Tuesday, January 13, 2015

If you want to change your life....

Yoga Mondays happened again yesterday, and although it wasn't a very long session it was long enough to get me through the hustle and bustle of a typical Monday at work. Things have been kind of hectic with me trying to juggle my regular M-F job with the online courses I teach and trying to stay on top of them while still dealing with the issue I'm having with my computer (which I thought I had fixed but there were more problems last night)...
I ended up going to bed late last night (again...sigh), and so when the alarm went off at 3am for me to get up & go to the gym my first thought was "WHY????!!!!"; and that was immediately followed by "Maybe my phone is broken and it really isn't time to get up"; and then 2 minutes later my back up alarm went off and I (reluctantly) poured myself out of bed...

Today was supposed to be a swimming day but it was raining this morning...and somehow the thought of getting wet prior to going in the pool to get wet, seemed less and less appealing as I listened to the mocking pitter patter of the rain drops against my window (cause I can't stand the rain...get it?)

I decided to keep my date with the gym but do other types of cardio workouts instead....and by "other types" I mean one type; and by "workouts" I mean spending 30 minutes on the upright bike slowly pedaling my way through a (very) pathetic 4.19 miles (I really could have stayed in bed and burned more calories dreaming about running, than I did cycling on the indoor bike this morning)...

I also did a short wall sit session this morning...I'm working on strengthening my quads in ways that do not stress my joints too much...
Milepost Motivation with quote by  Lowell Thomas (above)

Running has been life changing. I know that probably sounds really corny and my former self (the woman I was before I felt I could officially call myself a runner) would probably be groaning and rolling my eyes if anyone said that to me. My life, however, has really been changed by running. In many ways running has saved my life. It's given me a renewed sense of personal purpose. It has allowed me to find my true self....the inner light of my soul that for years (almost a decade and a half) has been dimmed by the heavy mist of pain.... of something beyond the realm of where pain exists. I run towards the ideal me. At the same time I'm running away from the me I was, the me that I allowed myself to become. And I run through the fear, through the heart shattering haunting memories, and through the agony of regret.

Ok so those emotions kind of got away from me for a bit...let's get back on track shall we? I was talking about running. And how much I love it. Each run provides the opportunity for something amazing to happen...
                           ...and it will be worth waiting for. I can 100% guarantee that.                                             

Tuesday Tangent!!!
Kaiyu played in her first volleyball game today and her team won!!!!!
(I know nothing about volleyball so I just cheered when I saw the players cheer ;) They all did a great job!!!)

Countdown until I'm #MiamiFamous: 11 days!!!!!!!!

2 comments:

  1. Running really is life changing! Way to get out of bed and to the gym. Three in the morning's just a bit too early for me...

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  2. Thanks! Yea it's kind of early but I don't have to deal with parking and waiting issues to it works out well for me. My morning runs are at a more appropriate time :)

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