This weekend’s quote was chosen to describe my approach to today. Lately I’ve been feeling very overwhelmed. There are so many things I’m trying to do. Trying to accomplish. Honestly, I feel like I’ve been pursuing something for YEARS…
A degree. Another degree. A house. A number on the scale. A better job. A new house. A book deal. etc. etc. etc.
It never ends!
I seem to have grown into a very goal orientated person. I say “grown” because I never really considered myself driven. But as I get older, I know what I want out of life and I do my best to achieve it. I mean, why wouldn’t I?
But sometimes… you have to slow down. You just have to.
“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
-Robert Brault
I love this quote because it reminds me that I don’t need to achieve something else, something new, to be happy. I don’t need to be thinner. Or wearing a specific size. Or living in a specific house. Or working a specific job.
I guess what I’m saying is sometimes you have to step and smell the roses.
And that’s exactly what I did today. I had the best Saturday ever! But I’ll fill you in tomorrow. I’m logging off to enjoy the rest of my happy day. :)
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Useful links...
13 Responses to Weekend Quote: Just Be
Leave a Reply
BlogToLose
What's Cooking in my kitchen?
-
I've never had a tuna melt. Is that weird? I guess that's what happens when you grow up not liking mayonnaise. I never ate tuna salad or egg salad or chicken salad. Honestly, they always kind of grossed me out. Then I realized.. hey.. why does tuna salad have [...] -
I have no idea where this idea came from. I was hungry. It was lunch. I had Brussels Sprouts. That was all the catalyst I needed.:) I decided to use a slice of real bacon to add flavor and little fat that would help sauté the sprouts. I'm trying [...] -
WOW was this good. I mean seriously good. It's not vegetarian so don't start throwing stones. I'm calling it a Garden Vegetable Burger because I use the new Laughing Cow Smooth Sensations Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese Spread. It was this recipe on Allrecipes.com that inspired [...] -
I drink water 99.9% of the time but every so often it just doesn't cut it. I want something else. Something more. Something slightly sweet. Today was one of those days. I decided to make a refreshing drink based on the famous Arnold Palmer, half lemonade and half iced [...] -
The other day I made a whole chicken on the grill in pieces. It was delicious! Just a little BBQ sauce and an open flame is all I need to make The Husband happy in the dinner department. I also picked up a few ears of corn from the grocery store. They aren't in season [...] -
Let me explain so you don't think I'm making a chili recipe and just put it on pizza. I'm calling this vegetarian Chili Pizza because chili is what inspired flavors. I think I told you. Little Bean is really into, well, BEANS! We go through a can about every 2 days. Yesterday [...] -
I've confessed my inability to follow recipes here on GreenLiteBites many, many times. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I can barely follow some of my own and I wrote the darn things! I think most of my problem stems from not having all the ingredients listed and, [...] -
Leftover brown rice and leftover sauce meet in this quick lunch idea inspired by my favorite food of all time: Pizza. I swear I can turn anything into a pizza concoction. Have you seen all my pizza ideas? I've used everything from pumpkin to zucchini, polenta to wontons. Nothing is off [...] -
This isn't a recipe just an idea I had to share. I can't believe how good it was! I've never had grilled pineapple. Can you believe it? I just never really had the desire to grill it before. When you love something raw sometimes it doesn't occur to you to cook it. [...] -
I whipped this up for lunch on a whim today because, well, I have a baby who's obsessed with three things… Cheese, Beans, and Avocado. No, really. Look... It's my go to meal for him so I find myself with beans and avocado readily available. [...] -
You know that tradition 7 Layer Mexican Dip? The one with the cream cheese, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, cheese, green onion and olives? Yea. That's the one. Well I had a craving for it the other day. Well, not exactly for it as I can never make anything the way it's suppose [...] -
If you go through the archives of GreenLiteBites I have about 5 total beef recipes. Five. Compare that to the 80+ I have tagged with chicken/turkey there's a clear winner in the meat department on my blog and in my home. I don't have a beef with beef (omg The Husband [...] -
I'm a kitchen sink smoothie maker. Whatever I have on hand goes in the blender and viola! A quick breakfast or a healthy snack. Last year I posted an "Elastic Approach" to how I make smoothies but I still like to share specific combinations that worked really well. This was one [...] -
The other night it was just the kids and I home for dinner and I decided to make what I wanted to make no holds barred. Without The Husband home it's much easier for some reason. Hmmm wonder why? Ok, not here to husband bash.. really.. I'm not! I'm here [...] -
*sigh* I was really hoping to share an awesome turkey burger idea. I had grand plans for my leftover ground turkey. The results was alright but they could have been so much better. I added diced pineapple, red pepper, green pepper, oats and soy sauce to the meat and formed 2 patties. In hindsight I [...] -
I made this on a total whim yesterday having no idea if it would work. To my surprise it did AND the husband actually said he liked it... UNSOLICITED! Here's the story. I had only 4 tilapia fillets defrosted for dinner. I knew it wasn't going to be enough for us [...] -
