I went running today. It's been a long time since I've actually ran consistently. In no way do I think 2 days in a row is consistent, but it's a start. I was thinking about this idea while I was out, constancy, why is it so hard? Truly to be successful in anything we need be consistent. That thought led me to thinking about the blisters on the bottom of my foot and the uneven sidewalk I tripped over and the pain shooting up the back of my legs that tell me they are done, but not to stop. All of things could be excuses to stop and in the past I may have let a few of them become just that. However, this time I WANT it to be different, I WANT to keep going. That idea got me pondering WHY?! Why do I WANT it this time when so many times before I didn't. Then I remembered, Once upon a time I did want it. I lost so much weight and I was really excited and then I found out that I was having a baby, that was two babies ago. (= Now, after an incredibly emotional 2 years I am in a better place in my head. Now I am willing to be more consistent. I'm not just talking about being consistent with loosing weight and exercising, but with everything from reading my scriptures, reading up lifting material or books that I have wanted to read far a long time to telling my children I love them more and holding them tight without feeling rushed to try to get another thing done.
Today I watched as the sun evaporated a cloud right out of the sky, I watched a mother bird with her babies, I felt the cool breeze blow when the sun was beating down on me and I heard the song of the birds in the trees. All of these things helped me remember what a remarkable world we live in and how thankful that one is much greater than I created it for me and is all was consistent, even when I am not.
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