Step By Step - Whitney Houston – Lyrics by Annie Lennox

[Johnny-One]

Well, I achieved another milestone this week; I hit 12 stone 7 lbs (79.38 kilos), that is under 80 kilos! Well before you get as excited as I was Mother’s Day came, and my daughter had made home-made Battenburg cake, scones with fresh cream, and fresh bread. Then on the Monday we had pizza because we had to travel to the opticians. I think I might hit 22 stone (139.71 Kilos) by the weekend! Oh dear.

It will probably not be that bad, but step-by-step I will get back down to 12 stone 7 lbs again (79.38 kilos). Hence the song I chose for this week was written by the great Annie Lennox and sung by the great Whitney Houston.

Good luck with all each of you are doing this week.

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Well there's a bridge and there's a river that I still must cross

As I'm going on my journey

Oh, I might be lost

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And there's a road I have to follow, a place I have to go

Well no-one told me just how to get there

But when I get there I'll know

'Cause I'm taking it

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Step by step, bit by bit,

Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)

Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)

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And this old road is rough and ruined

So many dangers along the way

So many burdens might fall upon me

So many troubles that I have to face

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Oh, but I won't let my spirit fail me

Oh, I won't let my spirit go

Until I get to my destination

I'm gonna take it slowly 'cause I'm making it mine

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Step by step, bit by bit,

Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)

Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)

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Say it, baby, don't give up

You got to hold on to what you got,

Oh, baby, don't give up,

You got to keep on moving on don't stop (yeah yeah).

I know you're hurting, and I know you're blue,

I know you're hurting but don't let the bad things get to you.

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Step by step, bit by bit,

Stone by stone (yeah), brick by brick (oh, yeah)

Step by step, day by day, mile by mile (ooh, ooh, ooh)

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I'm taking it step by step), bit by bit,

Stone by stone (yeah, stone by stone), brick by brick

C'mon baby,

Step by step keep on moving, day by day (day by day-ee),

Mile by mile by mile by mile, go your own way,

C'mon baby got to keep moving, bit by bit (bit by bit, bit by bit)

[Nikon1972]

Well done on your milestone! I was happy to reach 11 stones exactly on Saturday, but then yeah Mother's Day happened, and we had a Spanish feast (including sangria and cava) followed by honey and walnut cake, and my youngest kid, 14, actually gave me a tub of G&D ice cream as a gift (bless him and curse him - he helped me eat it), so although I was excited on Saturday, I'm pretty sure Sunday didn't do the numbers any good. Never mind. Onward and forward, what would life be without the occasional carefree celebration, and definitely, step by step, we'll all get there.