Old Dreams, New Passion

Thanks to my awesome husband, I can now blog from my iPad. He convinced me to try a keypad with it and I must say, IT IS THE BOMB!! It's like having a miniature laptop. Maybe I'll be able to blog more often. Well, that depends on whether I have something to say. Sometimes I just want to be quiet and soak up life lessons. I figure they'll make their way out and onto the blog when the time is right.

Today has been the start of something new for me. I've wanted for a long time to get serious about running. I was blessed with a special birthday present which included some personal training/coaching for beginner runners. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. I feel completely out of my league but realize if I don't try, it will never happen. Training with the group starts in December and my first race will be in March of next year. Your prayers are definitely appreciated!! I have been plagued with injuries in the past and allowed it to hold me back from pursuing this goal but no more. Life is far too short and important for us to lay aside our dreams because of setbacks and worries.

How things so quickly get tossed aside in our lives. I've done it with many things...the piano, learning Spanish, vocal training, etc. Sometimes it's because life takes a different turn, other times it's because we get disheartened and would rather give up than keep struggling through it. When we couple these silent dreams with our daily duties and responsibilities it's extremely hard to make ourselves stick to the program for the long term. I want to give all of it, every single dream and goal, the very best effort that I can. And I sure hope you will do more than consider this for yourself. You are worth every effort to make your dreams come true. You don't have to push your way over others to do it either. God promises to help all of us who will simply believe that we are equipped for great things. One by one...line upon line, precept upon precept, our lives can be changed into pure awesomeness. That's just the way it's meant to be. Accept it, embrace it, remember it, live it!