Share a quote that speaks to me and explain why...
I have saved several quotes on Pinterest and on Instagram that speak to me for various reasons, so I went through some of those and found one that was really speaking to me today:

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I think this quote stuck out to me today because I've been feeling the opposite lately. I remember the days when I worked my ass off to get into shape and I really did feel on top of the world--like it was a superpower.
I remember on my long run days, I would take full advantage of the rest of the day by relaxing and not feeling the slightest bit guilty for lying on the couch and watching Netflix. I felt like I earned it!
Now, I'm feeling quite the opposite. I'm very much out of shape, and I know what I need to do in order to get back in shape, but I just cannot, for the life of me, find the self-discipline that I used to have. But I would love to have that superpower feeling again, and the only way to get that is to put in the work.
As for rest... I've been less active now than I have in the past 10 years. And so when I do rest, even after a very busy day, I don't feel any sort of peace. The rest doesn't feel good like it used to--instead, I just don't feel like I did anything to require it, so it doesn't feel relaxing at all. I'd love to have that feeling of working very hard so that when I do rest, it's actually very relaxing.
"Embrace the hard times". This one is hard to get behind ;) In the short term, sure--I can do that. But when it feels never ending, it's really hard to see the finish line.
However, I DO want to remember the hard times so that when things do get better (and I trust they will) the good times really WILL feel that much greater.
Now, I'm off to a (hopefully) relaxing and restful sleep! (I did great with calorie counting today; it makes me feel good to go to bed with that knowledge under my belt.)
I really like that quote as well. It makes perfect sense. I'm gonna force myself on to the treadmill today. I skipped yesterday. Wish I had the balls to start running outside like I used to but there's some mean dogs in our neighborhood and the stress is too much.
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