I am going to pat myself on the back a little bit. Before school started this year I set a goal to exercise 3 times per week. I can happily report that I have exceeded that goal and been regularly exercising at least 5 days per week. Now I have set a mini-goal to try to do 7 days in a row. NO I am not a skinny mini yet, but I can say that I have found that I feel better after exercising in the morning.
I choose the mornings to do my workouts because I heard that doing it later in the evening might keep me awake at night. If you know me, you know that I have NEVER been one to want to work out or sweat, so I had no idea if that theory was real or legend. I am finding that there may actually be something to that whole endorphin thing. I am finding that I feel really good following my workouts. I am waiting to see if this feeling continues.
I am also proud to report that I have not smoked a cigarette since the Friday morning before Labor Day. This is HUGE news given the fact that I have been a pretty regular smoker for over 30 years. If you do the math, yes I did start when I was about 13 or 14 years old. I am not proud of that, but it is what it is! I can gladly say that what I have been doing this week seems to be working so I will continue on with that part of my journey!
The camping trip last weekend was great and I sure did appreciate the extra day off on Monday, however, losing that day had me worried that my week was going to be extraordinarily hectic. Let me just say that the week did not disappoint my expectations. By 3:30 pm on Friday I was more than glad that it was over!
To say that I love my job is an understatement. I absolutely love the tasks that are associated with working with children with exceptionalities and delays. I am lucky that I often spend years working with the same children and can really see their progress over time. I LOVE that they smile when they see me because they know we are about to go "play". I LOVE that when many of these children are 8 or 9 years old they still run to me to share a hug. I honestly believe that that is a wonderful legacy to leave!
Unfortunately, that's not the only thing that my work days consist of. That's where the trouble starts!
The bottom line is that I know what my job is. I worked hard to learn how to do it and I know that I can do it! I wish that I had thicker skin, but unfortunately I do not. I don't even know if that is something that I could or should work to acquire. What I do need to work on is how my emotions take over in stressful situations. I let my anger and frustration get the best of me and it reduced me to tears. Not only is that unprofessional, but it is unnecessary in the scheme of things!
I am safe. I am comfortable. I have a strong faith in God. I know that he loves me with all my flaws! I have a strong marriage and can depend on my husband to support me when I don't think I can stand on my own. My family is healthy, happy and prosperous! THOSE are the things that are the most important! My greatest desire is to live a life that glorifies God! That is what my real LIFE is! Everything else is nonsense!
I am blessed to have a job that I love, but in the end it is just a job! A job is the place to go to in order to earn the money needed for life! That is why they call it WORK!!! I guess sometimes we need reminding of that. Ok then, I got it!
I am looking really forward to next week for several reasons. It's a chance to start anew!
The best part is that even though I felt so stressed I did not deviate from my diet or exercise plan! I really wanted a vat of chocolate, but I didn't eat it, and I DID NOT SMOKE!!!
This year's motto is turning into:
TAKE A STEP BACK
BREATHE
REEVALUATE THE SITUATION
TRY AGAIN!!
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