Sunday - Choosing Focus

Yesterday’s Celebration

Yesterday was a productive and special day. We celebrated our daughter’s 18th birthday with Korean food, cake, and ice cream. I was on my feet for hours preparing everything, and the food turned out amazing! For me, the focus was continuing to eat low sugar. Breakfast was healing bone broth, lunch was boiled eggs, and dinner was meats and veggies. I did have one piece of mandu, so I had a serving of simple carbs, but that was it. I passed on the cake and ice cream and used a small plate at dinner so I could enjoy seconds without guilt while still being mindful of portions.

Progress & Imperfections

I forgot to go for my walk after dinner and didn’t write in my blog last night. But this is a transition, and I know I’m not perfect — and that’s okay. I’m making up for it now by writing first thing in the morning, and I’ve decided to set an alarm to remind me to go for a walk after dinner tonight.

Health Priorities

My current priorities for my health are:

• Sleep: I can’t keep living on six hours of broken sleep.

• Nutrition: Eating low sugar (only sugar from fruit and complex carbs).

• Stress reduction: Meditating, listening to sermons, and practicing deep breathing.

My nervous system has carried so many years of unmanaged stress that I can barely maintain my emotions during the day. Sometimes I feel like I’m going crazy, which is exactly why I need to get this figured out before it’s too late.

Spiritual Encouragement

Lately, I’ve been listening to Joseph Prince on YouTube. Honestly, it feels like his sermons are specially curated for me — like God is speaking directly to me through them. This morning’s message was about taking control of your thoughts and recognizing when they come from spiritual attack. That hit me hard. We’ve been under obvious spiritual attack for some time, especially after a major event came to a head last November. Since then, it’s been one thing after another. At times it feels impossible to process, but I know I have to keep my eyes on Him or I will drown.

I’ve been thinking a lot about Peter, when Jesus asked him to step out of the boat — how the moment he took his eyes off Jesus, he began to sink. That’s where I’m at: keeping my focus on Him, no matter the storm.

If you’ve been struggling with self-deprecating thoughts, I recommend listening to Joseph Prince, especially the sermon I heard this morning: “You’re Not Crazy, You’re Under Attack."

Happy Healing! 💙