That's the Point!

That's what's outside my front door???
Maybe I'll just go back inside.

Joy here...While Sunday's ski was invigorating and exciting, the rest of the week unfolded with snow, snow, and more snow.  Each time I tried to get the energy up to head out the door for a run, I would open the door, be faced with a veritable blizzard, and simply turn right back around inside and settle down on the couch.

Now that's no way to get me to the finish line of a 1/2 marathon with a smile on my face, which is my key goal for this end-of-May running race that I've signed up on, and I know it.  But there's often a difference between what one knows one should do and what one actually gets out the door and does.

And so while I grappled with that dichotomy between knowing better, but not doing better (thank you Oprah for that phrase, which I've mangled), I did get to my spinning class on Thursday morning, followed by my strength training session on Thursday afternoon.  My spinning instructor is a really great, inspiring cancer-survivor who makes my Thursday morning awesome each week, and my Trainer is now a good friend.  So between these two women kicking my butt at different times on a Thursday, I began to feel better and better...maybe there is something to that mission statement of the gym where I go for my Thursday morning and afternoon boost of energy, pain, endorphins, and confidence:

Commitment to the Process.  Commitment to oneself.  Commitment to the Commitment.  That's the Point.

Got it!

Over and out,

Joy