What is your one thing?
Mondays are always a bit challenging but this morning was particularly so. My son volunteered to arrive at his school an hour early to help unload some equipment for their circus interim. With the time change, it felt like the alarm was going off in the middle of the night. But somehow we managed to get there on time and I know he'll be glad he helped out.
I find myself saying stuff like that a lot lately: I know I'll be glad I did it.
And I'm always right.
I don't know why this is a lesson I need to learn repeatedly but... I guess I do.
And not only am I glad, but I just _feel_ so much better. I feel good!
So I want to encourage you, dear readers, to commit to doing something, too.
Two things that made me feel GREAT that I admit I was dreading a bit because for the first one, I am lazy and for the second, I am shy:
1. Got back out running after missing a few weeks.
My muscles are sore but I feel so glad that I finally got going again. And I made plans to run with some friends today. We've all committed to the Couch to 5K program again, and once I'm back at 5 I'm going to start training for 10. My goals is to run 6 miles on my birthday in September.
2. Volunteered at the Special Olympics with my son.
I was nervous because I was responsible for watching a lot of gates and making sure the athletes skied them properly and I didn't know anyone other than my son. But we had a BLAST and met lots of really cool and caring people, and not one of our athletes disqualified! That was a great feeling.
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Monday Morning Warm-Up:
What can you do this week that will make you feel good about yourself? Writing goals are always good, but what can you do in addition to giving yourself some extra time to write? Read a half-hour instead of watching TV or falling into the Twitter/Facebook loop? Go for a long walk? Call a friend or relative you've been avoiding just to say hi? Clean your closet? Read a book to your "too old" kid? Up your exercise routine? Start one?
Choose something that you _know_ will make you feel good. Don't choose something too overwhelming, just something you've been putting off. Share, if you'd like. And then come back and tell me after you do it, and tell me how you feel. :-)
You can do it!!!
I find myself saying stuff like that a lot lately: I know I'll be glad I did it.
And I'm always right.
I don't know why this is a lesson I need to learn repeatedly but... I guess I do.
And not only am I glad, but I just _feel_ so much better. I feel good!
So I want to encourage you, dear readers, to commit to doing something, too.
Two things that made me feel GREAT that I admit I was dreading a bit because for the first one, I am lazy and for the second, I am shy:
1. Got back out running after missing a few weeks.
My muscles are sore but I feel so glad that I finally got going again. And I made plans to run with some friends today. We've all committed to the Couch to 5K program again, and once I'm back at 5 I'm going to start training for 10. My goals is to run 6 miles on my birthday in September.
2. Volunteered at the Special Olympics with my son.
I was nervous because I was responsible for watching a lot of gates and making sure the athletes skied them properly and I didn't know anyone other than my son. But we had a BLAST and met lots of really cool and caring people, and not one of our athletes disqualified! That was a great feeling.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Monday Morning Warm-Up:
What can you do this week that will make you feel good about yourself? Writing goals are always good, but what can you do in addition to giving yourself some extra time to write? Read a half-hour instead of watching TV or falling into the Twitter/Facebook loop? Go for a long walk? Call a friend or relative you've been avoiding just to say hi? Clean your closet? Read a book to your "too old" kid? Up your exercise routine? Start one?
Choose something that you _know_ will make you feel good. Don't choose something too overwhelming, just something you've been putting off. Share, if you'd like. And then come back and tell me after you do it, and tell me how you feel. :-)
You can do it!!!
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