Saturday, February 12, 2011

New Journey

I've decided to start on many new journeys this year.  I'm not starting them so much because it is a new year but more because I'm looking to improve me.  I could go on and on describing everything I want to change or work on but that would be depressing, not to mention exhausting.  Instead, I am going to focus on the things I AM DOING.  The changes I am making today or have already made.

A few months ago I started taking a plyo class.  It's an incredible work out.  It pushes me to my limits and then some.  It is exhausting but after I feel amazing.  At least I do after a long shower and sometimes a short nap.  Though I am physically exhausted, I feel amazing mentally.  Of course, the endorphin release assists but it's more because I am doing something just for me.  I'm not doing it for my son or my husband or for anyone else.  It's for me.  I am getting myself into better shape both mentally and physically.  It's not any surprise that I could stand to lose weight but that isnt what this is about.  It's about doing what I want to do and taking control of my life.
Last week I received my white belt in a specific style of martial arts.  This is a journey I never expect I would be facing.  It never occured to me to want to a black belt.  It never occured to me that I could have a black belt.  It never occured to me that I could deserve a black belt.  Now I know that one day I will have one. 

So my first journey has been toward better physical and mental health.  This is where I am.  I think I know where I am going.