Ever so timely

"But where you are now doesn't determine where you can be if you decide to change.  Make tomorrow healthier than today.  And keep going.  One day at a time.  Transformation doesn't happen overnight, and yet incremental changes in diet and exercise can make dramatic differences when done consistently over a period of time.  Health and satisfaction result.  And hope."  - Tony Dungy, Uncommon Life Daily Challenge


I write often on here of Mr. Dungy's inspirations that I absorb on a daily basis however today's was particularly poignant.  I received an email earlier in the day that was very disappointing to me although not unexpected.  It has me fired up to make some changes and prove something primarily to myself.  I then picked up Edd (the iPad) to read my daily passage as I had not had a good opportunity earlier in the day, to discover a passage on our bodies being temple to God.  It was as if someone had read my mind and knew exactly what I needed to hear.


I am competing in a 1/2 Ironman on June 2nd of this year.  It is a race I am dedicating to my mom as well as other people in my life with MS.  I am hoping to raise $100 for every mile I am covering which I felt was motivation enough.  Now, I have even more.  It's time to get the rear in gear, as my mom would say.


I have a ton of excuses that I am going to have to shove aside.  Yes, I am dead tired most evenings.  Yes, I am suffering from the effects of the vog.  Yes, I am working extra hours to get a couple of projects done for work.  Yes, I am in danger of getting a migraine.  Yes, I am slower than I want to be.  Guess what?  Yep, you got it - none of that is preventing me from training and getting ready for my race.  I have been doing much better over the past 2 weeks, so steps in the right direction.


My mother- and father-in-law are here this week.  It is wonderful to see them and get to at least spend a few hours of every day catching up.  We are hoping to have some fun over the weekend and do a few touristy things.  I can tell they really miss Justin and a day doesn't go by that they don't make a remark about us moving back to Seattle.  They are certainly pushing us to come back sooner rather than later.  I definitely miss some things about Seattle however I think I mostly miss the mainland way of life more than any particular place.  We'll see what the next few months bring.  In the meantime, we'll enjoy their company for the next week.


25 days and counting....