Inspiration

Inspiration: The process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative.
Just to define it, however today I inspired myself. By how you might ask well running.

However I don't generally have to look far to be inspired. I see it my 3 kids faces, in my husbands words, the encouragement from face book, and seeing people I love lose the weight also.

I feel its good to surround yourself with inspiration. It may be as simple as following my blog, watching biggest loser, follow someone on twitter, reading a email, text or quote. I LOVE quotes. There are people I choose to follow just for their quotes.

I personally love to be inspired, however it hasn't come easy. I mean who doesn't prefer to sleep in a rainy day, snuggle up a cold one or just plain relax on a hot one. Lets be frank I've tried this journey not once or twice but three times. What I had to find was my personal inspiration. Many have asked man how do you do it, I wish I had your inspiration. First and foremost my inspiration is God and second myself. I have to inspire myself. How odd right. NO!! All the other times I was on this path because of someone else. When it became myself wanting the change. I want it. I have never wanted something so bad.

Yesterday while at the gym I looked around, I see all kinds of age range, health range. However what inspires me is all the "old" people yes "old". The y is known for them. They greet you when you walk in they say hello to you in the cardio room and say good job on the weight room. This guy whom is there like every time I am, I don't know how it works out this because I don't go at the same time every day, but its kinds of nice. He notices when I've missed a day or change up my routine. Well he made this comment to the trainer he works with. Man she's got it made, she figured this game out before her doctor did. At least she cares now before she's 70, she's not fighting to stay alive but learning how to live.
It hit hard. 1. I'm sure had the path I stayed on, my doctor would have told me. 2. I am learning to live, but I am FIGHTING to stay alive. I want health more than anything. I need health. Why well lets go back to my inspiration. 3 Adorable(not biased at all) kids, my husband, 2 nephews, sisters, brothers, parents. If that's not enough alone then I am crazy.

All I can think about is getting back to the y. Sick maybe however like I said I am not going to lie today I could have slept in easily. I could have spent another hour with my kids. However the hour I choose to go work out is another one I get to gain with them instead of shortening it. I don't know it all(yes Darren mark it on the calendar). I have a lot to learn. I have a long way to go. But if I inspire ONE person just ONE, then I will have accomplished more than desired. I am here if you want someone to work out with, be accountable to. Whatever I am game. The feeling I get leaving the gym is unreal. Its a high. Not drug high, but a high. I feel I can take on the world. The stress leaves its AMAZING.

I love to see people succeed. I think my co workers would agree. I horribly dislike failure. I believe everything happens for a reason. Those reasons we may never find out. I believe God's plan for my life can't go wrong. I also believe I am not the one in control of my life but HE is.

~you can't be inspired without inspiring you first~