Howdy

So, it has been quite some time since my last post ~ This crazy weather has had my head in a whirl wind and I am just now getting my footing back.  I hope you are all doing well and are achieving new goals in your life.  


I believe, we should start every Sunday, with a small "Goal List", and our goal should be to achieve each item listed by the end of the week.  Start off with easy reachable goals and then gradually broaden your horizon with slightly harder goals as time goes by.  


With anything in life.......... If you start off simple, it will be easier to finish in a shorter time period.  Once we get ourselves in a grove, it will fall into place and just become habit.  We will look forward to setting newer goals and achieving them, so we can move on to the next...and the next.... and so on.


The hardest part of goal setting is getting started...... It's like starting a new exercise program.


EXAMPLE: 
We see an infomercial and decide, this is the product for me.  
We pick up the phone, make the call and place the order.  We wait impatiently for our package to arrive.  
Finally  it does, and it never fails........something always seems to come up and our plan to start working out gets put off.


Then finally, we find the time and we start the workout......sometimes we work so hard, we get so - so sore for the next few days the little voice of deception steps in saying, "Oh, this just isn't for you....perhaps you should just give up!"  But, with our positive voices of WILL & DETERMINATION.....we need to realize the first steps are always the hardest.  

• With repetition and patience
• We will first feel the results
• Then we will see the results 
• And then we will become unstoppable.  

There is nothing more pleasurable then hearing others ask, 'Wow, what are you doing......you look really good!"  Who doesn't want to feel good about themselves?  I believe everyone does - whether it is exercising to feel more energized, helping out someone in need or just being something to someone to help them through a tough time. We all want to feel good about ourselves, and in doing so, we allow others to be inspired.


It truly boils down to getting in the mind set, and not allowing the flow of negative energy to stand in your way.  


The hardest thing for me once I get into an exercise routine, is not so much sticking to it, but getting back into it if I fall ill or something major happens in my family life.   I will be the first to admit, my goal is to get back into my exercise routine that I was in prior to my surgery.   I allowed stress and worry to step in, then came the operation and then..........well, just the mind set to get back into exercise.


I always started my mornings off with a little meditation/yoga and then I would alternate days to work upper body, lower body and abdominal's in the evening.  Now that the sunshine is back and it stays lighter & longer in the evenings....my body is calling me to get up and get back to the place we were before.


Yes, there will come a time when we all fall off the horse so to speak......but nothing says we cannot get back on and ride it through.  


It is a fact when you meditate, exercise and eat right.........not only do you feel better, but your confidence allows you to go further and enjoy life.


So, may you all join me today, get out your pads & pencils, and jot down your goals for the coming week.....let's do this!