https://youtu.be/RDNMy-bi34Y If you've ever embarked on some fresh goals with lots of energy only to find yourself three weeks in with no energy, no momentum, and lots of frustration, don't fret. I've been there, too! But why does the negative cycle seem to perpetuate itself? Why do we know what we need to do, … Continue reading Video Series – How Physical Energy Affects Everything – 2/5
Appreciation Raises Value
Appreciate this moment, for there will never be another one quite like it. Appreciate your body for what it can do now. Appreciate the relationships in your life for who, what, and where they are at this very moment. Appreciate the work you have before you, for it gives you something to put your hands … Continue reading Appreciation Raises Value
“Emotional” Workout
Have you ever had one of those really tough days that just seemed to drain you? Perhaps that day (or series of days, let’s be real here) wasn’t physically demanding, but there was so much going on that by the end of it, you felt utterly exhausted. I have been there, and am there, often. … Continue reading “Emotional” Workout
Thoughts of a Walkabout Day
It's amazing to me what we will find if we are simply paying attention. I have a love/hate relationship with incredibly full days. I am praying for God to give me the energy for the busy ones, and the patience for the quiet ones. The full ones leave me exhausted at the end, yet fulfilled. … Continue reading Thoughts of a Walkabout Day
The Will
Free will. The will is a funny thing. It is a gift yet can seem to be a curse. It is to be submitted before God as our Lord, King, Father, friend. That's the best scenario, anyway. Yet, daily, this is a choice, a decision we have. To choose. Oh, the gift of choice. What … Continue reading The Will
Inner Wrestlings
Tell me why The mass majority of people Only seek Their own gain To get laid To get paid To get made At the expense of anyone in their way No matter what they think Or feel They get Bulldozed Hearts get wrecked Ambitions get tarnished Destroyed, even Lack of care infects Everything it touches … Continue reading Inner Wrestlings
Focus
I remember when I first began working out. I was an insecure teenager that wanted to finally feel comfortable in her skin. A funny thing happened when I joined my first gym. Sure, I was taught a few basics between using the cardiovascular equipment, the strength machines, and free weights. I even had a visualisation … Continue reading Focus
What’s in a Name?
"Cinnamon" There was a little girl that had a huge heart for animals. She was always making attempts to rescue the neighborhood cats, or adopt another hamster from the pet store when she and her mom would go. One day, she and her mother were out running errands, getting food for the dogs, the critters, … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
The Sneak
Some enemies come as calamities through the front door, loud and clamorous, clearly seeking to kill, steal and destroy our lives. Others take a gentler, more subtle approach. They crawl in the back window. They come in a harmless form, even offering to help in the kitchen. You know, we go through life experiences and … Continue reading The Sneak
Pedestals of Sand
How much of our lives are spent trying to make it look like we have it all together? This self-image, self-pedestal producing mindset .. It is self-destroying. Sooner or later we will each come to the realization that 1. We don't have it all together, 2. We won't have it all together, 3. We can't … Continue reading Pedestals of Sand