Wednesday, March 31, marked another milestone. I have now completed 2 consecutive years of exercising every day! March 24 of 2019 is when my last streak ended. I was working on my 12th year at that time. So for almost 14 years, I have only missed 7 days, and they were all in a row. I am continuing to run, and exercise, and gain strength. That first day starting this new streak I walked 1/4 of a mile, and that was tough. Since I had my major health issue back then, I have continued to keep working on new goals. But, it all starts the same for all of us:
The biggest obstacle to overcome involves the space between your ears. Your mind and attitude can carry you through some major issues, or it can destroy everything. You have to decide. I decided, finally, that I would learn from this experience, and take it for what it taught me–appreciate what you have, and don’t take anything for granted. Live your life to the fullest, as if today were your last day. Like I said, finally! It has taken awhile for me to get to this point, and I have to keep working on it. But, I am getting there! This was a great weekend to spend outside. I had my two daughters and my son-in-law over the weekend. Megan’s boyfriend was here Friday night, but my son Nick could not make it because he had to work. He is coming home next week though. I got to spend some quality time with my girls on Saturday, and of course, we spend some of that time moving, as we went out walking. You can always make time for exercise!
Of course, the dogs came along too! And in this second picture with Molly, I got to spend some time with my grandson already. Just waiting for him to officially arrive at the end of July! I can’t wait!!!!
The dogs had a good time too. Dakota is our dog, the Golden Retriever. Dobby, the black dog, is my daughter Megan’s, and the third dog is a husky mix, and belongs to Jen West. They came over Saturday afternoon and the dogs were out tearing around in the back yard. They were exhausted after this! But they were having fun exercising too!
I always have my exercise partner, Sarah, to go workout with. Saturday morning was a beautiful day to go for a run! It was a nice way to start the day. Sunday morning is our weekly run with our run club. I always look forward to that morning! The run club is a great way for all of us to talk about things, especially running. What works, what does not. Who likes what kind of shoes, and what type of workouts, and who is holding it all together yet, and on and on! It has been a great way to help stay motivated through all of these years, which was started in 2012. It has been especially helpful these last 2 years.
We all have our struggles. We all have those days when the workout, or run, could not have possibly been any worse, or could not have been any better. We all have good days and bad days. We just need to do what nature was doing this week. We have to learn to break through the ice! Earlier this week it was cold and windy, and the ice just built up on everything at the Lake. Now it is all gone. We have to learn to weather the storms just like everybody else. Some days are easy, and some days you learn to hang on, and especially when it is windy, you learn to keep your feet on the ground! You need to believe…believe in yourself!
You can do it! I did it, and so can you. Don’t ever give up on yourself. Don’t ever stop believing. Realize there are going to be good days, and bad days. Those good days are why we keep you coming back for more. Strive to Survive. Live life to the fullest. Don’t have any regrets! Keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of new streak: #735
