Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Exercise in character

One of my most favorite ways to exercise is with the fit ball. I have a Pilate's DVD that is so great using the fit ball!!

This is mine, love it. Tennison uses it to play on.
I'm just waiting for the day he pops it.

Here is something I don't use often, but freely admit I own. I'll give you a high five the next time I see you if you can name it in under 5 seconds.

 

Does this help you? Suzanne Somers Toning System Featuring Thighmaster Gold and Thighmaster LBX (a.k.a. Buttmaster)

You got it!! The Thigh Master... even Moka is running from it.

There are other styles of exercise too. Like an exercise in humility. An exercise in gratefulness. An exercise in honesty and generosity. An exercise in just about anything that helps build your character. Today I had an exercise in patience. Here is why...

In this mornings rush it was only 1 egg on the floor.
I had to just keep telling myself... just one of 8 eggs.

Then it was the dough rising in the fridge overnight. It wanted out!

Then it came again. I had to have one of my teeth redone today. I hope you moaned on my behalf. As I was getting situated I asked for the headphones. "Oh, the TV isn't working." Huh? "We can try to get a radio station on the headphones." No can do. Shoot me now. Patience.

My biggest exercise was in forgiveness. As I said mean, mean things in my head about my dentist last week, I realized he is human. He didn't mean to mess up the tooth, he didn't mean for me to come back, he isn't mean... like I thought he was. So in my head I forgave him and decided to let it go. Exercise can be a real pain.

I leave you with a little something from Queen Latifah: "The reality is, I like imperfection. You take away from the world when you're not yourself. Whatever is unique and special about you was designed by God. And when you try to be someone else, we don't get you. Who knows what you would have contributed to the world had you just been yourself, if you just celebrated who you are and just walked boldly?"

Keep exercising in all different ways
 to become the You God wants you to be.

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