So, did you know that exercising regularly can help you have more energy!?
Okay, so did I.
And did you know that eating healthily also helps with that?
As does going to bed at a decent time at night?
I guess we all know that but I haven't been good at acting like I know that.
I was getting frustrated. I was just so tired in the evenings. I wasn't having the kind of quality time with my kids or my husband that I wanted. I didn't feel like going out with friends in the evening. I was okay during the day but that's not when I am with my people, for the most part anyway. Sometimes, I would fall asleep on the couch before my kids bedtime!! If I wasn't asleep, I was lethargic and unmotivated. Just not the me that I wanted to be. It doesn't sound like much, but I just couldn't stand wanting to be intentional but not having the energy to do the things that mattered to me. And my kids are 9,9,9 and 11. That's old enough that I can't use the "I have little kids at home" excuse anymore. It was just time to quit complaining and to do something about it.
It has only been one week since I started a simple little 20 minute workout in the morning with a 25ish minute yoga practice in the evening. It's not much and I hope to work up to longer workouts and an overall healthier lifestyle. The lesson for me here is that a little bit is better than nothing and that we have the power to improve ourselves a little everyday. Which in turn makes us better able to serve those around us.
photo from fitomatic.net
This is one of the pictures on my vision board that I talked about in an earlier post. On a couple of the days where I didn't feel like doing anything or I had so many other things I felt like I needed to get done, this sentence kept me on track. It's been one week. Big deal. That's nothing. Except that it is. It's a part of living on purpose; part of how I can best be ready for all that God has in store for me.
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