Finding the Dedication to Go Out and Live!
I’m just back from my Saturday morning run It wasn’t the best I have ever done. I run a circuit of just a shade over two miles. Some days I run the whole thing, Others, like today, I have to walk part of it. It would be easy to give up after days like today, but I find that I have a level of dedication flopping around in me and I want to get back in shape.
The first thing I would encourage you to is to stay in shape. I really blew it. I have always prided myself on being in good shape, but, truth be told, I tend to be lazy. Sure, I still half-heartedly did my yoga, but the rest of the time I sat in my office chair in front of a computer and did nothing. My knees and back got so weak that they would just barely hold me up!
Now, I am trying to hold the level of dedication to do my yoga and I am trying to get back to doing it in the way I used to. I also run.
Most people, if they saw me, would day that my run is more like a fast walk or a medium jog. My legs and knees are so weak that that is about all I can do, but it is getting better. I refuse to let up on it. I want to get back to the point where I can really run, really be in shape.
Dedication to myself is the quality, the trait that I have to develop in order to make this happen. This is the only way. I have to care enough about myself to get back in shape.
Now I also have to say that I feel a certain amount of pride. Sure I feel foolish sometimes as I hobble along and am passed by a real runner, but at least I am out there.
I know people half my age, a third my age, who couldn’t keep up with me, even at my slow pace. These poor folks may not be able to move at all when they get to be sixty.
Dedication is key, no matter if we are talking physical conditioning, business, or whatever! You must have the motivation, the drive, yes, the dedication to see whatever it is you want to do through.
Do you have it? Do you have what it takes to be successful? The answer doesn’t lie in some text book or motivational seminar, it lies within you. If it isn’t there, you can build it up to whatever it is you need! Do it now! Don’t let your life fall into ruins! Find the dedication to go out and live!
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Wow, there is someone else out there who goes through exactly what I do. It feels so good to know you are not alone in the world.
I haven’t been to gym for nearly two months now and no matter who I pretend to miss it, it takes so much to get there. I also do the walk/run thing and try not to notice those who are moving non-stop at double my pace.
Dedication … no one can give it you but you … thanks for reminding me! It’s back to gym with a smile on my face for me
You are absolutely right Jodene. No one can give you the dedication you need. It must come from inside you. You can however, borrow some enthusiasm from others to help you develop the dedication that is required!