When you are overweight life says NO a lot. Your body physically says NO; NO you can't fit into that; NO you can't do that, NO that hurts...etc. And, your brain says NO even more, NO that's too hard, NO that's too embarrassing, NO ...
Even still sometimes I would muster up the motivation and courage to take some kind of action. Then the multitude of "experts" would say NO. NO you can't have that, NO that's cheating, NO, NO, NO,
And then would come the worst NO of all...NO I can't change, not really.
One day I was watching the film version of the play The Miracle Worker. In the final act before the famous scene at the pump, the Kellers are applauding Annie Sullivan because Helen now behaves herself.
Annie is far from satisfied. She replies "I taught her one thing…I taught her NO." The Kellers go on to say this is more than anyone has been able to teach their daughter--they are thrilled. Annie retorts "I wanted to teach her YES."
Really, without that mindset, maybe none of us would ever know the story at all.
That's the key to this story too. A teacher appeared who could look at something, deemed by all to be a lost cause, and see brilliance inside and dig it out with sheer genius and tenacity. Any progress I have made in this journey is all because of finding YES.
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