A Beautiful Life In The Making

 Hey Everyone It's Reina!!!!! I hope that this finds each of you doing so amazing that you are making a positive change in someone else's day!!  It's Friday so traditionally I would say, "Happy Aloha Friday Cousins!"  Today I'd like to give you the start of my weight-loss journey that started on May 19, 2021.  I have always been the "big" girl in my family, and I have struggled my entire life with my weight.  Looking on the outside you would have never known how insecure I was about my weight, but I never let people see that!!  I kept a smile on my face even when I didn't feel good about myself, and I continued on with life.   Funny thing is that your family OFTEN more times than not are the most critical and harsh about someone's weight.  I received a lot of, "Oh Mija you are so pretty BUT if you were smaller, you would be so much more beautiful".  I know my mother had NO idea that she was scaring my heart & brain with nonsense...

 Hey everyone it's Reina!!!! Well since I have given you all a few days to read the first two posts I figured it was time to write some more so here I go!!! Today is November 1, 2022, and I am a woman who has been walking a journey of self-discovery and figuring out this thing called LIFE!!  On November 7th, I will be a solid year into my spiritual journey, and I feel like I have had so much growth, and, in all reality, I have made HUGE gains but yes there have been times where I did not apply some things taught and learned because I was fearful.  Fear has NO room on this journey because it then becomes a blockage not just for me but also for anyone closely connected with me.   Fear changes a dynamic in relationships, in ways no one really understands UNLESS you have already been through this process.  Would I go back and change things if given an opportunity???  If I am honest the only thing, I would change would be my communication skills BUT since t...