Today I turned 40. WOW, I always thought 40 was really really old; Well I believe I have changed my mind. I feel better about myself today then I ever have, well except one time when I was so drunk I thought I was someone else. ( You know a long long time ago in my 20's)
So as I sit here in the living room pondering where I have been and where I am going, I know that the furture is going to be awesome. I have a God who will always be there with and for me. I have a fantastic husband who stands beside me looking in the same direction, who goes along with all the crazy idea's I come up with, supports the decisions I make and cheers me on when I am trying my hardest to succeed in my endeavors. I have a wonderful daughter who has grown into a lovely young woman and who makes me proud. I am blessed to still have my Mom here with me, even though we have had to fight several medical battles in the last 3 years. She is a great example that miracles do happen.
Now I do also have to mention that I have 4 of the greatest friends ever. There are 5 of us with different back grounds, different educational levels, different financial situations and different family statuses but God brought us all together and we are a perfect balance to the other. These women are one of the reasons I feel so uplifted. They know just what to say and when to say it or to just stay quite and look at me like I am crazy. They know when to threaten to smack me in my head to knock some sense into me. They listen to me when I need to be heard and I return the favor when needed.
So as you can see at this point in my life all is going well, however as I have gone on this journey to this new number of age I have discovered that you don't always have the best of everything, sometimes you gotta give more then you get, every now and then you take about 5 steps backwards before you can go forward. Once in a while you have to grin and bear it, fake it til you make it, or just plain ask God to give you strength.
I know that when I get on my knees every night and say my prayers that I do that last one quite often. Guess what... he does give you strength, he also gives you understanding, compassion and peace. I know I am where I am today because God has moved me to this point and he will continue to move me in the direction he has set for me. It is all about walking by faith and not by sight.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Running...
I want to start by saying a year ago in January I attended a Boot Camp class with my daughter and we had to fill out a form with basic info and then what our fitness goal was. My goal was to
loose 20 pounds. There on the bottom of the page was one simple question...Would you ever like to start running? My answer was...NO WAY!!!!,I circled it,underlined it multiple times,and went over it two or three times so it was very bold and made sure that Melissa saw that there was no way in the world I was running unless someone was chasing me, of course they probably would catch me.
Well I decided after about 4 Boot Camp Sessions that I was going to use Melissa as my Personal Trainer to help me melt away the pounds even faster. I even got her to agree to sessions at 6:30 in the morning! We started my PT sessions in March,and she was definitley helping me lose pounds. Then in July I came to a screeching hault on weight lose. I had reached a point where I could not drop any weigh at all, so Melissa looked at me and said, I guess we gotta run to kick up the cardio. My eyes almost popped out of my head as I backed away from her in fear and told her to read my info sheet!
Low and behold the next PT session we are outside the studio and she is giving me instructions on the correct way to run. Then we are off, I am thinking well so much for never running and waiting for her to hit me with a okay let's move it and start sprinting. Little did I know not everyone sprints! Iam thinking WooHoo I can do this if we keep running at this pace. Well that lasted about 30 feet and I had to quit. So she kept on and eventually I could run a mile. Not gonna tell you my time, you would just laugh.
Well needless to say the next thing I know I am signed up for the Jay's Hope 5K (3.1 miles) on Halloween morning. Emmylou (my daughter) even decided to go with me. The race started and all of a sudden there are people all around me running and I just could not let them pass me by. I guess I got a runners high and an adreneline rush and found myself running the entire 1st mile without stopping. I think when I passed that 1 mile mark I was hooked. So much for never running, circled,underlined and in bold print.
Now I have two pairs of running shoes, lots of running clothes, a SPI belt, and just bought myself a running watch for my birthday. Who would have thunk it!
Since the Jay's Hope I have run 1 more 5K and improved my time by almost 3 minutes. I am signed up to run the Country Music 1/2 Marathon in Nasville on April 24th (that's 13.1miles, I'll let ya know how I do). The next goal...The Kona Marathon in Kona, Hawaii.
In two days I will be Forty and I guess when they say it is the new 30 they are right. I feel younger and better then I ever have. I found that running is good for the soul!
loose 20 pounds. There on the bottom of the page was one simple question...Would you ever like to start running? My answer was...NO WAY!!!!,I circled it,underlined it multiple times,and went over it two or three times so it was very bold and made sure that Melissa saw that there was no way in the world I was running unless someone was chasing me, of course they probably would catch me.
Well I decided after about 4 Boot Camp Sessions that I was going to use Melissa as my Personal Trainer to help me melt away the pounds even faster. I even got her to agree to sessions at 6:30 in the morning! We started my PT sessions in March,and she was definitley helping me lose pounds. Then in July I came to a screeching hault on weight lose. I had reached a point where I could not drop any weigh at all, so Melissa looked at me and said, I guess we gotta run to kick up the cardio. My eyes almost popped out of my head as I backed away from her in fear and told her to read my info sheet!
Low and behold the next PT session we are outside the studio and she is giving me instructions on the correct way to run. Then we are off, I am thinking well so much for never running and waiting for her to hit me with a okay let's move it and start sprinting. Little did I know not everyone sprints! Iam thinking WooHoo I can do this if we keep running at this pace. Well that lasted about 30 feet and I had to quit. So she kept on and eventually I could run a mile. Not gonna tell you my time, you would just laugh.
Well needless to say the next thing I know I am signed up for the Jay's Hope 5K (3.1 miles) on Halloween morning. Emmylou (my daughter) even decided to go with me. The race started and all of a sudden there are people all around me running and I just could not let them pass me by. I guess I got a runners high and an adreneline rush and found myself running the entire 1st mile without stopping. I think when I passed that 1 mile mark I was hooked. So much for never running, circled,underlined and in bold print.
Now I have two pairs of running shoes, lots of running clothes, a SPI belt, and just bought myself a running watch for my birthday. Who would have thunk it!
Since the Jay's Hope I have run 1 more 5K and improved my time by almost 3 minutes. I am signed up to run the Country Music 1/2 Marathon in Nasville on April 24th (that's 13.1miles, I'll let ya know how I do). The next goal...The Kona Marathon in Kona, Hawaii.
In two days I will be Forty and I guess when they say it is the new 30 they are right. I feel younger and better then I ever have. I found that running is good for the soul!
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