Life's Journey To A Total Transformation

By Julie Dieball

Life's Journey to a Total Transformation A Christian outlook on overcoming challenges in all areas of your life. We all go through life's journey with many challenges. Who you are is how you handle these challenges. I learned being a drama queen didn't get me very far. There are so many people trying to balance all areas of their lives. In health, nutrition, spirituality, financially, relationships, etc., feeling like your life's a circus juggling everything to keep life balanced. Finding time for yourself to think and relax is so important. The question is, how can we do that when things are fast-paced in this day and age? We all have busy schedules and can't seem to keep up. When we are trying to lose weight and need more energy, there are so many diets out there, but what most people don't realize is that what may work for one person will not work for another. So how do you know which one? If you are tired of going on a roller-coaster diet and losing weight and gaining it back, sometimes more than you started, if you are tired of being tired and need more energy, if life in general is a challenge, then look no further. As a certified health coach, I am able to help others overcome challenges in ways they never thought they could before and keep a schedule without feeling like you're a chicken running around with your head cut off. I will walk you through each step to customize and personalize your own way of making healthy habit changes that will help balance all areas of your life. You will be able to see yourself changing your habits, your schedule, and feel less stressed, knowing how to look deep inside to understand what's slowing you down or stopping you from achieving your goals. My prayer is that God will bless you through this transformation to become healthier, happier, and a better version of yourself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Mar 21, 2018
• ISBN: 9781641405188

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Life’s Journey To A Total Transformation

Julie Dieball

Copyright © 2018 Julie Dieball

All rights reserved

First Edition

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc

New York, NY

First originally published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc 2018

ISBN 978-1-64140-517-1 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64140-518-8 (Digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Introduction

Are you tired? Do you need more energy? Are you obsessed with losing weight, leading to several roller-coaster diets, losing, then gaining it right back and then some? Are you wondering why things are just not going your way? Do you just want to give up? Is just life in general a challenge? Do you say to yourself, I know what I need to do, I just need to do it? Do you make excuses and justify everything?

All of the above for me was YES! and HELP!

I have struggled and been obsessed with my weight since I was very young, along with other challenges in life that, I let, put me into depression, giving myself several pity parties. No matter what I did, or how hard I tried, nothing could make me happy. My expectations were too high or unrealistic.

I couldn’t understand why all my prayers weren’t helping, but I soon learned they were being answered, just not the answer I wanted. Learning and understanding that was exactly what I needed and better than what I wanted. Today, I have a whole new outlook on life, which has made a tremendous turn in my attitude. There will always be struggles and challenges, but it’s all how you handle and overcome them. With education and lots of research, I am now a certified health coach and found myself inspired to use my knowledge writing this book to help, coach, inspire, and motivate.

With this book, I want to help people who have struggled like I have. I want to share my experiences and help you to understand that it is not too late to make changes, and there is hope no matter how old you are.

Since everyone is different, and what works for one person may not work for another, I will walk you through a way to customize and personalize a total transformation to a healthier, happier you.

I hope to entertain and inspire you with stories from my experiences relating in each chapter.

Chapter 1

This Journey Begins with an Aha!

This journey begins with an aha! Why didn’t I find out about this before!?

We all go through journeys in our lives, and through this journey, we go through many challenges. Some of these challenges we overcome, and some we are still trying to overcome. We make our journey by deciding how we are going to react to what is happening. We either just let the little things go, or make them run our lives. I was one that couldn’t let the little things go. I took things the wrong way. I thought that no one was on my side. My opinions didn’t matter. Yes, I was a drama queen.

How we are with others also makes our journey. How our attitude is, are we positive (glass is one-half full), or negative (glass is one-half empty)?

I thought I was a positive person. I tried to see the bright side of things, but looking back, I was more negative than positive. Experiences, good or bad, can help us learn from mistakes and how to look at things in life. What makes us who we are today is what we experienced and how we handled those experiences. Letting the past go and just moving forward no matter what we have been through can make the rest of our journey better if we let it. For the longest time, I couldn’t let go of the past; it always came back, and I let it take over my life. It’s not too late to start over on this life’s journey. Make the rest of this journey count!

I have used some of these quotes that I have seen, heard, and read to inspire me throughout my journey:

• He who angers you, controls you.

• Those that are good at making excuses are usually not good at many things.

• Don’t stress out about something you can’t control, or it will control you and your life.

• Live life to the fullest.

• All things are possible with God.

• I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

• Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we don’t see.

No matter if you have loved ones that may not be on the same page, don’t worry. Be who you want to be. Don’t try and be like everyone else. Work around the skeptics. Don’t let anyone stop you from being who you are and reaching for your dreams. Even if it doesn’t turn out exactly how you hoped doesn’t mean it didn’t turn out. The fact that an effort was put into your journey shows how dedicated you are. That’s what counts.

I’ve learned so many things from my journey in the past, and now I’m making this journey better in the present and future. I believe everything I went through has been a great lesson and helped me to understand more than I have before, which is a great opportunity to help others through my experiences.

Taking care of you first is not being selfish. Taking care of yourself will help you help others better. Just like putting on the oxygen mask on yourself first before you can put it on others. The healthier you feel and the more energetic you are, the more confident you are as a person and are able to help others. Listen to what your body is telling you. Let it go through the natural rhythm. Just like the sun rises in the morning and sets at night, your body is doing the same thing. If you are hungry, eat; if you are full, stop eating. If you are tired, rest.

Learn what your body needs by understanding what food gives you energy and what slows you down. Every day is different. You have good days and very challenging days. Keep focused on what you want your journey to be. Only you can make it what you want. I believe that everything happens for a reason. God is in control and knows exactly what you need. His timing is always perfect.

After this journey, I am looking forward to my journey in eternity. That’s the journey to focus on. If it wasn’t for our loving Savior Jesus Christ taking all our sins on Him, this journey here on earth would not matter. Nothing is impossible for God, so let God in control. He will guide you, He will give you strength. So, on this journey here, I will serve the Lord with gladness and let Him guide me every day.

We make our own choices, whether it is good or bad, but remember, when bad things seem to happen, we are not being punished, because Jesus took all our mistakes on Him. Because of Him, we are eternally free. I guarantee, when you truly, with all your heart, let him in and trust him, you will see a big difference in your life. No matter what happens, you will handle things in a whole new way. You will love more, you will forgive more, you will make your life’s journey here a healthier and happier one.

Jesus said:

I am with you always, until the end of time.

Come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

I know He has been with me through every failure and success.

If you never failed, then you never really succeeded. Life is full of failure and success. When we keep trying and failing, we are succeeding because we keep trying until we finally succeed. Failure is giving up and stop trying. I have done that myself until I realize that it just wasn’t the right way. I have finally, after all these years, realized that I need to find the