February 12, 2018
Last Wednesday evening, I completed a year long challenge. It's a challenge that I have had my mind focused on for over a year. There were plenty of times I wanted to give up. Plenty of times I felt I would never make it. Plenty of times I felt, "What did I get myself into?"
Alot of times in life we feel those same feelings. We become overwhelmed with our daily lives and we begin to lose sight of what truly makes us happy. Sometimes every day is a struggle just to wake up in the morning. Sometimes it's extremely difficult to put a smile on your face because inside you are so beaten and worn down, you just don't think you can smile any more. I can say I understand, because I too have been there, just like you. I have been in the moment of trying to decide if I should stay the course or walk away. As a mom first, then a business woman, I can tell you that there were many days over the past year that waking up at 5am to train was the last thing on my mind. I would almost talk myself out of my workouts telling myself how good another couple hours of sleep would feel especially with my busy schedule of taking care of my two kids and running my business. I will admit, there were days that I did give in. We all do. We are human. We aren't perfect. But as I continued to train consistently, a funny thing began to happen. Suddenly there were more days I would wake up before my alarm clock. More days that I fought harder at the gym because I had a goal and was focused on it (not to mention I was feeling stronger, happier, healthier) and for the first time in a very long time, in control of my life.
There are many days in our lives where the dates become important to us. February 7, 2018 is only one of those days for me over the past year. I was able to complete my climb up the Empire State Building in 22:55. Not bad for my first climb, not to mention the superbowl of stair climbs!!!! - 86 floors = 1576 steps. The smile on my face in this picture is one of pure joy and happiness (yes, those are Wonder Woman socks). I am in total control of my own life and you can see that in this picture. Nothing can take that away from me any more.
Go after your dreams. If you want to be a painter, be a painter. If you want to climb Mount Everest, go climb it!!! If you want someone to know how much you care about them, tell them!!! Don't be afraid. Don't let others tell you that you can't. Be in control of your life. You have one life to live, make it your best life!!!!
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