Little Red Running Hood

Dear Nike,  For years the phrase "Just Do It"has served as a lead motivational quote on so many of the fitness blogs, memes, magazines, and other media.  It is simple. It is bold.  It is a universal quote that can apply to so many things.  But the older I get.... as the days upon months of dragging myself out of bed turn into years.... an actual life time... lately I wake up and I no longer want to " Just Do It".  I want to go back to sleep.  In the evenings, when the day is done and I am exhausted from all of it... I want to lay on the couch with my snacks and watch mindless TV.... Do you have any other motivation?   2022 - This year I dropped my oldest off in The Netherlands for college, my son performed in a music festival in Lisbon and Madrid, my youngest is a Varsity athlete at a big high school... and they are all killing it. Meanwhile I am here trying really hard to remember discipline.... hard work.... commitment.... is what has always defined ...

This year I dropped my oldest off at college, started a new job, and competed in 3 national lifting meets.  It seems like the pandemic was another lifetime, but I still feel the effects every time I head into yet another place I " haven't been to in years".  When I reluctantly leave my house on the weekends... when I realize how little I socialize.  In reality 2023 has been an amazing year.  I think the most valuable lesson I have learned over the last 5 years is how important it is to be ok with letting go and saying goodbye.  How important it is to cherish the people you love and the good times....so when they end, you can let go with out feeling like you missed a second.  So that when you say goodbye, you do so knowing you were all in, you lived every moment you enjoyed the time you had until it ended.   I miss my Dad everyday.  Lately I miss my little babies... running around the house... I miss the magic... I miss the laughter and the lo...