Quote of the Day:
“A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.”
Denis Waitley
So what are you dreaming about for yourself, my friends? Do you have an end picture of yourselves in mind? It is so important to have goals. Humans are striving beings by nature - other animals don't "strive" - it's not even in their makeup - but it is part of our DNA to move forward, to progress, to achieve. Obviously, contentment and self-acceptance are important too, but we are more alive when we are In The Game of life, moving towards a worthy and worthwhile goal, making ourselves and the world a little better place for our having been here. The reason many of us don't set goals is what Dr. Waitley hints at above - we get caught up in a comfort zone, where we are basically okay with where we are, even though there is a nagging feeling deep down inside that is calling us higher, better, greater. But to move outside of that comfort zone is scary, because it is unknown. The truth is, though, that the only way to break out of the comfort zone is to believe that there is something greater out there, beyond our protective shell, and to step out into the great abyss of the unknown. I encourage you all to set some goals that push you beyond your comfort zone today, and the next day, and the next day. Dare to be more and better, and take that out into the world with you. Because the world desperately needs courageous people who can draw a line in the sand of their lives and say "That's IT!! I am more than I have been showing!"
MAKE IT SO, MY FRIENDS!!!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, December 9, 2010
P90X Shoulders and Arms
Peoples of the Blogosphere!!!
Greetings from the Town of the Cow, lovely little Fort Worth, Texas, USA!!
Well, things did not go exactly according to plan today, but more got accomplished than occurred in the past few days. Feel as though I really am coming out of some funk, so that can only be good!!
Just finished up with P90X Shoulders and Arms - not spectacular, but a very steady, workmanlike effort, and I got 'er dun!!!!
I do abs on cardio days now, so I'll catch that tomorrow with the Stairmaster. Also have another little Physical Therapy session in the AM (for my achilles). Other than bloating me up like a balloon (okay, not quite that bad, but close!), the steroids didn't do much lasting good, so the PT is going to have to do the trick. I think it will. They do a routine of heating it up, ultrasounding it, massaging it, then stretching it like a big dog. It's all good up to the stretching part - that's when it be hurtin' me!!
Okay then, so that's about it from this end. If there is anything I can do to help you get rolling with your workouts, get started, improve, motivate, encourage, etc., please don't hesitate to give me a shout out! I'm having to practically start from scratch again, so maybe we're in the same boat!! I know what it's like to be in TERRIBLE shape and turn that completely around, and now I know what it's like to have a disappointing setback and have to have a do-over! So let me help if I can!
Okay then, peace out people, and peace IN too!! Jim B.
Greetings from the Town of the Cow, lovely little Fort Worth, Texas, USA!!
Well, things did not go exactly according to plan today, but more got accomplished than occurred in the past few days. Feel as though I really am coming out of some funk, so that can only be good!!
Just finished up with P90X Shoulders and Arms - not spectacular, but a very steady, workmanlike effort, and I got 'er dun!!!!
I do abs on cardio days now, so I'll catch that tomorrow with the Stairmaster. Also have another little Physical Therapy session in the AM (for my achilles). Other than bloating me up like a balloon (okay, not quite that bad, but close!), the steroids didn't do much lasting good, so the PT is going to have to do the trick. I think it will. They do a routine of heating it up, ultrasounding it, massaging it, then stretching it like a big dog. It's all good up to the stretching part - that's when it be hurtin' me!!
Okay then, so that's about it from this end. If there is anything I can do to help you get rolling with your workouts, get started, improve, motivate, encourage, etc., please don't hesitate to give me a shout out! I'm having to practically start from scratch again, so maybe we're in the same boat!! I know what it's like to be in TERRIBLE shape and turn that completely around, and now I know what it's like to have a disappointing setback and have to have a do-over! So let me help if I can!
Okay then, peace out people, and peace IN too!! Jim B.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Cardio Burn
Accountability for my workout: Did an hour on the Stairmaster for a cool 800 calorie wipeout! Had a physical therapy session before the workout and I'm hopeful that I'll eventually get back to tougher cardio workouts like Plyometrics and Core Synergistics and such. But I'm grateful for what I CAN do right now. P90X Shoulders and Arms and Ab Ripper X are on tap for tomorrow!
What I've got is a relatively mild situation with my surgery, because there are people out there who have a lot worse problems. I'm amazed at what people can do if they put their mind to it. How about you, friend? Maybe you have a hardship or maybe you don't. Maybe there is a physical problem or perhaps just some mental blocks. Maybe you don't know where or how to start. Ultimately the decisions will be made by you, but if you are struggling, I encourage you to get started somehow, some way. I will be glad to help you in any way I can, so don't hesitate to ask.
That's about it for tonight. I'm eventually going to get some articles, videos, and such on here, so I hope you'll hang with me, participate a little or a lot, and keep coming back to look for new stuff.
Until then, peace and blessings to ya! Jim B.
What I've got is a relatively mild situation with my surgery, because there are people out there who have a lot worse problems. I'm amazed at what people can do if they put their mind to it. How about you, friend? Maybe you have a hardship or maybe you don't. Maybe there is a physical problem or perhaps just some mental blocks. Maybe you don't know where or how to start. Ultimately the decisions will be made by you, but if you are struggling, I encourage you to get started somehow, some way. I will be glad to help you in any way I can, so don't hesitate to ask.
That's about it for tonight. I'm eventually going to get some articles, videos, and such on here, so I hope you'll hang with me, participate a little or a lot, and keep coming back to look for new stuff.
Until then, peace and blessings to ya! Jim B.
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