Hello friends!
I’m going to be real honest with you and today … I did not want to go out for my long run!
I woke up and felt like I had aches and pains from head to toe. I really wanted to procrastinate and put my run off until tomorrow.
Last week I had two unexpected doctor appointments that gave me a little scare. Everything is fine and I’m completely healthy, but it really did mess with my mindset.
Have you ever set a goal and then out of nowhere opposition challenges you?
That’s what happened to me last week, the very first week of training for my half marathon!
Let me know where you are struggling with your goal? What support do you need to keep moving forward?
If you are not struggling with your goal, think about what challenges you might face in the weeks ahead and how you can prepare yourself so that you will stay on track when opposition comes?
Leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing with your goal and where might you need support.
You are not alone in this. Together we will achieve our goals!
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Linda you are such an inspiration to me. I am struggling with planning my meals and going to the gym. Even though I have lost weight this week I still am falling short on the two things that I want to do. So watching the video today gave me the push to keep going and do the planning this week.
Hearing that the video encouraged you to keep going Mary inspires me to keep going 🙂 LOL! It’s a win/win my friend. You can do it. Baby steps. One day at a time, one meal at a time, one choice at a time. ((hugs))
4 miles, Linda!! YOU GO GIRL!! Thank you for encouraging us along on our goals as. YOU ROCK! Praying for you to be I was struggling to be motivated today. My husband and did not get up and go to the gym this morning, as planned. but after seeing someone share a song on Facebook “I Will Run” by Tasha Cobbs – and seeing your photo on Facebook. I have been very inspired to RUN!!! That song had me jumping around in my office!! LOL I’m going to make some time today, and get out on the Greenline. Our high temps here in Memphis is 83!! Great day to take a little time away from work , get outside, (thank you God for self-employment) and do more than I would have done had I gotten up and hit the gym!! Today is NOT a bust!
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
Hebrews 12:11 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:12 Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees,
Hebrews 12:13 and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but rather be healed.
Kerry THANK YOU for encouraging me 🙂 I’m so excited you made the decision to get out and go for a run. Self care takes me a long way when I’m working towards a goal.
Thank you for being here & inspiring us. xoxo
Awesome job on your run today !!! Thanks for the encouragement seems like when I set a goal the road blocks come but God is teaching me how to turn what’s meant to be a stumbling block into a stepping stone sometimes I still stumble but He never leaves me He lifts me back up and shows me how to use it to
Be a stepping stone . My stumbling block was an email I got from a equine gestalt coaching program called touched by a horse that I really wanted to do but the more I researched it the more I felt the Lord say no and I was finally ok with it and then yesterday I get an email from them saying I was accepted to the program for jan and my heart was like really! But I really feel like He is leading me in a different direction to
The Christian coach institute that you went through Linda ( which is how I found it !) but my mind wanted to go to the touched by a horse program but my heart knew it wasn’t he right place so I am praying Lord direct my steps don’t let this be a stumbling block for me help
Me keep my focus on Your will ! On a positive note I brought my lunch today so money to add to my envelope ! Thanks again for doing this 12 week study !! Keep running you are doing great !!!!
Kelly, I love how you are listening to the Lord and following His lead. He will direct our steps. Congrats on saving more money!! Whoot Whoot!!
Thank you for the encouragement. I think of you and all my readers when I’m on my runs and pray for you. I love our little community here 🙂
Way to go, Linda !!! You are doing great!!!! My stumbling block so far this week is wanting to have something to eat that is not healthy.(donut from Dunkin Donuts) But, I am doing much better with my eating and my walking goals. Thank you for your encouragement.!! Love you!!
Thanks Melissa for the cheers!
Donuts…girl I love some donuts!! That can be a stumbling block for sure. I have to stay far away from the donut shop. However, it is healthy to treat ourselves once and while too.
Congrats on walking & eating better. Baby steps. You CAN do this!
I have been trying to stay focused on my goal and on reading/studying God’s word but course I am for some reason having issues with emotional eating. I have had problems with it in the past and it is rearing it ugly head again.
Ayesha I’ve struggled on and off with emotional eating as well. When I take the step to really invest in myself (by LOTS of self care) the emotional eating disappears.
What things can you do today to practice self care?
First of all I have to say your video was a huge inspiration to me this evening! I just love how you not opened up with us about your struggles but you showed us your run and I had God bumps when you showed us the path before you!
My challenges have, of course, all been technology since I am being called to get serious about my writing and get my blog up and running! I am not a techy girl to begin with and it is probably the one thing that gets under my skin and gets me all out of sorts. I am left feeling stupid, frustrated and fed up! God was with me through it all and I made sure to have worship music playing even though I wanted to quit trying to figure it all out and “reward” my efforts by sitting on the couch and vegging out. God gave me the strength to keep on keeping on!
That was yesterday when I had planned to write my Blog post for today and while I did manage to achieve that goal I woke up this morning all ready to see your beautiful face and hear what God had for us through you but instead was left confused and almost missed out! I was ready to head off for my evening Jesus time and head to bed when God told me to sit down at the laptop and I finally realized what I had been doing wrong! So, yay I got to see your video and read others comments and my Blog Post #2 of 24 went live a few hours ago: http://anunveiledface.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-personal-journey-of-hope_25.html
I think it would be great to encourage each other in prayer, by replying to the comment directly above yours to show that we are a community and are in this together! Love you girls!
