Alchemy: a power or process of transforming something common into something special. U think this fitness thing is simple stuff. U flip thru a magazine n think, "yup, i can do this". Flat stomach, check! Hamstrings, check! Toned arms n poppin delt caps, double check! Training with weights several times a week, no sweat! Cardio a few times per week, thats a cinch! Eating clean six times per day, any one can do that! Who says this training stuff is hard? N then along comes a little something called life...n BAM! Everything u thought was so easy is now radically different. It becomes a challenge to get urself out of ur rut n into the arms of ur nearest personal trainer.
I love the idea that life is simple stuff until u run into trouble. When trouble hits, ahhh, now that is the test of a real woman. How does a girl keep it all together when the world is falling down around her? This is where I sit up n pay attention. Women who have overcome much to get to their place in the world have a lot to teach us n I for one want to learn. I read the books n i get the notebook out. I highlight parts where she made it over the moutain. I write notes to myself. I blow my nose and cry right along with her through the worst experience one might imagine. I become inspired to do better just like they have. I make up my mind to transform my lump of coal into diamonds, perfoming alchemy to accomplish that magic.
In case u think that I have had it too easy, now is the time I wud like to come clean with you. Most of u already know that I was once considered overweight, carrying around a lot of extra weight that was the result of not taking care of myself and spending too much time partying in college. Throughout college, I had no clue what I wanted from life. I decided to please everyone else and be a good girl so that no one wud b mad at me n everyone wud like me. After years of that, I realized it just wasnt working. How did I figure it out? Well, I had some help from good friends, but mostly I had to turn down the volume and listen to my heart even if that meant facing the worst of times.
Eventually, I saw the light and my desire to do better for myself led me to make drastic changes. Little by little, I polished my dirty lump of coal. The test of a real woman comes when life is challenging. Listening to my heart by living in the moments of loneliness and sadness, I discovered my lost interests. Discovering the truth about myself landed me in the gym. The lessons I learned in the gym about discipline, dedication, persistence, and courage live on in me today. I depend on these values to get me through each and every day because I know first hand how much they contribute to my well being and even to my own understanding of myself.
As the years that went by the lump of coal that I was- unhappy, frumpy- I became something much more. As I set about making these changes, my crusty, unhappy, flabby bits were exchanged for happiness and smiles, laughter and a fit body. The coal had become a diamond. The alchemy was complete. Living life without following ur dreams is a life without purpose or passion. Having the desire to follow ur dreams, regardless of how difficult the path, may guarantee u success even though the journey may be paved with obstacles. When we strive to become better than we are everything around us becomes better too. I wish the same for you...
I love the idea that life is simple stuff until u run into trouble. When trouble hits, ahhh, now that is the test of a real woman. How does a girl keep it all together when the world is falling down around her? This is where I sit up n pay attention. Women who have overcome much to get to their place in the world have a lot to teach us n I for one want to learn. I read the books n i get the notebook out. I highlight parts where she made it over the moutain. I write notes to myself. I blow my nose and cry right along with her through the worst experience one might imagine. I become inspired to do better just like they have. I make up my mind to transform my lump of coal into diamonds, perfoming alchemy to accomplish that magic.
In case u think that I have had it too easy, now is the time I wud like to come clean with you. Most of u already know that I was once considered overweight, carrying around a lot of extra weight that was the result of not taking care of myself and spending too much time partying in college. Throughout college, I had no clue what I wanted from life. I decided to please everyone else and be a good girl so that no one wud b mad at me n everyone wud like me. After years of that, I realized it just wasnt working. How did I figure it out? Well, I had some help from good friends, but mostly I had to turn down the volume and listen to my heart even if that meant facing the worst of times.
Eventually, I saw the light and my desire to do better for myself led me to make drastic changes. Little by little, I polished my dirty lump of coal. The test of a real woman comes when life is challenging. Listening to my heart by living in the moments of loneliness and sadness, I discovered my lost interests. Discovering the truth about myself landed me in the gym. The lessons I learned in the gym about discipline, dedication, persistence, and courage live on in me today. I depend on these values to get me through each and every day because I know first hand how much they contribute to my well being and even to my own understanding of myself.
As the years that went by the lump of coal that I was- unhappy, frumpy- I became something much more. As I set about making these changes, my crusty, unhappy, flabby bits were exchanged for happiness and smiles, laughter and a fit body. The coal had become a diamond. The alchemy was complete. Living life without following ur dreams is a life without purpose or passion. Having the desire to follow ur dreams, regardless of how difficult the path, may guarantee u success even though the journey may be paved with obstacles. When we strive to become better than we are everything around us becomes better too. I wish the same for you...
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