Friends Life http://friendslife.org Experiencing life together Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:03:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A New Look on New Year’s Resolutions http://friendslife.org/2012/01/25/a-new-look-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-with-logan/ http://friendslife.org/2012/01/25/a-new-look-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-with-logan/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:37 +0000 Admin http://friendslife.org/?p=1455 You are likely one of the estimated 100 million Americans that made a resolution list for 2012. Your list probably includes the ever popular “eating healthy” and “losing weight” goals. Most Americans have similar plans to achieve their goals, except for Friends Life board member, Logan Verner. Logan has made losing weight his top goal, but he is letting the world follow his journey. Why, because his second goal is to help a great organization.

Logan has declared 2012 to be the year he finally gets in shape! He invites you to follow his weight loss journey on Losing with Logan. By joining, you can add his second goal to your list. Logan is pledging $50 per pound lost and asks that you also make a per pound pledge. Your pledge can be one penny or one hundred dollars per pound. All of the pledge money will be given to Friends Life. Thus far, Logan has shed 20.6 pounds and is working to keep the pounds coming off!

Logan has begun one of the most difficult resolutions to keep and achieve. New Year’s resolutions are easy to make and even easier to break. Logan is following simple tips to keep his goal and you too can follow the same tips to reach your goal.

1. Logan has set a specific goal and timeline for his weight loss mission. On December 15, 2012, he will have his final weigh-in. State a specific goal weight for yourself instead of just saying, “I want to lose weight.”

2. Logan has pre-committed to this endeavor by setting his per pound pledge. It is important to pre-commit verbally and mentally to your goal. Pre-commitment leads to fulfillment.

3. Logan has a support system. Having an outside support system helps keep you accountable and focused on your mission.

4. Logan is keeping track of his progress. Each month supporters will receive an official progress report from Logan with an updated photograph. Write down your weight and exercise amount weekly to keep consistent and make sure you’re on the right path.

Your weight loss resolution will be easier to achieve if you follow the above tips with Logan. We hope that you will join Logan on his journey and we wish you luck on yours!

You can email your pledge commitment to admin@friendslife.org. Pledges are due on Logan’s final weigh-in day, December 15, 2012. Please visit https://sites.google.com/site/losingwithlogan/home to learn more about Logan Verner, share and follow his journey.

Follow Logan’s Daily Journey on Twitter: @LosingWithLogan and don’t forget to follow us too @FriendsLife

]]> http://friendslife.org/2012/01/25/a-new-look-on-new-years-resolutions-losing-with-logan/feed/ 0 A Time to Reflect http://friendslife.org/2011/12/01/a-time-to-reflect/ http://friendslife.org/2011/12/01/a-time-to-reflect/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:51:50 +0000 Admin http://friendslife.org/?p=1422 It seems like Christmas comes faster every year. With lights now adorning lamp post and stores slammed with people shopping for the perfect gift it would appear that we are in full stride holiday routine. Now, at least in our minds, is the perfect time to slow down, breathe deeply and reflect on the past year. For us, we have nothing but thanks to give, in fact it is the gift that we long to share with everyone. It may sound trite and insincere but we are indebted to a list of people this year. We are thankful for there involvement with our program and lives. We are also thankful for the literally thousands of moments that have made us laugh this year. We are thankful for the hundreds of moments that have caused us all to sit back and think about something differently. We are thankful for community, and opportunities to accomplish – but accomplishing isn’t the goal, thankfulness is. We are nostalgic this time of year because although life seems to speed up, we can’t help but think about the small steps made over the course of a year. For most, years are defined by minutes, days, weeks, and months. Here at Friends Life we measure a year by smiles and achievement. We measure things with smaller scales, but with larger implications. It is our joy during this time of year to measure the now possible compared to last year’s quite probable. It is about looking back at potential and realizing its fulfillment in the small arenas of life. Friends Life is a place of resolve and effort-filled belonging. We are hopeful and thankful alike, for we know these are the characteristics that make the not yet, the soon to be already. We are on a journey and while the journey is far from over we are reminded especially during this time of year that we are blessed to be on it together. Merry Christmas to everyone and a HUGE thank you for the year gone by.

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Yeah, that happened and it was awesome!

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