Up and at 'em

So my little guy climbs into bed this morning at 3. Not unusual. It's been happening a lot lately. No..a LOT. When he climbs in, I climb out. I can't sleep after I wake up. So my day usually starts around 3. It starts with a workout. A nice 50-60 minute fast paced walk. I love it. Every day it starts this way. Rain or shine, I gotta get my walk in. There's just something about being awake when everyone else is still sleeping. That quiet time all to myself. It's when I do my pep talk. It goes something like this:

'Why am I up?'
-because it's time to get up. Now quit laying there and get moving!
'But it's early'
-yeah, it's early, but you have a lot do to and you'll thank yourself later. now get up!!
'but..even the birds are still sleeping'
-yes and they fly all day. you don't. Now get up and move!

Back and forth. To get up or not. In the end, I always decide to get up. It's a blessing to be able to wake up and move. That's something I've learned living with MS. You never know if you'll be able to move on any given day.

Here is a little video I found. Beautiful. Perfect way to start the day before it gets busy and full. Remember to take time out for yourself every day. Every day..

Mother's Day Post

This has already been the BEST Mother's Day. And it's only Saturday.
Woke up, went to the track WITH the family. Ran 2.5 miles
Hiked up a Butte- 2 miles
Spent time with the family. Laughing. Laughing a lot.
Smiling
Remembering
Being content

Love it.

Do you believe?

Been awhile. Lot of things going on, but this struck me today. Something that I absolutely needed to hear and ponder.




Isn't that amazing!? You know what I loved about this video?? Yes, that man is um..SUPER STRONG! And yes, it's pretty amazing that the human body can do something like that and not fall crumbling to the ground. (Which I almost am doing just watching that video! Mercy!!) But what I loved about it was the bit where he said, "You have to believe in yourself."

Powerful stuff.

It's true though, right? What would we do if we weren't so afraid of looking like a fool trying? I'd do a thousand other things. But it's that fear that stops me. "I'll look silly" or "everyone is watching me". Truth be told though..not true. You have to start someplace, and it might as well be starting with the one person who's opinion matters most..yours.

Time to get up and try something new. And you know what? I can't wait!! :)

What will you try today??