Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A Hump Day Push
As I was walking to my building this morning, I saw a green plant growing through the tightly laid cobblestone/bricks that line all the sidewalks around my office campus. This green plant was a vivid green and it caught my eye because it was so bright and it was growing in between the bricks. I continued to walk, looking down to see if there were any more growing, and as I continued, I saw no more evidence of plant life, in between the bricks. I thought wow, that plant is resilient, determined and strong---it fought its way in between the bricks, so that it could grow. It was encouraging because I thought, we have the ability to push through obstacles and still stand. We can use our resilience to push through and we can use our strength to stand tall. Both resilience and strength are useful traits to overcoming obstacles, but also to use them to continue to push forward towards our exercise and healthy eating goals. No matter where you are on this journey---keep going---keep progressing forward---be like the green plant--push through and stand tall.
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This morning, I pushed to get in at least a little time on the elliptical before getting everyone ready for school and getting myself ready. I pushed to make 20 minutes, but once I made it there, I kept going another 10 minutes. (9 miles, 156 calories). I've been keeping track of my workouts on my BlackBerry, so I can look back through the week and be inspired to push. Making notes on the calendar really does help, especially when I see a missed day or two; that's when I realize I have to get on the stick. So far, I've gotten in two workouts this week. Yay!!
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