Just Do It

I really didn’t feel like doing do it, I really didn’t.  I’ve been feeling pretty low & blah the past week.  It took all of my motivation to get out of the door ... every single ounce of it.

I just kept saying to myself, just start one foot in front of the other & see how far you go.  With each step I felt stronger, a little more confident & a little like the old me. 

I could, & this will sound melodramatic, feel the shackles of self-doubt, self-loathing, self-hate, loosen & fall off.

In the end I just kept repeating to myself “Just Do It”.

And guess what?  I ran 5km!  Just like that, they were over & I was back home.  I haven’t run 5km since my surgery & while the time wasn’t great, I felt great – strong, motivated, happy.

I read the following words on a meme the other day & they’ve been going around & around in my head, so I’ve decided to make them my mantra for the coming months:

1. Everything is possible
2. I can do it
3. I am a conqueror
4. Today is the day
5. God is always with me

Sometimes things can seem insurmountable, just a far off dream or desire.  Today I proved to myself, that with a little shove, I can “Just Do It”.