tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:16:52 +0000Godlovedepressiondietguiltweight lossChristJesuscreationexercisefree willfriendhealthhopeprocrastinationvegetableswriting40Glenn BeckLaurieNational Novel Writing MonthPelosiacceptanceacneartificial sweetenersasamom.orgavatarbloodbodybuildingboyfriendcakecatchivalrychoicechoosecommentcommentsconstipationcouchcousincrappydepressondesirediscoveriesdishesdo somethingdogdreamseateatingemailfailfailblogfavorflyladyfollowforgivenessget it donegiveawaygreedhairhealth care billhistoric freedomhusbandinsurancelifelovermarriagemistakesmommylife.netmovienanowrimonovelnumbpainpeopleofwalmartperfectpermpooppositiveprozacrainbowreaderssalvationself-esteemshareshowersimplifysinssmall stepsugarthinktoiletwaterwisdomwordChristian living for the lazy (motivationally challenged) woman.http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)Blogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-609139944433451780Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:58:00 +00002010-02-10T11:58:51.752-06:00dietexercisehealthpainI used to be such a positive person. I shall not lay the blame at any person or company's door, but the last six months have left me despondent, downtrodden, sickly and hopeless at times. I know in my spirit and in my head that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you choose to do with it. Well, I am so tired of trying to make lemonade out of lemons that I sometimes just lie here. My http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2010/02/partly-gripy-with-chance-of-silver.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-5501637637360004196Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:06:00 +00002010-01-25T13:08:34.673-06:00depressonforgivenesshopemistakesDepression seems to be a never ending battle. Like the hydra in Greek mythology, you take off one of its ugly heads and it comes back double. I count my blessings, of which there are many. I contemplate the goodness of God. I take my 5HTP (sort of) regularly. Yet, I have days, sometimes a few together, where life just seems like a never ending travelogue with stops at all my failures and http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/another-day-another-battle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-4383035902108445685Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:32:00 +00002010-01-18T21:32:26.224-06:00bodybuildingdietfollowgiveawayweight lossOkay I am a couple days late posting this. I didn't realize how much I dreaded taking pictures of myself designed specifically to show off my size. According to Bodybuilding.com, posting these pictures and my goals makes it 300% more likely that I will succeed. Anyone who is going on this journey with me, I encourage you to post pics of your own. I have an account at http://www.atkins.com/ and athttp://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2010/01/before-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-322411501753004122Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-12-31T11:57:58.480-06:00ChristcreationdesireGodJesusloveloverrainbow The sheer magnificence of our God and His creation can sometimes take my breath away. I don't know if 2010 will be the year of Christ's return, but I want to live as if it is. This body, this mind, my family, my home, this opportunity to pursue the desire of my heart...all these things show me His love for me. Not His love for all humanity, but just for me. Like an ardent lover He woos us http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-edge-peeking-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-7119930835580393759Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:01:00 +00002009-12-26T14:01:07.890-06:00avatarcreationfree willGodguiltJesuslovemoviesinsMy family and I went to see the much-hyped James Cameron movie "Avatar." It was beautiful, and contained many not-so-subtle moral lessons. I am second to none in my realization that sometimes nations and men are blinded by their purpose and stomp all over anyone who gets in their way. It is tragic and un-Christian. However, to continually beat ourselves over the head with the perceived guilt of http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/original-avatar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-6307291366151503653Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:23:00 +00002009-12-10T00:23:58.507-06:00bloodfailfailblogflyladyGodlovepeopleofwalmartprocrastinationself-esteemI cannot tell a lie. I am a procrastinator extraordinaire. Ask my husband. Heck, ask Mama. It's one of my besetting sins. I have known for a while that I sabotage myself in a lot of sneaky little ways. Procrastination is one of them. If I can't do something perfectly, or I'm afraid I can't do it well, I just put it off until it is a non-issue or until I can further hate myself over the whole http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/evils-of-procrastination-or-story-of-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-1362323600940867139Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:48:00 +00002009-12-06T21:48:11.204-06:00eatingexercisesugarvegetableswaterweight lossHello everybody! I have not been a perfect angel with my eating and exercise plan this week, but I have made improvements. More water, more veggies. Cut waaaaay back on the sugar and starch. While a lot of it is probably water, I have lost 5 pounds this week (10 in the last two weeks) Yea! Weight: 289.2 Bust: 52.25 Midriff: 50.5 Waist: 52.75 Hips: 59.25 Here is a list of the http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/12/little-less-of-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-9187505088736290261Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:35:00 +00002009-11-30T22:36:17.392-06:00acneartificial sweetenersconstipationdepressiondieteatGodhealthvegetablesweight lossHi, everybody! I've decided I'm not going to wait for New Year's to begin working on my health. Not my weight--my health. I'm never going to be a 21 yr old pole dancer. However, I can be a healthy 40 something with many years left in which to be attractive and busy and have a lot of fun. I stated on Facebook that I would post my beginning stats and before pics. I haven't got the pics http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/mon-chi-chi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-6534764734383132025Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-11-08T23:03:02.713-06:00nanowrimoNational Novel Writing MonthnovelpositivewritingI am soooooo excited! I have discovered a great motivating tool to get my novel written. Okay. One of the novels that have been percolating in my fevered brain for years. November is National Novel Writing Month! There's an official website and everything (http://www.nanowrimo.org/). I have signed up and have managed to post around 16,000 words so far. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 dayshttp://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/on-more-positive-note.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-5196552513187849632Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:44:00 +00002009-11-08T23:06:11.085-06:00health care billhistoric freedominsurancePelosiI have been listening to the debate on the House floor regarding the Pelosi health care bill. Those in favor of it keep saying, "We have a chance to do something historic..." I would just like to say that Hitler did lots of historic things, few of them good. Napoleon did some good historic things and some heinous historic things. Wanting to be part of something historic, changing things for http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/11/historic-doesnt-mean-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-3365702297656701234Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:45:00 +00002009-10-22T07:45:32.432-05:00I think we find time in life to do the things we really want to do. In other words, I still don't have "time" to keep my house clean. LOL I have a magnet on my refrigerator that says, "I understand the concept of cleaning and organizing. Just not as it applies to me." Seriously, though, my bad habits are a lifetime long, and it will take time to retrain myself to remember picking up as I go andhttp://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/dont-tell-mama-but-my-room-still-isnt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-9193381637361992532Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:50:00 +00002009-10-14T23:50:55.180-05:00cakecousincrappydepressionfriendGodshowerWell, I had a pretty bad couple of days. I had to reschedule my Dr appt because I just felt too crappy to shower and go. My husband always says, "You'll feel better if you shower." He recommends this remedy for sinus, migraine, depression...everything. Showering does make me feel better, but what about when I can't make myself care enough about myself to go do it? Today was better. I heard from http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/gods-cake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-1618066223697856933Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:50:00 +00002009-10-08T08:50:26.816-05:00commentemailfavorGodsalvationwordwriting"I (the Lord) will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you." Psalm 32:8 Our family devotion this morning was so appropriate for me. I have always felt so guilty about my lack of discipline when it comes to daily Bible study and devotion time. This morning's devotion came from Joyce Meyer's "Beginning Every Day Right." She said that the devil http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/gods-loving-favor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-927125763547986150Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:24:00 +00002009-10-07T15:24:53.498-05:00do somethingget it doneguiltperfectprocrastinationsmall stepAccording to my therapist (and my husband before her), I tend to be really hard on myself. Other people I can forgive, live and let live, encourage...Me, I must be perfect or nothing at all. I'm not entirely sure where that came from, but I know it can be overcome. So many things in my life have been abandoned or never started because I knew I didn't have the skill or the time to "do it right (http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/hope-for-hopeless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-5856831062281222377Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:48:00 +00002009-10-04T22:48:53.670-05:00asamom.orgdiscoveriesGlenn Beckmommylife.netI'd like to tell you about a couple of sites I heard about on Glenn Beck's show. A couple of ladies like myself have taken to the internet to express their thoughts, feelings and beliefs, and they do a great job! Check them out at http://mommylife.net/ and http://asamom.org/. Read their messages and leave comments. Tell them Theresa from Wisdom From the Couch sent you!http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/discoveries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-2848069215949539706Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:22:00 +00002009-10-01T10:22:43.926-05:00choicechoosefree willGodgreedlovesimplifythinkI am re-reading the book Living With Less by Mark Tabb. I understand why folks say they are sickened by "The America Way." But we have no one to blame but ourselves. Think about it. We are all in debt because we want more stuff than we can really afford. We want this stuff because the advertisers have spent a lot of money telling us