In Search Of Excellence

2009, is swiftly coming to a close.  It has been one wild training year. I have had awesome victories, and sombering defeats. Good fortunes have smile upon me and bitter heartache has slapped me upside my big head. I have embraced the good and scratched my head and tried to learn something from the bad. I refuse to feel sorry for myself or wallow in a murky see of self pity.

 I also refused to become puffed up with pride and gloat in the frailty of human accomplishment.  After all no person controls their breath and undeniably we will all be but faded memories to generations that come.

Each life spent will eventually be locked away in the annals of time. Every moment I live brings be closer to the end of what is now. I don’t have time to play around with my destiny, the mission I am commissioned to accomplish has to be done, and I have to give it all my heart and all my soul. The most beautiful thing in life is accomplishing what “cannot be done”.  This has been the beauty that has marked my entire life. 

 Adversity is my friend, it keeps pushing me down and telling me what I cannot do, so that makes me train harder, eat cleaner, learn more and become better.  It is all about being tougher than the stuff that life throws your way.

So as this training cycle comes to a close  and a new one gets ready to open, I have only aspiration but to run straight to the mark as a new improved, better than before, me is ready to be born.  I don’t mind growing older as long as I can grow better.This has indeed been a wild training year, but each blessed day has been worthwhile.

Stand strong J

The impossibility of your dream only seems possible as you walk closer to it. Fall in love with your dream, romance it, move closer to it day by day. Think about it continuously, don’t allow the fear of failure or the fear of rejection, stand in the way.

 The vision that was lives in your heart was meant to be born. The pains of labor may be enormous; the stretch marks of being pulled out of the comfortable and familiar might run deep and wide. The refusal to submit to group think and forge your own destiny  requires courage and strength of character, Ah but to become all you were meant to be now that is exquisite living.

You were never designed to be second rate,  come on precious people unleash that potential  and become the very best version of yourself.

We live in a fast pace world and the emotional needs of fellow humans often go overlooked. I think every person needs to be validated, appreciated, and celebrated. One of my greatest pleasures is being able to celebrate the value of each and every person I am blessed to fellowship with.  I want to take the time to applaud all the people who have overcome the odds to make their dreams a reality. (Congratulations,)

 I want to cheer for all the people who are in the race and are moving undaunted toward their vision.(Stay focused, make it happen)

I have only 26 days left in this current training cycle, I woke up this morning with every muscle in my body yelling “what are you doing to me!” I quickly shared my angst with my wild thang ( that beautiful hunk of humanity, that I am married too.) 

 He just looked at me with a thoughtful gaze and said well, at least you  can feel (that type)  pain some people don’t…the gist of the conversation was some people have real problems that will keep them from ever experiencing the privilege that has been afforded me. My mind quickly got back in the game as I dedicate this week’s training to all the kids who are struggling with  cancer, they don’t get a break from the pain. 

 I am sending mega kudos to the people at Candlelighters for doing that beautiful thing that they do and Cancerkids.org for allowing the kids to tell their own story.

Which leads me to my final thoughts

This stuff called life happens, the good is often intertwined with the bad and if you are not careful the pain can overshadow the joy.  The way I see it you can spend your brief moments on this planet clinging on to all of the painful experiences that have occurred in your life, or you can focus on all the good things that have happened.

Notice focusing on the bad, will not make the situation better but birthing an attitude of thankfulness soothes the soul. Harboring bitterness and resentment is like dragging around dirty, poopy diapers. I say toss the mess and move forward. Poop happens to everyone but we don’t have to carry it around. Toss the mess and be blessed.

I am indeed one blessed woman……..focus on the blessing.

My main priority even when I travel is my training.  Lack of enough quality nutrition and not enough sleep plagued my latest trip. Thankfully my training was able to progress, as this training cycle quickly melts away. This narrow life of discipleship that I have agreed upon has beautiful long term results, but the daily sacrifice is huge.

 The toughest part of my training cycle is about to begin, my job is simply, place only high performance fuel in my tank, train with passion and intensity, get enough sleep and pray that I have awesome results. It is all so very easy to say and it looks good on paper but doing it is the challenge that I have to overcome over and over again.

Life for me is all about slaying the demons that would deny me my destiny.  Life is about rejoicing in the victory and rising above adversity. It is about learning to fail without becoming an failure but most importantly it is about learning to love, respect and honor your fellow humans.

My desire is to send out a message of hope to anyone who feels like giving up. Come on stand strong, stay the course, regroup and do what needs to be done……you are strong enough.

