Day 139 // Just Because
As we cuddled in bed on Sunday evening, a commercial appeared on television for a cancer treatment center. Tears trickled from my eyes as David gently placed his hand on mine.
Day 130 // Taking Chances
“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” ~Denis Waitley
Day 129 // What Lifting Weights Has Taught Me About Being A Woman
Never be intimidated by the power of iron.
Day 128 // A Polarized Life
Life is always a polarity. If there were no darkness there would be no light. If there were no trouble there could never be any peace.
Day 127 // GRACE for the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us and this will undoubtedly be much different for our family this year. Yes, we plan to be joyful and festive.
Day 126 // A Wing And A Prayer
I received this poem yesterday from a distant friend - someone I had not spoken to in years. Grateful yet tearful and overwhelmed with her outreach, my heart is warm with love and I had to share.
Day 125 // What I want Gia to know about working out
Listening to a recent group exercise class (yes it was at a box facility) while waiting for Gia at a birthday party, the instructor completely lost me. She didn’t lose me because of some complicated exercise she was trying to explain but rather because of a few words she repeated over and over.
Day 124 // Life Is Too Short
- to waste it complaining about things that you can’t control.
- to spend it in a dead-end job doing nothing significant.
Day 123 // Character
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller
Day 121 // Lifting Iron and Lifting Women Up…My Two Favorite Things
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200 attendees he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?" Hands went up immediately.