with a spoken wish and a written resolution…OR IS IT?

    We have been conditioned to believe that change is hard, that the struggle is real, and that it is in the difficulty that resides the prize. I respectfully disagree.

    Change is on choice. It is one step away at any given point in your life. The opportunity is omnipresent.

    What must be at the top of my list of choices is self-care. Not because I am selfish…but because I am a leader, an innovator, a student, an artist, and a friend. I participate in my community, industry, and family. I owe it to the people around me that I love and respect to be the best that I can be.

    One step defines your day. One choice defines your future.

    Take the time to take care of yourself.

    There is a reason the flight attendant says to put on your oxygen masks before attempting to help others.

    You can’t help others if you can’t breathe!

    I love each and every one of you.

    Juliana Wathen

    Copyright 2022

  • I got this!

    I got this!

    Confidence doesn’t just happen. It comes about from challenging our comfort zones and expanding our awareness. Confidence is the manifest expression of knowledge. The KNOWING of who YOU are.

    Knowledge is power…let me say that again. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

    In this devisive time, many have shut out any chance of expanding their knowledge. They are standing firm in a stagnant state of protecting what they already know and guarding it with hate, judgement and intolerance. They have shut their eyes and ears to any new levels of learning, caring or forgiveness. Any confidence they had is eroding and fear takes it’s place.

    Fear is no more than a lack of confidence or FAITH. Have faith that this too will pass. Have faith that God knows what is happening in the world and He has given you a choice on how YOU will respond to it. Many say that it has gone to far. That it is impossible to forgive, embrace or love past this time.

    I challenge you with the KNOWLEDGE that it is not. It is never too late to learn to forgive, embrace and love. Acknowledge – ACT IN KNOWLEDGE that it starts in and with YOU. The responsibility to make this a better world starts with YOU. YOU GOT THIS!

    I love each and every one of you.

    Juliana Wathen @2020

  • Share with your neighbor…

    Share with your neighbor…

    Yes, even THAT guy.

    It takes so little energy to be kind to man or beast. When you commit to being KIND, you cannot put stipulations on it. You can’t say, “I’ll only be kind to people I know”, or “I’ll only be kind to people in my neighborhood, or church or school”. To truly embrace KINDNESS you have to extend that kindness beyond your comfort zones.

    I was delighted to see PePe LePew last night dining on my deck as he doesn’t show up very often. I snapped his picture and posted it on Facebook to annouce we had a new feral “Kitty” at the diner! Several people immediately warned me of the dangers of skunks. They are nasty, he’s gonna spray your deck, your house is gonna smell!!! The sky is falling!!!!

    None of that happened. But it reminded me that there are preconcieved notions about everything and everyone. I actually sat beside the glass door and watched him eat and my cats joined me and we chatted with Pepe while he ate. He acknowledged us with a nod and a glance now and then. And when he had his fill he waddled off into the night. He might be back tonight with the standard rotation of raccoons, possums and feral cats and he may not. But that’s okay.

    Don’t ration your kindness. Don’t ration your peace, your forgiveness, your joy, your love. SPREAD IT AROUND UNCONDITIONALLY!

    I love each and every one of you.

    Juliana Wathen @2020