I opened a gym membership. Today is my first day back. I am just walking on the treadmill. What I have learned in my journey is huge changes do not happen overnight. I start with small incremental changes that seems small day to day but over years can make huge differences. I have been living like an average American and it shows. I feel sick. The change to be an average American did not happen over night either. Slowly over time my habits and lifestyle changed. I should not put too many expectations on myself to start. Today was about just paying for the membership. Putting out that extra effort to set my intentions in a different direction. Now, the next time I come to the gym it will be slightly more comfortable. I might not even recognize the day to day changes in how I feel and look buy year over year it all came to taking that first intentional step and decision to choose a healthier path. I am so grateful to be an American who is blessed enough to make these simple free choices. I pray for those who don't have the freedom to choose health and happiness. I will not take for granted my bodies astounding ability to adapt to whatever stresses I decide to apply to it. I thank God for my past decisions to be a training machine and that non of that hardwork went to waste. Each step is easier because of the last. Growth is most important to me. Being able to get wiser with age is my biggest asset as the years pass. The aging athlete does have an advantage over the younger. This tends to even the playing field quite a bit. Never give up. Never quite. A fighting spirit doesn't come from no where. It means I have been knocked down uncountable and untold times. Each time I get up only makes me stronger and wiser. Keep fighting!!!!!
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