yes, here it is another week
to get through
to meet my goals
to challenge myself
to look defeat in the face
and say be gone!!

it’s another week of expectations
meeting expectations,
or perhaps not
and that will be ok too
because there’s always
another week
and that’s how i
look at things now
if i fall, i can get up
and i will get up


it’s another week of heat
and pressure
that i put on myself
to stay the course
to stay on the horse
to keep going
because there is nothing
to look back at
and it’s all good
in front of me
so i will do it
again

it’s another week of stress
that i won’t let get to me
that i won’t let sabotage
my hopes and dreams
of being healthy and thinner
that i won’t let distract me
from the promises
i have made
from the course
i have charted
from the place
that i belong

it’s another week without excuses
because
there are none
any more
if i have a day
and i don’t do well,
well i don’t do well
but i will, the next day
and the one after that
because i control what i do
and don’t do
no one else
no blame,
just me
oh, and the joy
this frame of mind
has given to me

it’s another week of conviction
to jump a little higher
to try a little harder
to walk a little taller
to shout a little louder
to make a little difference
in my own life
because no one else
can do it for me

it’s another week of changes
changes in my size,
smaller
changes in my attitude,
tougher
changes in my zest,
stronger
changes in my esteem,
prouder
changes in my doubts,
milder
changes in my failures,
fewer
and then i move on

it’s another week
and i am glad it is here
because i am determined
to succeed
determined to
take every day
as they come
determined to
be the best
that i can be
determined to
live every day
with gusto
determined to
climb that mountain
and count my blessings
that i can

and so i am thankful
for another monday
yes, i really am.