Progress

Progress is just putting one foot in front of the other, and denying the voice in your head that says you can't take another step.  Today was the first day that I have challenged myself to go for a walk without someone with me.  I really don't like to walk.  It's not my favorite form of exercise, however, it is the most important form of exercise for me right now.  With a sedentary work life, it's important that I am moving daily.  Also, in my current physical state, I am unable to do the more vigorous exercise I want to do like kickboxing or running.  So I am left pushing myself to walk more steps every day in order to accomplish meeting more miles. 

It helps that I have discovered virtual runs/events, which allow me to earn medals for distances like 5k, 10k, or even half marathons.  With today's mileage, I am now only 6.156 miles away from earning my first medal, "She Believe She Could, So She Did."  This medal is becoming sentimental to me because it also expresses how I am approaching my overall journey.  It is the same basis I established years ago with my "Power Diaries" campaign.  The two go together so well, I decided to combine the concepts into this new journey.  She Believed She Could, So She Did means I recognize I have the power to change my life.  If I believe I can achieve this, the mental battle is well underway to being won.  And as I stated earlier, progress is just winning one mental battle after another that keeps you moving.