Training habits saves the day

I woke up at 4 am yesterday, sat up and realized I wasn't going to make it to my swim practice. I'm not sure what it is but some intuition advised strongly to just retreat back under the covers for additional repairs. I slept until 8 am and ended up staying home from work on a sick leave day. I took several naps and repaired a leak we found in the ceiling, downstairs below a bathroom. It turned out that the tub overflow seal had failed and was leaking. I called Norm, a friendly neighbor and asked his opinion and we confirmed that was the problem.

My enthusiasm for working out has lessened over the past week. It seems like I'm always feeling tired and I'm moving slower. However, the habits are in place and so I'm making my journey to Lifetime Fitness on the 5:30 am bus. I feel better today but there is this resistance that keeps pulling at me. Nagging fears and doubts assail; I acknowledge it and keep moving forward at a good steady clip running up the same hill I have for the past 6 years. I slipped a few times on the ice and nearly fell.

The wall isn't yet that hard to get over or around. I've just encountered obstacles that are very familiar. I want to keep going, leveraging momentum built up and keep showing up is the most important thing I can do.

Why am I doing this? Because I can. I still have breath, I'm alive! It glorifies God for He gives me the will and faith to realize my dreams.


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