Day 66: What I love about follow through

The title should really be: What I love about commitment, dedication & follow through

Seemed a bit long though...

While I took a long (and much deserved) bath today (thanks Aunt Marilyn!), I pondered this past month. I have whined, complained, cried, joked, laughed and gotten angry over the bed bug battle. I have whined, complained, attempted to suffer in silence, been annoyed (with myself) over my very sore back & hip.

And guess what? I don't like being that person!

Later in the day, I did my stretches. I am not very flexible, but I was not sore. No aches. No pain. Just muscles that are a little tight & need to be stretched...more. As I reflected on this, I realized that most of this week I have not been sore. I have moved belongings, lunged the vacuum up the stairs, moved beds and a ton of other activities along with walking and stretching.

Does that mean I can quit stretching? No! Does that mean I can quit walking? No!

I have a bad habit of noticing something is working and then quitting. I also have a bad habit of getting a compliment on my results and/or hard work and then quitting.

I truly hope I won't this time.

Because what I love about commitment, dedication & follow through is that it works. I might have moved slower at times. I might have been reduced to marching in place or finding odd places in public to walk or even a limited number of stretches...but it all worked!

I feel great. Can you imagine what I might feel like when I finish this year?

In my head I sometimes see myself doing the splits or a cartwheel (which is actually funny since I never learned to do those things in the first place), but the fact that I can feel the potential in my muscles...and that my muscles want to reach that potential is pretty incredible.

I love how I feel today.