For all those people who don’t believe they are beautiful enough, talented enough or smart enough …don’t feast on the lies, unleash your greatness refuse to linger in the shadows…..you are an awesome original.

To the person who  is experiencing horrific  sorrow, emotional pain, and soul crushing grief, don’t build a wall around yourself, reach out get the support and help you need.

Laugh often people, love this crazy thing called life and share the love everyone.

Hello to all of you beautiful people, I hope everyone is in hot pursuit of their fitness goals. Stay focused on the goal, believe in awesome possibilities, and don’t be afraid to fail, keep at it until it happens. You can do it.  I know I haven’t been around to share the love, but hey business and training calls. It’s all about travel, deadlines, delivering what is expected and maintaining my sanity. ( hmm, I am wondering if sanity can indeed be maintained

My training does indeed continue, with a little under six weeks of training left in this cycle. I am doing what needs to be done, despite life on and off the road. I feel like a dang yo-yo. I have been able to keep my training and nutritional protocols on track but my sleeping patterns are wild. My life really is a crazy but blessed ride.

The only thing left to say is …Come on people we can always be better than we use to be, never give up, never quit, forgive quickly, love much and celebrate yourself, you are a unique and wonderful gift to the universe, don’t waste a moment trying to be a copy of anyone else. Love The skin you are in.

Until the next time  be blessed,

G-d is good.

If you want maximum results then you have to but in maximum efforts, day after day. Don’t allow pumping iron at the gym fool you or those circuits of cardio deceive you.

 For most of us sleek abs are sculpted at the breakfast bowl,  love-handles are demolished at the luncheon platter and gooey layers of fat are dissolved at the dinner plate. What you snack on will help sculpt and shape your body with greater precision than kettlebells and dumbbells.

Following a hardcore training routine without an even more powerful nutritional protocol will lead most of us to the fitness land of disappointment.  You know the place where you workout so hard but never see any results. I know from personal experience, it is not a productive place to be.  I think everyone in the fitness community wants one thing ………………..results.

Unfortunately, one of humankinds strongest physical cravings (don’t argue with me on this one) can get in the way of us obtaining spectacular results, yep that four letter word food. The need for food and the desire for food can often intertwine and when it does we end up eating more than we need.

Developing a healthy and harmonious relationship with food is a worthy endeavor as you work hard to make your fitness goals a reality.

Okay to all of you beautiful and wonderful people out there, what else can I say except ..

 Train with purpose, eat for power, celebrate your victories and learn from your losses.  I wish you radiant health,  soothing peace of mind and most of all love, because it is all about the love:)

Life on the road has been harsh on my body but that was no excuse for me not to eat correctly and training like I mean it.  I want what I want bad enough to fight for it over and over again. Don’t get me wrong I am always tempted to do something that would screw up the process but heck I am on the verge of another victory…..so …….

What do you do when

You have been eating all those healthy, life giving foods. You have been training hard, and with purpose and you are feeling good. Then temptation strikes, come on a little junk food want hurt ya, ( but you know that a little always leads to a lot) or how about missing a few planned training sessions. You can always make them up later. (later never comes, and one missed session can easily turned into a long string of unproductive excuses.)

It is hard when Temptation strikes and you haven’t even begun striving for your goal.( I tell you I stayed at this place for way to many years)

It is frustration when you are at the halfway point of reaching your goals and you have to contented with the lure of temptations. (this was a hard point for me, it would have been so easy to stay in this place, I was so far from where I use to be…)

but it is

another beast altogether when you are only a breath away from reaching your goal and the vicious pit bulls of temptation surround you like the hounds of hell and launch and all out attack.

So what do you do when you are on the verge of victory and the seduction of temptation is whispering sweet but destructive advice in your ears? What do you do when your flesh yearns for ease and pleasure and it begs you to choose the easy way just this once?

This is the zone I call the warriors sweet spot. You are within striking distance of obtaining the prize that you have worked so hard for…..there is only one problem; you have to face every internal and external obstacle that threatens to deny you victory.

It is the place where an unseen battle occurs. The place where what you are willing to fight for and what you are willing to surrender takes place. In my case it is a place where I pray harder, refocus and work with pure intent.

I am perfectly flawed that is a fact. I also have to deal with some crazy stuff,but I am not willing to surrender anything. I therefore must engage in another fight of my life. By the grace of G-d I do intend on winning. This course I am on is so not easy but it is worth each sacrifice I make.

come on people, let us push forward toward victory!