It's blooming cold

It hit.....frigid cold weather.  The type that chills you to the bone.  Coming from sunny south Texas, I always thought it would be great to have a white Christmas.  Problem with that picture is the extreme cold that comes with it.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE those white Christmases, but I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather "see" it in a pretty picture frame than actually be standing IN it!!  Oh I know, bloom where you're planted.  Speaking of that, my eldest gave me a beautiful pot filled with tulips last year.  Those tulips are peeking their pretty heads out of the pot. 

Don't pay attention to the ugly around it, focus on the new life....the new beginnings happening in the tulips' world.  I doubt the tulips are worried about the dead leaves or the barren ground around it.  They are focusing on their own surroundings.  Although from a Christian standpoint, focusing on ourselves only is not particularly ideal; I do think it is ideal for changing our eating patterns and our weight loss success.  Don't pay attention to what people are eating or what they might think if you choose a salad over the taco casserole everyone else is having.  Who will be laughing when you are a size 8 and the rest are still "talking" about losing weight, huh?