ENCOURAGED IN HEART

“To me it’s not about building a better body.  It’s about building a better life.  And if your health is your platform for life, it’s got to be rock solid.  If you want to take on the world, you need a good foundation.”  Jillian Michaels said in the July 2009 Self magazine article titled, “I am not who you see on TV”.

I get it, I’m with ya and right on Jillian! Though I must say she does scare me sometimes…)

My foundation, prayerfully, is Christ.  (Though sadly too much of “me” still tries to budge in!)  My health has three parts:  mind, body and spirit.

For me to build a “better life” in any of those categories, I need pray for God to help surround me with the best people to help me get “there”.  I do hope that I can help my friends be the “best them” they can be…well, it’s at least my heart anyway!

If I hang with slackers…the slack does rub off and help me be lazy.  You know the saying, “you are the company you keep.”  Basing my next statement entirely on the last; then…I’m a stud muffin!  Take a “look-sey”:

(Those stud muffin ladies are from left to right:  (me), Val, Linda and Kelly.)

Val is an avid exerciser and she continues to encourage and give me exercise tips.  As for Kelly – seriously, in my entire life, I’ve never had a more inspiring trainer! She has that rare ability to know when to push you further and when to say, “stop and listen to your body.”  And sweet Linda…she’s the reason I joined and more importantly finished boot camp.  Having a carpool to/exercise buddy sure helps me be stay accountable!  I’m can be excuse queen…why I  can’t go each Saturday morning.  Just to give you a sample (of why I really think I should be a rapper…)

There’s  A Reason Why Each Season Ain’t Pleasin’
by Steph Fink

Fall leaves me freezin’,
Winter leaves me wheezin’,
Spring leaves me sneezin’,
Summer leaves me wanna-be-sleepin’.
And yet, I choose to be pleasin’,
And avoid the body treason,
and work out just one more time…

And so it’s clear that I do NOT have a future in rap…

I really need to be around those who help me pursue the best for my spiritual, emotional and physical body.  This post is obviously leaning more toward the physical side with the addition of disciplined exercise.

Are you surrounded by people that will help you get “there”?  People that will help you stay on the course of building a bigger-better life, one that does require discipline, but with those stud muffins – it really is more fun!?!?  If not, stop and pray, ask God where you may need to “weed out” the excuses and pursue building the better life!

An undisciplined, self-willed life is puny; an obedient, God-willed life is spacious. Proverbs15:32 (Message)