Out of the Mouth of Babes!

We all know the saying right?

We say it when a child says something that surprises us because it is so wise.

Well, what I didn’t know is that it is actually a Biblical! It comes from expressions in the Old and New Testaments.
Psalms 8:2 it reads:

“Through the praise of children and infants, you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.”

and in Matthew 21:16 it reads:

^“Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, From the lips of children and infants, you, Lord, have called forth your praise?”

Interesting right? But anyway, I digress!!

The reason I entitled this blog “out of the mouth of babes” is because last week Gracie said something very simple to me, but it has been very profound and I have thought about it a lot this week.

I was having a wee whinge to Gracie about how some of my clothes were not fitting like they use to. Now, please, before you all get on the bandwagon, I am not saying I am fat or overweight, but the simple fact is, I have put on a few kilo’s and I am feeling it!

So after I finished my wee whinge, she said to me:

“Well, it’s quite simple Mum. You have 2 choices, you can either get some new clothes that fit and be okay with where you are, or you can work hard, eat healthily and lose weight.”

Now I know this sounds super simple, but to me, it was really profound! I have 2 choices….so make one!

Whinging was not going to change my weight or make me happy with where I was. It didn’t matter how much I complained, complaining was not going to change my situation, so the only option I had was to make a decision!

And so I did! I decided that I was not happy with the extra weight and that I was going to work on losing it. And you know what? I feel so much better. Not better, because I have lost all the weight, that is going to take more than a week (or two) but better because I have made a decision.

Once I had made my mind up about what I was going to do, I felt like a weight has been lifted (which is kind of ironic!) and my mindset just changed. All of a sudden, those kilo’s didn’t seem like such a big hurdle any longer but rather a goal that I was determined to hit!

So, I’m feeling better, feeling motivated and ready to kick those kilo’s. It’s all about my mindset and thanks to Gracie, I have stopped whining and made a decision!