Day 7

Brand new day! It’s almost the weekend and in this warm weather you better be ready get some vitamin D! Go out this weekend and make a new friend. Invite old friends and plan a BBQ.

Do what makes you happy!

Day 6 (I missed 5)

A few caring people will change the world; they are the only thing that can. ~ Vicky Darden

It’s your choice to be one of those people. One of the individuals that goes out of their way to give time, money or resources for the betterment of people you may or may not know personally. Even sharing the light of your smile can change a stranger’s day.

Today, make a point to hold a door open, lend a helping hand or write a sweet note to a friend you haven’t heard from.

Make a difference.

Day 4

Your view of beauty will depend on where you see it.

Today take a look around, slow down and notice all that is beautiful around you.

Beauty is everywhere. You simply have to choose where you see it.

Day 3

It’s all within reach if you just believe.  

What do you believe?

Day 2

It’s all in your attitude. 

We bring everything that happens into our life. 

What are you in tune to?

Smile on.

Day 1

Today is up to you.

What will you do with it? How many lives will you touch? will they all be positive?

GO.

Getting Stuck On The Meaningless

We all make mistakes in life.   All of us.  Some of us, however, own up to it, while others blame parents, pressure, the universe, our circumstances.. anyone and anything but themselves. 

I’ve recently made some miskates that could be life altering.  Yep. Mah whole life is going to change. I have a decision to make and it’s an important one.  How did I get to this point?  How did I hurt people?  I got stuck on the meaningless.  My subscribers, how many people posted to my pages, how many likes I got.. all of it.. meaningless.  It’s an issue I, and many other people have to deal with in this modern day of technology and being self obsessed.  And now.. I don’t mean I’m obsessed with myself. I still care about other people, picking them up and helping to motivate them, but I neglected some important relationships and so those are now suffering.

I’d like you to take a step back and assess where you’re taking your life. Do people that play a huge part in your life still hold your attention?  Or have you assumed they’ll always be there so you can dilly dally in other areas and leave them on the back burner to burn out?

Lets go over some meaningless things.  Things that do not help real life. You know, the one away from your computer? Did you forget you HAD a life outside of the computer?  Time for a reminder..

Meaningless:
Facebook Status Update
Twitter Retweets
Likes on a photo
Subscribers on your blog (they aren’t really meaningless, but do not get too obsessed w/a number)
Emails
Flattery

Replace those with things worth meaning!

Meaningful:
Family
Real Dinner out w/friends
Walking your dog
Sunshine
Calling a friend
Checking in w/grandparents
Volunteering your time at a shelter or soup kitchen
Meeting people face-to-face

Now, I understand that some of this won’t jive well with everyone and that you may have different opinions on things like how important blogging is (I know you reach a lot of people and many of you make money from your blogs, but this is just in general).  Be open to the idea that yes, maybe you should step away from the computer more often and yes, maybe you should clean your house since it’s been 4 days and you’re in the same shirt and pants but hey you’ve pinned like 500 pins on pinterest. 

Apparently that is real life to some people. To a lot of people. Broaden your real life horizon. Relationships can be made online, but offline relationships can also be lost and broken from being online too. 

Prioritize.

The Sweaty Betties Cleanse

Upcoming is a cleanse from your favorite sweaty gals! We just finished the cleanse and here were MY results:

 

Never Give Up

It’s Not Real Life

While on a little adventure recently I heard someone state that my level of fitness wasn’t real life.  Hmm… I could have been offended. I could have said: yeah ok I’ve lived 1/4 of my life in the gym and not everyone does that. Instead, I thought to myself: Have any of the great people we quote lived a ‘real life’?  

What the hell is a real life anyway? What is this REAL they speak of?  Real as in, I spend 1/3 of my day sucking down soda and sitting my ass in front of my television escaping the boredom of my own life by watching some ridiculously silly reality tv show about getting my nails and toes done every week while spending $200 a month on starbucks? Yeah… ok that’s REAL.  Real boring.  Real wasteful. Real materialistic. And that just REALLY isn’t me.

Heroes. Think of your top heroes, the top people you love to quote and whose quotes move you?  Here are a few of mine: 
 Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Wayne Dyer, Buddha, Nelson Mandela, and the list goes on.

Now… I could be completely wrong but I don’t feel as if these people did just everyday things. They probably went out of their way to help others, they took time to enjoy the every day things they DID do.  

Anyway my point is that if you want to be remembered, maybe you should go out of your way, work harder and strive to be better in life. Don’t just settle for “real”.  People that want to leave a mark on the world will put forth more effort than others.

So in your passionately ‘doing’ of what you love, if others call you obsessed or tell you that you’re not living a real life- just keep in mind that great things require greater work and more time. Something you’re dedicated to is worth your energy. (In some cases there are extremes, you also have to live a life away from your passion once in awhile) 

Noq go be passionate.. shine, rust, whatever you want to do- make it last.

A Change Up

I’m keeping y’all up to date on my training. It’s been a little all over due to emotional stress due to life. Many of you know about this, not that I’ve never had stress but things have been a tad… different.  Depression can come on at different times; that being said, one of my amazing clients bought me Simple Abundance and I have to say it’s really helped. So if you’re a lady (it’s women-specific) pick it up from www.half.com and change your life!

 

Anyway, here is how I’ve been changing up what I’ve been doing:

*More functional movements
*STRENGTH- train to be strong
*2 Days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 2 days off
*Cardio 4 days a week, 20 minutes minimum mainly stair stepper
*Circuit training, 4-7 rounds
*The Sweaty Betties February Challenge (join in!)
*Setting HEAVY WEIGHT goals (245# deadlift)
*Ass to the grass squats (helloooo swoop)

Here’s what my week normally looks like:

Monday: Shoulders/Tris/Minimum Chest
Tuesday: Deadlift DAY! (Back)
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Circuit Training (metabolic)
Friday OR Saturday: LEGS baby!

 

I’m not extremely lean now but here are a couple updates! Stay inspired.