Consistency, as I have discovered, is the best form of therapy. If you have read all these blogs then you will remember that back on March 1st (Day 54) I had an inspiration regarding visualizing my future and that was the morning that I decided to start running. Well, I have kept that up now for 31 days. I have also been adding one push up, one sit up and one squat every day to my routine. I started at 5 each, so now I am up to 36. I have also made myself get out of bed to start this routine every morning at 5am.
Since March 1st, I have kept up this routine. Despite weather conditions, despite my health, despite what city or location I am in, I have woke up at 5am and done this basic routine. Create my 365 list for the day, pray about it, prioritize what is the most important, and then run for at least 2 miles, then do my pushups, situps and squats. This has become my live frog. If you remember, Mark Twain said – every morning eat a live frog and the rest of your day will seem easy by comparison.
Sometimes I had laid on the ground in very cold and wet conditions with my nose to the concrete thinking there is just no way I can do one more push up. However, I have forced myself to visualize who I want to become, embraced the suck and just did one more. There are other days when I do not even remember it being hard. They seemed to just happen, my mind was almost in autopilot. This is the reason that I consider consistency as therapy now.
No matter what, my soul has gotten used to the idea that I am waking up at 5am, preparing my list, and running (I use the term running loosely, it makes me feel better. I think it is more like what a snail would call a jog, but hey at least I am trying). Despite all the bad that happens, I am going to do that. No matter what stress I am feeling, I am going to do that. My mind has almost started to look forward to this steady misery as an outlet for rambling concerns and thoughts I can sort out while doing that next push up.
I have head runners talk about this all the time, something about natural endorphins. I have just rolled my eyes and thought – easy for you to say. However, I must admit there is truth there. However, I am thinking the consistency is also an equally important concept. Couple that with the fact that you are doing something healthy and you have a formula for helping you overcome the daily struggles of life.
So tomorrow morning, I will do my list again, I will get to 37, I will lace up my shoes and jog until I feel like dying and then just a little bit more. I will be consistent and drink up a ton of medicine for my aching soul.
Guy Reams (86)
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