I want to tell you guys something. Last night, before I went to sleep, I cried. I wasn't sad or angry or even scared. I was happy. I was talking to a friend from home when she said the nicest thing she could have possibly said to me. She said "That's so good that your still going and doing your goals! You're inspiring me for sure". I cannot tell you what this meant to me. As many of you know, I was training for a half marathon last year when I came down with the flu at the end of December. It was mid March before the cough decided to leave. I didn't get to do my half marathon, but I decided that I would start training again for next year. I signed up for a ten miler in September. On Easter Sunday, I tripped and broke my leg. This was particularly hard for me because I was on bed rest for nearly three months. I couldn't do anything. I had gone from 165 to 200 lbs. I was devastated. All the weight I had lost and all that hard work for nothing. I started working out again around the end of July once all my stitches were out and I was used to walking again. I've lost a few pounds and am still working towards my half marathon. I can start training again in about two weeks. However I cannot do the ten miler. But, I am still working towards my goals and I am doing the best I can to be healthy and have a good mindset. I have been particularly hard on myself lately. I had no idea that my friend was watching and taking notice. I post my accomplishments because I am proud of them. I didn't know that I could inspire anyone. I have been looking at myself as an overweight woman who is where she is because life handed her some really tough blows. Now I look at myself as a determined person who won't let ANYTHING get in her way. I also received a message from a friend when telling him about my struggles. He said "You can get there Amy, you are a strong woman, you'll be there in no time". Again, I felt like I had been looking at things all wrong. I felt like I was weak because of my injuries. I was seeing the glass as half empty. After these two very thought provoking messages, I started to look at everything in my life differently. Last night, before I went to sleep, I looked over at my snoozing husband and realized just how very lucky I am to have someone like him. Things could have been so much different. I got lucky, I married a really great guy who loves me unconditionally. I cried a lot last night. I think I needed to hear those to things to truly realize how great my life is and to see how great I am. I have never doubted that I had a good life, but now I see it as an amazing blessing. To conclude this blog post, I would like to challenge you all once again to remind yourselves how great you truly are. I would like to give a shout out to people who have inspired me. First names only. :)
My sister Echo. She has been on her on journey to a healthy life, and I know that it wasn't easy. To see how far she has come has really helped me to keep going as well.
My friend Danielle. She is such a great person with amazing confidence in herself and others. I hope to one day be that confident.
My friend Jason. He has been through a difficult time and still came out fighting.
My husband. When he started running, I decided I wanted to as well. He has been there for me through so much and has always supported me in my goals. He is a great person who deserves way more recognition than he gets, but doesn't want it.
There are so many others. I'm sorry this post was all about me. I just really wanted to show you all how one little message or word of kindness could really help someone who might need to hear it.
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