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Assignment #9~Concealment

 Assignment #9 Worksheet: Releasing Concealments Through mindful introspection (soul searching) I’ve identified these three concealments as ones which are especially burdensome to me and which I would like to be free of:  1. I have a real hatred, yes hatred toward homeless alcoholics.2. I tell others to attend Church, but I avoid it when at all possible, I go enough to please my wife.3. I am not Insulin free anymore. Details ...

March 19, 2010 | comments (9) | Uncategorized

Have You Been Put Down?

 Some of my close friends know that when I was younger that I was abused by my parents. My father just neglected me and later we reconciled our relationship before he died. My mother on the other hand was a rageaholic abuser who is still the same way to this day. I had a very miserable childhood with little joy. I grew up thinking my name was a curse word. Physical and mental abuse can take a toll on a young person's future... I finally...

March 19, 2010 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Transformation~Thank You Bill Phillips

Yesterday as I came around the last turn of the Dallas Marathon, I heard my name called on the loudspeaker. No darn it, it wasn't God calling me home, it was the race announcer. I was with among a group of people finishing the race and I couldn't figure out why he was calling me out specifically. I raised my hand and he kept saying "Come on Dusty, we've been waiting for you!" He just kept calling my name over and over and giving me...

March 15, 2010 | comments (22) | Uncategorized

Assignment #8~ Prayer and Meditation

 Assignment #8 WorksheetI am learning that proper planning ahead of time helps me to overcome procrastination so I am scheduling my meditation practice this week on these days and times.Actually I have been praying on a daily basis for many years. I connect with God in the mornings through deep prayer that seeks guidance. Without daily prayer, I feel like I am not on course...Three convenient, comfortable spaces where I can sit quietly and m...

March 7, 2010 | comments (0) | Uncategorized

March 5, 2010 | comments (4) | Uncategorized

Assignment #8~Prayer and Meditation~The Christian Perspective

Bill is releasing lesson #8 on meditation, Mind and Consciousness. I am excited and have great anticipation for the release of part 2. I believe this is a key component to almost everyone's success. It is incredibly complex, yet so very easy to do. I thought being a former Pastor I would weigh in on the Christian Perspective...I never wish to force my views on anyone, because I know there are many religions, secularists and even atheist...

March 4, 2010 | comments (8) | Uncategorized

Stop Sniveling~~Stop Blaming Your Past!

This is an old post. I thought I would dust it off and bring it back. Yes, I may seem to be a meanie to some, but I would rather offend you than leave you where you are...So stop sniveling and read.... Stuck in a rut? Feeling bad about your progress? Past hurts got you down? You know my advice now don't you? If anyone understands sniveling it's me. I spent years in limbo because I used my past hurts and abuse to sit out life and all I w...

March 1, 2010 | comments (14) | Uncategorized

Soy~Is it Good For You?

Soy...I see so many people switching to soy milk and soy protein thinking they are making a healthy choice to replace regular milk or whey protein. I see people eating those awful tasting tofu burgers that taste like...well I will be nice and say they taste lke something you pull out of a garbage disposal...But all bogus health claims aside...Is it a good idea? Can it improve your overall health or are there problems with eating soy? Many&nb...

February 28, 2010 | comments (9) | Uncategorized

Helping Bill (No, Not That Bill)

I have a coworker who came to me for help. Bill weighed 360 pounds and was not really suffering any ill effects from carrying that much weight, as he is still a young guy. But I guess he saw the handwriting on the wall and that his future was not so bright being that big...I took him under my wing with a few small suggestions about working out and I totally changed his diet and the way he looked at food.In 3 weeks he lost 36 pounds and 4 pants si...

February 24, 2010 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Needing Clarity~I Lost My Cool

I have thought about keeping this from everyone but I feel like I need to share. I snapped the other morning and came very close to hurting someone. It may have been justifiable in some ways, but I feel really crummy when I think about it. Let me explain... I was out on my early morning 10 mile run last Saturday. I started before 4 AM. I run early because there is little traffic and I enjoy the solitude and my ipod tunes. Well...

