Oh...my...pain

After a month of no Peggy in my life, today our first training session was fan-flippin'-tastic. It HURT so good. I may not be able to walk at this moment. But who needs to be able to walk? Walking is overrated.

I'm excited to be back in the game. I've been a bit lazy. And I realized today that I have a little over a month to get ready for the Warrior Dash. It's time for some serious focus. I got this!!

Ps and by the way, I took a walk when I got home to stretch out my muscles that haven't moved in over a month. As I enjoyed the leisure stroll, because again Peggy hurt me today, I enjoyed a little MMMbop by Hanson. Heck yeah I did. Try not walking with some pep in your step when that shuffles through on the ipod.

proactiveness

Today, I realized, I need to be more proactive about my life.

Where I want to live?

What I want to do?

Who I want to be?

And all of those heavy things that we tend to ignore and hope that the stars align and all will fall into place. I'm realizing more and more that is not the case. And I need to be more proactive about my life. I can hope, wait, wish for everything, but it's going to have to be me to let go of fear and just go for it. Whatever it may be?!

3 day reprieve

I've been lazy all weekend. It's been nice. It's given me some time to rest, reflect and space to hope again.




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in the meantime

thinking.

waiting.

wishing.

waiting.

hoping.

waiting.

praying.

waiting.

begging.

waiting.

pleading.

waiting.

waiting.

waiting.

ps and by the way....

I did it folks!! I accomplished my blog challenge.



Some may have been lame and/or trivial posts, but the point is...I did what I said. Whoopity-freakin'-hooo. Look what I can do!! And actually I do notice a difference its made, because I find that the creative juices have been flowing again; which was my main goal. To dig out that inner creativity within me that's been lying dormant.


Now, I challenge you to create your own blog challenge. (Psst, Kate, I'm talking to you!!)

I leave you with this, and yes I know I'm ripping off the Nike catchphrase, "Just do it!"


Or to be Oprahesque, "Live your best life!" Acutally, too bad Oprah uses that all the time, because it's actually something to strive for, so yeah, Live your best life!

becoming gold

"Being shaped is never easy. Becoming gold is never as easy or as quick as I would like it to be. Have you ever felt that way? Whether it’s a job that is slowly wearing you down or a relationship that feels tangled or a dream that is dying on the vine as you work somewhere to pay the bills, life is not always easy. And to be honest, there are days when I want to yell, “Where are you God? I catch no glimpse of you!”

But the truth for me and the truth for you, is that he is at work.

Even if we do not see him. Even if we catch no glimpse of him. Even if the testing weighs heavy, he is in motion. He is unchanging. He is relentless with his grace and mercy and love.

He knows the way we take.

And he will bring us forth as gold."

I think Jon Acuff with his Serious Wednesday post, is reading my journals and knows exactly what's going on in my mind. Again, here he goes addressing what's been ruminating around in my mind.

Go read his new post, here!

Eclipse

In 1 hour and 45 minutes!!