Melissa I’m going to hop over to your blog now 🙂 Because I am not “techy” either you comments did not get posted here until I approved them!!! Yikes. Anytime someone adds a link I have to approve it on my end. So girl I so understand how frustrating technology can make you and leave you feeling confused!!!
I’m so proud of you for pushing through and writing your post!!!!!! xoxox
Your writing was fantastic Melissa. Keep going, My daughter is going through a similar situation and I will share your blog with her.
My goal is to make exercise a priority during my busy school schedule. Today started the first morning I was suppose to go running & I overslept. Rather than beat myself up for failing day one & justifying not meeting my first goal for the day, I made adjustments & went running this evening.Thank God for the grace to begin again & thank you for the reminder that I am not alone.
Congratulations Joy for not giving up & beating yourself up but taking the time to move forward any way. I love hearing this. This encourages me as well!!
Thank you for being here. We CAN DO THIS together!
I have had Lymphedema for over 10 years now. It had started to just be swelling of my legs but now has began to take my hips and abdomen. Doctors tell me it is incurable and that all we can do it to manage the pain and try to control the swelling. I have suffered a lot of other illnesses along the way including a heart attack and depression but I am only 41 with four children and this is not what God has planned for me. So I am trying my best to take my meds, get up, show up to my doctor appointments and keep fighting for myself.
Wow Halona! You are an incredible women. God always has to final word no matter what. I am praying for as you continue the fight & believing God for healing. You sound strong and courageous.
How do you practice self care on a daily basis?
Thank you for being here with us!! You are not alone my friend. xoxo
Thank you Linda for your encouragement.
My challenge is to stop eating unhealthy food like ice cream and cakes and do my daily exercises. my goal is to loose 7.7kg.
Zipporah, I’m so happy you are here with us!! Do you have a SMART goal?
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timebound
Victory!!!! I have been looking at joining a Couch to 5K class in a neighboring town (it is only 10 min from my job and on my way home). The class never really fit my schedule but I looked at the next class offered and…it fits perfectly!!! I am so happy. I have an opportunity to fellowship with others working on increasing their abilities and get out of the house!! I am praying for the strength to overcome any challenges that come.
This is so exciting Ayesha!!! I love how things work out perfectly and doors open when we are ready to move forward. You go girl!!!
Please keep us posted on how it’s going 🙂
Great job, Linda! Even though I am not a runner, you almost make me want to go out and run.
My struggle is staying focused on my goal and the little things that get in the way of reaching my goal of losing 25 pounds. The kids started school yesterday, so that was my “official” start date. I did not exercise yesterday. My plan today is to do a week of meal planning. I also re-discovered a six month eating diary that I had kept years ago. Whatever I ate then – along with exercise – helped me lose 20+ pounds. I can follow that again.
I also have not even opened The Daniel Plan book. I need to get back into the Word and how it applies to being/eating healthy. It really is not that overwhelming. Need to take baby steps.
My Christian counselor has told me through the struggles with my husband and family that I need to remember to take care of myself. This begins with eating and being healthy. Seems simple, but it is sometimes the hardest thing
Susan, I agree to self care 200%! When I don’t take care of myself and pour out so much to my family & others I end up a mess every time. When we take that step and really take care of ourselves it’s amazing how much we are able to invest in our family & others with strength, clarity & confidence.
Thank you for encouraging me 🙂 I will be praying for you as I run. We can do this together!!! xoxo
Believe it or not the term “self-care” is foreign to me. Oddly enough I sang to my daughter last night before bed, some of my favorite hymns. It put a smile on my face and I woke up feeling positive with a new outlook. That is about the best care I have given myself. I am a single mom with a demanding career. But my daughter goes to her dad’s this weekend, so I will spoil myself. But as for tonight….I am going to find time this evening after my daughter is in bed to nestle up with the Word, if only for 30 min.
Ayesha I love hearing how singing hymns to your daughter shifted your outlook in the morning. God is goo!!!
I hope you were able to have some self-care time this weekend. 🙂
Congratulations Linda on running 4 miles in preparation of your half marathon. It is great to see that we all have similar struggles to reaching our goals. I am training to WALK a half marathon in a couple weeks. This will be my third in three years, but I have not trained as well this year as in the past. My goal is still to walk the half marathon in 3.5 hours. Yesterday was a 9 mile walk that took about 2 hours and 19 minutes. Since we were walking the streets and not a trail there were stops at stop lights, etc., so I think we did pretty good. Two more weeks until the big event. Still shooting for 3.5 hours.
Look at you go girl!! 3 half marathons!!!! Please let me know how the event goes. I’d love to see a picture 🙂
Praying you have a great race!!!
As you can tell from when I am responding to this post I have had my problems keeping on course. It isn’t just that I’ve fallen behind, but that I have allowed myself to indulge in “self-pity” for several day. I am repenting of that today and refocusing on the prize.
Thank you Barbara for posting this. I really want to indulge in self-pity tonight. It has been a hard day. With you posting that you are refocusing on the prize I’m reminded to dig deep and find my focus too. Thank you for your honesty here friend. We are in this together. You are never alone. Sending you lots of love & ((hugs))