February 23, 2010 | comments (10) | Uncategorized

Becoming the AUTHENTIC You

I spent most of my life feeling like I was the round peg being hammered into the round hole. I never really felt like I fit in life. I suffered from depression, ADHD, I isolated from almost everyone, I ate like a pig and never really exercised more than walking to the front porch to get the morning paper. I did not feel good about my life to say the least. I felt out of step with life...The problem was that I was not at all a fat guy, lazy guy, d...

February 19, 2010 | comments (7) | Uncategorized

Dustyluv's Assignment #7~Progress Not Perfection

Man did I have a lot of this to overcome once in my life. I used to be a slave to the scale, a slave to the mirror, and I beat myself up for not "getting there" faster, wherever "there" was. It was all because I looked at myself as someone who was fat and needed to lose weight, has no clear attainable goals, so perfection was always a problem. I fell into the void two or three times a day. My negative, give up attitude was always a problem. ...

February 15, 2010 | comments (5) | Uncategorized

Victim Mentality~A Real Bad Disease

I have a friend...Not really so close anymore that lives a life of pitiful luxury. He is 50 years old and lives with his parents in a super nice home in Texas. He mopes around about how tough his life is, while having his 70 year old mother cook his meals, make his bed, pays his bills and wash his clothes. A very sad case. He was at one time a very successful salesman. Had a big house, nice cars and a beautiful wife. He was one day fired fr...

February 10, 2010 | comments (11) | Uncategorized

Dustyluv's Assignment #6~ Positive Mindset

 Positive Mindset Three examples of uncertain thoughts I have experienced so far in this challenge process which have caused me to delay or procrastinate: I have been so negative at work because I fall into the negitivity pattern that surround me and I hate it.I keep thinking I am too old to be a runner and want to just lift weights instead.Eating right is getting boring. Three new, empowering thoughts which I can shift my attention to a...

February 8, 2010 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Filling In The Gap

There is a gap between who you are and who you can and will become. When I first started my transformation, the gap was HUGE. Not only in my size, but in my mental clarity. I have since closed the gap on who I am and the man God wants me to be. I still have a long long way to go and we never truly completely close the gap...So if you have a long way to go what are the obstacles? None really, other than YOU. Anyone can start regenerating thei...

February 7, 2010 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Solid Nutrition, Exercise and Inner Work~Life Changing

Yea yea yea, you have heard it. Eat less, exercise more and you will lose weight. But to what end? If you are still crummy on the inside it makes no difference what kind of person you look like on the outside.Have you ever met that grossly overweight person that is just a light in a dark room? Probably not, they are rare. But you have met that person with a fantastic physique that is a jerk. I am sure you meet those people every single day you ge...

February 5, 2010 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Do You Have a Lazy Doctor?

I confess, I do not like doctors. I have spent a lot of my life in their offices. Not in the last couple of years, but before that it was almost weekly until I gave up and waited to die. I was given about any medication I wanted. If I read an article and thought it would help me with my Diabetes or nerve disease or pain all I had to do was ask and I got it. The doctors were always ready and willing to write out a prescription...The doctors were L...

February 4, 2010 | comments (3) | Uncategorized

Keeping Blood Sugar Levels Constant~Important to Everyone

  I believe the key to stopping binges, getting your eating habits under control and stopping the slide to type II Diabetes is to get blood sugar levels under control. Here's why...When we eat carbohydrates, we get an Insulin response. Any carbs or excess protein will give you a blood sugar spike. your body will then give you an insulin response. Every time you eat you will get this response dependent upon the makeup of the meal. Insuli...

February 3, 2010 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Dustyluv's Assignment #5~ Community Connection

 The Community Connection Three people I can count on for unconditional, nonjudgmental support throughout my Transformation are:  My wife SusieCoach StoneyShaneSomeone I can call at 3:00 AM if I need to talk or share something which is weighing on my heart is:  My wife...I will just nudge her as she would get mad if the phone rang at 3 AM...Someone who is working to achieve their transformation goals whom I can count on to keep me ...

January 31, 2010 | comments (2) | Uncategorized

Proudly Irritating People Since June 2008

Irritation - The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion; provocation; annoyance; anger; The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation ... I love being an irritant...I really believe I am called to get in people's faces and challenge them. Let me explain...  ...

January 30, 2010 | comments (6) | Uncategorized

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