Answers from the gym

I have changed over the years from a person who shunned the word to gym to a person who uses one.  Frequently :(.  Much to my chagrin, you can't eat nachos and enjoy your clothes as they are without working really, really hard and making yourself super uncomfortable to sweat the nachos off.  And nachos are delicious.  As well as burritos, and wine.  And many other items I still eat.  But that isn't what I'm advising on today.  The gym this weekend had the essential keeping-me-from-quitting tool - at handy television screen inside the stair climber that I use to keep myself from quitting my workout after 2 minutes.  I need accountability people.  And distraction.  Lots and lots of distraction.  Then, I have a much higher chance of staying for longer than 2 minutes and actually breaking a sweat.    On the television, I happened upon an incredible program that introduced me to an incredibly enlightened speaker.  Prem Rawat.  

He shared something that I really enjoyed and thought I'd re-share.

You get good at what you practice.

If you practice anger, you get good at anger

If you practice peace and love, you get better at peace and love.

http://www.premrawat.com/

Its not a new idea, it is something we know, and yet, when stated so simply by someone else, it resonated.  This idea is found in directives throughout literature, self help, religion, social media, and pinterest for crying out loud, but hearing it again, it struck me.  Stop practicing worry.  Stop practicing gossip, stop practicing judgment and practice instead peace.  Practice joy.  Practice kindness.  Practice the qualities you aspire to have more of.  

So my stair climbing experience was pretty exciting.  I was able to be joyful, and excited while doing something I usually am less than joyful about.  Here is hoping reading this will have a similar affect on you, or someone you share it with!