With unexpected
and unwanted winter storms and mountains of snow that have over stayed their
welcome, I have found myself working overtime to try to stay motivated with my
training. I’ve found myself reluctantly
strapping on running shoes hoping not to be taken out by ice and the thought of
working out in the basement is really not as appealing as in my dreams of green
grass and sunshine. As I find myself in my own little pity party, I came across
this excerpt in my reading.
“Cultivate
patience and a faith that no matter how slow you go, you are still making
progress and eventually will reach your destination, as long as you are moving
forward. Picture the Little Engine that
could, chug chug chugging repeat, “I think I can, I think I can.”
I love how words
will present themselves at just the right time like they were handpicked for
me. I have always and continue to struggle with accepting less than. When I can’t or won’t meet an expectation I
have set for myself I can easily become deflated, which most times results in a
trickledown effect causing landslides around me. So as I continue to move forward with my
goals I am having to learn patience over and over again, yes I am a slow
learner. I need to have faith that as
long as I continue to act on my intentions I will move forward even if it may be
at the back of the pack. I need to accept there are things I can’t change or control
but I can always choose how I react to them.
So as I continue to deal with constant knee and more recently neck issues I will continue to
repeat “I think I can, I think I can” and keep chugging away.
Alana Regier
http:/alanaregier.blogspot.ca
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