Just when you're ready to give up

  

I've been really frustrated lately with my journey. Just been the last couple weeks I'm not sure exactly what's happened, but I definitely haven't been doing anything that I should be.

My friends haven't really been able to help me, there's no place that I've been able to recharge myself, and even going to my meeting tonight didn't seem to help. I don't get in these moods very often, but when I do it's pretty bad. 

I went into the grocery store to pick up something for dinner and I very much had a screw you I'm getting what I want for dinner kind of attitude. 

As I walked around looking at different things I kept thinking that's not worth the points. And then this other little voice on my shoulder said what's it really worth to you?

I saw grapes for $.94 a pound so I picked up some of them and then I wandered over to the deli to get some low-sodium turkey. As I was asking for my turkey the young lady looked at me and said I know you, you've lost a lot of weight!

She completely caught me off guard. I stammered, I stumbled through my words and finally with tears forming in my eyes I told her thank you. 

I told her I've been feeling very discouraged and ready to give up. I let her know that her words meant the world to me. She really didn't know how much those words were going to affect me when she said them, but I'm so thankful for them. 

She smiled and shook her head. Why would you give up? Why would you be discouraged?!?  You're doing so good!

I thanked her again and then made the fastest exit I could so she wouldn't see the tears rolling down my cheeks.

You never know who's going to be your next source of support. Sometimes it may come in the form of an angel at the deli counter.