Baby Steps

In everyone's life there are new experiences. Some may be thrust upon us and others are by our own making. In very rare instances do we excel at something the first time we experience it. In most cases, we have to take baby steps and as we continue to practice we continue to get better. As babies, we first start to stand up, very wobbly and then confidently. The next step is to put one foot in front of the other. More than likely we fell down after that first step, but we got up again. Whether it was immediately or a few minutes later, we still got up and tried again. This is how we should view all the new goals we may want to set. So often when I decide I need to change something, whether it be my weight(That's an on going battle that waxes and wanes.), how often I clean my house, getting my spiritual life to a new level or any number of other things, I don't see results fast enough and I expect to run, but instead I barely crawl and I give up before I ever really began. What I really need to do is be ready to pick myself up after I fall because that is the process we take to reach our desired achievements. Yesterday, I began my journey. I did in fact exercise before I went to bed-I know, you're not really supposed to do that, but it didn't keep me from falling asleep. I started a turbo jam dvd that I had just gotten from the library. Let me tell you- it's not an easy routine to follow if you don't have dance, boxing or kickboxing knowledge and you've not started with a training dvd. I did about 15 min, but what was too tired to try to follow it. Instead I put in a Ten Minute Trainer Dvd and did that in addition to the the 15 min I did of Turbo Jam. It's a great feeling to finish a workout and know you did something good for your body. However, I have never felt the rush of energy or the natural "high" people say they get after a workout. Maybe only skinny people get this feeling. In addition to starting to take better care of my body, I also began my new spiritual journey. It was definitely not a huge start, but still a baby step. By the time I finished my workout and was ready for bed it was too late to do a full on 30-60 min devo time, but I did begin a new Spiritual Growth book and tonight plan on having a true devotional time. Something I have been doing to help me has been to listening to The Bible Experience as I fall asleep. I've been doing this for a couple months and I'm loving it. It's amazing how much more I'm catching when I'm listening to it. Plus, it is read verbatim from the TNIV, but it's acted out with feeling and the sound effects of the back ground noises make you feel like you are part of the story unfolding. Overall, I think it was a good first day of the rest of my life. How about you? Are you having a good day? Have your goals been reached? Is it time to start fresh with a new perspective?