Two things we have discovered this week. One, our bodies are not as young as we would like to think they are. Two, our minds are fooling us about our bodies!
As you read in a previous post, Chuck is going to take on the Tough Mudder in October. This week we started out with great intentions of working our daily to get into shape. It has been a fiasco. After the first day my legs were so sore from squats I had to stop for a couple days. Chuck was not as sore but he slacked off and working out went out the window.
So, we decided that today we were going to start over. We went to the gym and did cardio and strength training. Chuck got on the treadmill and ran for a bit and I was on the elliptical. We both responded well, but one thing I noticed was lack of endurance on both of our parts. I stuck with lower body strength training and I think Chuck did overall. Neither of us pushed beyond our limit; we continued to play it safe. I am not sure how this is going to play out, but what are minds are telling us we can accomplish, our attitudes are giving off a different vibe.
This reminds me of how we approach life. At some point in our lives someone encouraged us or said something that created a block in our minds. How we carry experiences and the voices of others has a huge impact on what we do in life. Playing it safe has its advantages and disadvantages; my neighbors have a yard with no shrubs or flowers around their house because it is easy to maintain. While another neighbor down the street, has the gorgeous garden that they tend daily. Neither neighbor is wrong in how they keep their yard, it is just one chooses ease for the sake of other things in life, while the other chooses the daily chore for the beauty and pleasure it brings them.
Success doesn't come easy, it requires hard work, dedication and doing something you love. These are not new concepts, but often times we get caught up in the patterns of the daily grind. Do we need to spend so much time on social media sites or can we be working our our goals? Not all goals have to include work, we should build time with friends and relatives into our goals. I have been convicted on this lately and it is time to stop playing it safe.
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