This is a slight reboot of a recipe I posted last year simply called Sweet Potato and Black Bean Chili. Staying true to my use-what-I-have-on-hand roots I, well, used what I had on hand and made a similar dish with a spicy twist. Topping the result with avocado added a cool creaminess that [...] -
Did you hear? The Laughing Cow recently launched Smooth Sensations a line of 5 cream cheese spreads. There's Classic Cream, Classic Cream Light, Strawberries & Cream, Garden Vegetable and my favorite… Cinnamon. It's a sweet wedge of creamy goodness! Today I decided to use my new favorite flavor [...] -
Confession time, I recorded a 30 minute video making this with both kids (partally) 2 nights ago. I miss videos. I really do but they seem so much more difficult with 2 children. I'm also having technical difficulties with my video recording and audio syncing making it VERY time consuming to edit. [...] -
A couple of years ago I shared a modified version of Sloppy Joe's I made for a party. Everyone loved it but I've been wanting to try to make something similar for the family on a smaller scale and without the pre-made canned Manwich sauce. I don't particularly have any issues [...] -
Yesterday I was dreaming about a salad. Not just any salad, but a chickpea filled, cucumber, and red onion salad with a fun, tangy dressing. Unfortunately, I had no cucumber or red onion. Well, that's a lie. I had a half of cucumber but it was a mushy mess and [...] -
Dinner meals are getting harder and harder for me to share lately. I've gone back to just whipping things up without really measuring anything (this meal was going to be one of those until I realized I still had enough light to take some photos.) I've also instituted a few brainless meal nights [...] -
Three years ago I posted a video called "Makin' Hard Boiled Eggs" where I shared my system for, well... making hard boiled eggs. Genius name, I know. I'm smart like that. Anyway, since then I've gotten tons of feedback and comments thanking me but all the information is locked in a long winded 10 minute [...] -
Yup. You read that correctly. BEET as in those red vegetables that stain your fingers pink. Honestly, I have no idea what possessed me to make this. I don't particularly like beets. I mean I like them, but I don't looove them. Two summers ago I made them for [...] -
Yesterday I decided to rediscover simple foods. Part of my cooking slump has to do with over thinking. So I did what I used to do, simply react to what I have on hand. This is what I came up with... Starting from top left around.., [...]
"RT @indoob: Kissing over a dead dog, if that's not romance, I'm not sure what is. #revenge— RoniNoone
About Roni
Roni started this blog in '05 to journal her weight loss. 70lbs later, she's committed to living a conscious, healthy life and hopes to inspire others along the way. Read more on the about page.Like the new look of Roni’s Weigh?
Check out PageLines WordPress Themes
. Roni's Weigh is built on premium theme PlatformPro.
On wow, Roni. I love that quote. Thanks for sharing. I feel the same way sometimes. It’s good to stop and enjoy.
Love the quote! I was having one of those days yesterday and I went for a walk…and LITERALLY stopped to smell the roses and they smelled AMAZING! It seemed to remind me that I need to slow down and enjoy what I DO have sometimes instead of always wanting more or something different!
Thanks for being an inspiration!
So true! Enjoy your weekend! :)
Love this! Always enjoy the moments!
Great quote! Sometimes slowing down to just enjoy all you have is just what you need when you feel overwhelmed.
I had this moment Thursday of this week. I realized how much time I wasted worrying about these things. I stressed me out trying to accomplish them. I too have pursued a degree, I am working on another one, and I am frustrated about that number on the scale. I really need to refocus, but for me, I just don’t know how to refocus. I need to learn how to enjoy life. I have been this way for the longest since I had my first child and by the way I lost my first child at 25 weeks, she lived for 1 month, – this was the most traumatizing event of my life, and I had 2 beautiful children afterwards a girl 9, and my son 13. I need to learn to enjoy life. I will be meditating on this and some how, figure out how to do this. You web site is inspiring to me and I hope that you succeed in your goals.
great quote and message! so hard to do sometimes though. glad you were able to do it!
Sometimes we are so busy that we don’t realize that life is passing by. Sounds like you had a “Feris Beuller” type of day. Good for you!
Good for you. You have done a lot in the recent years. Go ahead and take Sunday off as well :) . And then get back to work on Monday. Just messing around – I think you are right – everyone needs to remember that life is supposed to be enjoyed. I am trying to find a simple pleasure every day. For example, last weekend I looked for 30 seconds uninterrupted at my freshly cut yard and tired not to think about anything else – just enjoyed it. I try to find something simple like that to remind me that it does not take changing the world to be happy. I agree that we should take days like your Saturday – but sometimes even 30 seconds can make a big difference. Anyway – like the Sara3000 mentioned – keep inspiring and good luck.
Beautiful quote! I am so glad you had an awesome day.
I love that quote. I feel as if too often we are always looking forward to the next big thing, the next goal, the grass is greener place…we rarely stop to smell the roses in this fast paced life we lead. I’m so glad you are having a great weekend! :)
Being is very good. I am working on more of that myself…:-)
Ooh, I need to work on that. I realized today I was even trying to “speed cook” so I would have time to do more things on my checklist – that’s bad! Glad you had an awesome weekend, you deserve it.