My Trip Around the Sun: Stay motivated?

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Stay motivated?

Posted by Marie Winters Adams at 4:09 PM

Wow.....I'm really finding it hard to stay motivated on this walking/jogging thing ,lately.
You would think that I've been doing it long enough - that it would just be second nature
and I wouldn't have to keep struggling to make myself find time to do my 3 - 4 mile walks
every other day.(at least)
But no, it's still hard to keep myself doing it. I haven't felt the energy in me.
Yesterday I did go 3 miles on the treadmill - cause it rained all day. And today I did get
up and go 4 miles around the farms. But I'm in a gloom.......I've gotta shake it off.

I just read something good that I would like to put as a thought here today:

Life can be legitimately seen as a painful tragedy or a purposeful triumph. Each of us must
choose. I choose to see God at work blessing His children in wise and loving ways. The
very fact that God has created a world in which everything can be seen in gloomy or glorious
ways seems to be evidence that He honors our agency.
-H.Wallace Goddard

So Yes, it's all in my attitude..........I can shake off the gloom.............

1 comment:

Leslie said...: Hi Marie!

I find it hard to stay motivated, too. Lately I've been listening to a lot of podcasts. I only recently learned how to download free ones off of iTunes and I love it! I like to listen to BYU devotionals and a favorite podcast of mine is Fat2Fit Radio. I find that it makes my walks so much funner. Anyway, thought I'd share that with you if you didn't know about podcasts.

I hope you are doing well! We miss being in the ward with you guys.; May 30, 2010 at 9:21 PM

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To laugh often and love much--
To win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children--
To earn the honest approbation of critics and endure the betrayal of false friends--
To appreciate the beauty --
To find the best in others--
To give of one's self--
To leave the world a little better whether by a garden patch...a healthy child...or a redeemed social condition--
To have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sang with exultation--
To know even one life has breathed a little easier, because you have lived--
this is success.

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I'm a fan of Marianne Williamson. Here's a quote from her:

Regardless of how dark things get, there is light that will ultimately follow the darkness. For that is guaranteed by God. What lies in our hands -- what is completely up to us as beings of free will -- is how long the night will last and how quickly the light will get here. Many people on this earth have cast great light, and now is a moment when all of us must. At a time of war, let's cultivate peace. At a time of hate, let's cultivate love. At a time of hopelessness, let's cultivate hope.