I started exercising again because I have seen the results
in others. The dedication of others to feeling better about themselves. And you
know what I am finding that contrary to past beliefs that I hate it, I am really
enjoying it. I like the sense of accomplishment I feel after I am done. I also
feel like I have given my body a gift by exercising it and in doing so, I free
up my mind by releasing endorphins into it. I find after I exercise that I am
more productive, bouncier and feel like I can do anything.
What I also realize is that we put all sorts of obstacles in
our way to prevent us from taking care of ourselves because when we take care
of ourselves we feel guilty. Feel like we should be busy doing something more.
Showing to the world how busy we are rather than taking the time to work on
ourselves. Sometimes I believe we have become so caught up in society’s
expectations that we are tied to our desks or attending meetings for the sake
of attending them or doing something other than taking care of ourselves that
we neglect to take care of ourselves. Instead we do what others expect rather than
do what resonates with us. What makes us feel better.
But when we give
ourselves time, carve time out of the day, block our calendars so no one will
intrude onto our personal time, we find that we get better results. We find
that we are happier about life because we are happier about ourselves.
I hope I can continue my health consciousness now without
feeling pressured to do things that take me away from it. Without feeling guilty.
Without feeling like I am not contributing to society. Because what I am
learning is by taking care of myself I am a better contributor to society
because I feel that much better about myself. And in feeling better about
myself, I can extend that feeling out to anyone who crosses my path. And I can
go with the flow rather than going against it.
The lady that I trained with told me that our muscles have a
memory of when we used to exercise and once we start exercising our bodies
automatically go back to a place we used to be. I believe her because I could
feel my muscle sighing in gratitude that they were put to use again. I could
feel them responding gratefully to being worked again. I can also feel the pain
of neglecting them. The dichotomy of life, along with pain there comes gain. My
body is definitely illustrating the pain and gain syndrome right now showing me
how much I have neglected my body.
It is so easy to find excuses for why we cannot give
ourselves the time to be with ourselves , to exercise in whatever way we see
fit but the more we starve ourselves of exercise, the more we deprive ourselves
of being the contributors to society we asked to come here to be. So I am going
to enjoy this phase of my life for as long as I can. Not projecting into
tomorrow and not worrying about whether I can feel this way all the time. Not
putting too much pressure on myself to do more than I am capable of such that I
give up.
I just know that the only excuses that stop me from giving
myself the time I need to exercise my body are the excuses I allow to get in my
way. Exercising mind, body and spirit
allows us to be more balanced and feel whole and I intend to do this as much as
I can. Even if it means just one day a week some weeks. Because more than
anything I know I make my own sunshine. No one else can. So here’s to exercise and more sunshine in my
life.
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