Kids. School. Move. Don't move. Gym. Boot camp. Shopping. Bills. Jobs. Go back to work? Don't go back to work? Husband. Church. Friends. Return phone calls. Bills. Modeling. New shoes. Haircuts. Parents. Beach. Surf camps. Am I fast enough? Doing this right? Good enough? Gas. Go or not go? Get it or not get it? Do or not do it? Baths. Showers. Dinner. Lunch. Snacks. Blah blah blah! We all have things running thru our heads. We all have "stress". We all have choices, decisions and things to do! This week I learned a lot about how much our mind controls our health. On Tuesday, I went running on the bridge here in Sarasota. It was HOT! But we push thru because I had the best cheerleaders! However, before getting there it was like pulling teeth. My middle daughter didn't want to go. We fought all the way there. However, she ran the whole way! Cheering me on! It not only changed my mood but hers. Later, I had a training session. My stomach hurt BAD! Normally I would cancel but I told myself, go you need to do this. I am so glad I went. It push me mentally more then physically. I needed that kind of push. I came home and napped for 2 hours after that!!! I have not done that in years!! I awoke as a new person with a fresh mind. I knew my body was telling me, I need to relax. Thursday, ab boot camp was TOUGH! I cried in class for real. I cried on the way home. I cried in the shower. I wanted to quit! I was hoping maybe one of the kids would come running out screaming they were bleeding! I was hoping I get a phone call that I had to come home! Or maybe someone else would be in so much pain like me and we had to cancel class! Seriously it was tough! But really it was tough on my head, not abs. I wasn't focusing. I wasn't putting 100% positive mindset into myself. I was to busy complaining in my head that I was hot, I can't do this, my legs hurt, my kids are driving me crazy, where should we live, blah blah blah... However, somewhere towards end of class, I saw everyone dropping like flies (thank god it wasn't just me!), I thought no I won't be that person. I'm not that person anymore. I need to finish this and finish strong. 6 min plank at the end, really Stephen! Just what I needed for that mental push those last 6 minutes. Then today, I had to get my last workout in for the week. I was to run. I started to but I was running because I saw other friends post their running times and I always feel I need to beat those times or get as many miles in. Then it hit me, stop comparing yourself. You are not them. I've been up since 4:30 am, went to work, drove an hour to Tampa, sat around at model casting for 3 hours, drove back from Tampa, came home, did some research, help with dinner, and now I gotta run. I didn't need to run. I needed to walk. Clear my head. Get ready for the upcoming week. So what if I did 2 miles in 30 minutes.? Other people are eating ice cream and wasting 30 minutes on pointless things. Tonight jog/walk just remind me it does not matter how strong or how big your muscles are. It's your mind that controls your actions, your achievements, and accomplishments! Not your muscles, not your weight, not your speed and not your distance.
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