Let’s go… Slaho!

OK, so now I finished all my training and I ran my marathon last week at Disney World. I must say that it was the most rewarding single achievement that I’d ever done on my own. The happiest moments of my life all include my family… my wedding day, the birth of each of my 4 children, my children receiving their sacraments. But all those are family moments. As an individual accomplishing something this is the most satisfying accomplishment by far (and that includes getting both my degrees, graduating 3rd in my high school class, and acquiring and doing my job). All my other accomplishments have required work and dedication, but they all have been done because of an extrinsic need… the need to get a job and make money, and support a family, etc. It’s almost like I had to do those things. This I did because I wanted to. I was already in good shape, so it wasn’t to get me in better shape. I just wanted to do it, I set my mind to it and did it. And after running 26.2 miles, I realized that I can do ANYTHING that I set my mind to. I just need to be patient, and keep working until I see it through. I just have to believe I can do it. Now I have no excuses for not accomplishing something. If I don’t get something done, it’s because I don’t WANT to do it, no matter how much I say otherwise. So now I just have to go out and do the things I need to do in life for me and my family… and choose to do them because I WANT to and not because I HAVE to, and they will all get done.

Now I am going to start blogging again regularly. Obviously I haven’t WANTED to blog for the last few months. I said I did, but did nothing about it. So I didn’t really WANT to do it. Well, I WANT to now. And I will. I’m starting P90X again in the next couple of days. I want to finish what I started and get my washboard abs (which were almost there. And I’m going to continue running. I never felt so good as when I finished that race. Maybe I’m just going to be chasing a feeling that I’ll never feel again, but I know that I’ve become a more complete and a more aware person from running, so I’ll continue to do so. For one, it got me praying a lot more than I’d been praying in a long time. Now, I have to continue doing that. And not because I HAVE to. It’s because I WANT to.

Thinking of making a change in your life. You can. You just have to WANT it. Then you’ll do it. That’s the truth.

I’ll be back tomorrow. I have a novel written in my head, and I’m going to have to write it down. So, I’ll just have to be around here doing my work, won’t I? Ciao, Baby!