It has been several months since my last blog post. There are so many things that have happened since July and I can't wait to share them with you, but I have decided that this post isn't going to be the one for that. I have spent the last couple of weeks really thinking about what I have accomplished in my life in the last 2 years and what I want out of the next year.
FITNESS IS A LIFESTYLE AND A LIFE LONG JOURNEY
I hear it so many times in the circle of friends that I have and in the gym that I go to, and it is so true. I have found successes in changing my mindset just to find those new thought patterns challenged. I have lost weight and gained muscle and then gotten sick, or stressed, or overwhelmed and taken a couple steps backward.
I have found myself getting frustrated and even a little annoyed with myself when I have these 'back step moments', but this year I have promised myself better. I am a firm believer that when we know better, we do better....and I know better than to beat myself up over the little things. I have realized that it's in those times that I take a few steps backward that I turn around and see how far I've come. If I was always moving forward and I wouldn't be able to appreciate (in the same way) where I was coming from. I know, for me, I need times where I stop and look around for a few minutes, or even days, and regroup and recharge. It's what allows me to continue to move forward and to be proud of each step I take along the way.
The journey is not always straight. It's is definitely full of sprints and times I have to slow down and catch my breath, but I wouldn't change one day of it.
Where is your journey taking you? Don't be too busy sprinting to the end that you don't have time to turn around and see where you've come from. You may just see something beautiful!!!!!