how wonderful our lives will be if we have it. Besides, http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/10/keep-it-simple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-4282748913899471098Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:23:00 +00002009-09-29T13:23:09.685-05:00dishesfriendguilthairhusbandLauriepermtoiletMy husband is the MAN!! The whole flushing assembly, including the handle, needed replacing in the worst way. I think it was the same setup that was in the toilet when the house was built in 1984. Brian got in there and wrestled with the thing and got it all replaced, even though he had a raging headache. Thank you, Sweetie! I have a hair appointment at 2:00 with Donna Kay at Precision Cuts in http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-3819474556492569390Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:44:00 +00002009-09-28T15:44:57.370-05:00I thought if I had more time at home, I would do a better job keeping house. Since I added writing into the mix, I'm not managing my time very well. Who am I kidding. I just really don't like cleaning house. It's boring! I have a low tolerance for boring. I'm a certified brat. (go to http://www.thebratfactor.com/myib.php to find out if you have an inner brat like I do). I had unsubscribed to my http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-thought-it-would-be-easier.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-6227972774167287476Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:10:00 +00002009-09-28T15:55:17.860-05:00catdepressiondoghopenumbpoopprozacBefore he referred me to a therapist, my medical doctor put me on Prozac again. We had tried this years ago. I hated it then. I hate it now. But it does help keep the downs from being so down. I don't know how it is for others, but when I take Prozac, I feel as if I am mummy-wrapped in a fine mesh gauze. There is no such thing anymore as skin to skin contact. I am remote, like I have partially http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/prozac-uncomfortably-numb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-3852486413952066768Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:34:00 +00002009-09-25T11:57:34.965-05:00I gave the site a brief (less than 24 hrs) makeover yesterday. If you blinked you probably missed it. I like this template much better. I think it matches me. LOL The weather continues autumnal. I love it! The Jews consider this time of year to be the beginning, and I have to say that internally I feel the same. The fall has always felt like time to start something new. School starts, Bilbohttp://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-529882016295807298Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:52:00 +00002009-09-23T12:52:06.723-05:00Self-centeredness is the common flaw we all share. Each of us has our own problems and sins to deal with, but we are all selfish. I would like to think it wasn't true in my case, but I'd be lying to myself. In my current state of mind, it's natural and seems like self-preservation to dwell on my feelings. I'm sharing them to hopefully help someone else as well, but I've been pretty focused on me.http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/looking-outside-myself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-8748976305265129550Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:46:00 +00002009-09-22T14:46:59.533-05:00commentsreadersshareIf you visit my blog, I'd love to hear what you think. I'd also like my readers to share advice, stories and encouragement with each other. Just click the tiny "comments" link at the bottom of any post. Thanks for reading!http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/be-sure-to-leave-comment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-6007479946017596789Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:17:00 +00002009-09-22T14:17:06.542-05:00acceptanceboyfriendchivalryGodloveMy darling 16-yr-old daughter may have a boyfriend on the horizon. Unlike the girls on most TV shows, she has never actively sought a boyfriend. She says she is having too much fun with her friends (girls AND guys) and has too much schoolwork to worry about it much. I'd like to think our parenting had something to do with her healthy attitude, but we owe much of it to her own levelheadednesshttp://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/chivalry-is-not-dead.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-7311124239047829932Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:24:00 +00002009-09-18T07:57:29.780-05:00It's 1 am and I am tired. But I'm not sleepy. I lay there squeezing my eyes shut, willing myself to sleep, but it doesn't work that way. So here I am instead, typing away for myself. Blogs are touted as communication tools. Ultimately they're self centered and motivated by the need to express, not necessarily to share, your thoughts. It feels like communication. Unless someone reads and responds,http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/anxiety-depression-and-insomniaoh-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23902339.post-103693436571841936Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:44:00 +00002009-09-16T08:44:47.775-05:00"A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." James 1:8 James was writing about those who can't decide where their allegiance lies-with the Lord or satan. This verse is appropriate for other areas of our lives as well. I've always had difficulty making up my mind. Once I have finally made a firm decision the thing gets done despite all obstacles. The decision making process itself is what http://wisdomfromthecouch.blogspot.com/2009/09/double-minded-man.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Theresa L. Johnston)0