"I want a life that sizzles and pops and makes me laugh out loud. And I
don't want to get to the end, or to tomorrow, even, and realize that my
life is a collection of meetings and pop cans and errands and receipts
and dirty dishes. I want to eat cold tangerines and sing loud in the car
with the windows open and wear pink shoes and stay up all night
laughing and paint my walls the exact color of the sky right now. I want
to sleep hard on clean white sheets and throw parties and eat ripe
tomatoes and read books so good they make me jump up and down, and
I want my everyday to make God belly laugh, glad He gave life to
someone who loves the gift." --Shauna Neiquist


Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Art of Avoiding Workouts and Excuse #1

And art it is!

Yesterday morning, as I was psyching myself up to return to the C25K program after missing a full week with strep (gah!), I found all sorts of crazy excuses for not going running through my mind. Which is super stupid, because I had been really excited about working out again after such a long break. But oh, the reasons for staying inside and sedentary were so many! And quite a few were very silly, indeed.
In spite of these excuses, I managed to get out there and complete W2D1, woo hoo! However, the sheer number of the excuses I hurled at myself still amazes me. Why would I do that? It's self-sabotage in its purest form: mind to mind! *sigh*

In honor of my own excuse-riddled life, I'm compiling a list of the excuses I give myself the most. As of this morning, it numbers at eleven. I'm sure I'll add more as I go along. What about you? What are your biggest excuses for getting out of what you know you need to do?



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