Blessed
After a phenomenal week spent with my friends and family, I find myself reflecting on how truly blessed I am or in other words…the laundry list of things that I am thankful for. I thought that I really had the fall from hell until a week or two ago, when life began to truly regain normalcy, the number one thing that I am thankful for. I’ve experienced how acts of true kindness and generosity are returned when one least expects it and create endless opportunities. And yes, things have an odd way of working themselves out. Perhaps not in the way that you want them to, but in a manner that allows equilibrium to ensue. Though it is hard to exhibit kindness all the time or to forgive those who least deserve empathy, the holidays have a special way of illuminating what really matters. I had been so consumed in my own training, dieting, self-obsession with my physique and personal disappointments that I had lost sight of the elements that were crucial to my even being here. My body began to reveal the tremendous stress that I had been under and the physical stress that I had subjected it to. So, instead of getting caught up in the frenzy of Christmas shopping or even working out, I stayed in, relaxed, entertained friends, listened to some music, worked on my poetry anthology, and re-organized my space to reflect my new state of mind. Tomorrow we begin anew.
December 1, 2008 at 2:14 am
Everything you said is true. This time of the year I realize what’s really important in life (family and friends). I’m often disappointed in my progress physically and think about improving my body every day. The holidays is a time I’m going to relax a little, but still get my work-outs in.