When the Real Work Begins

Well, it's 3:30 in the afternoon and I have, thus far, not made a whole lot of progress on my living each moment to the fullest yet today.  Taking a nap does sound fabulously appealing at the moment.  But, this is about the real work.  This not about taking naps when I'm not tired.  This is not about spending hours at a time playing backgammon and spider solitaire on my computer.  This is about pulling myself out of the habits that prevent me from growth.  This is about putting in the time and doing the work.  I've made the first baby step.  I deleted backgammon from my facebook account last week so I can't waste time playing it anymore.  Today, I will attempt to delete the rest of the games from my computer.  I shall remove the temptations....and likely be very annoyed with myself at some future time for having done so. 

I've made the discovery in the past and am currently in the process of rediscovering the fact that exercise does, in actuality, change my reality.  I joined a gym a month ago and have been pretty faithfully going to the gym 5 days a week.  The result is that I've mustered the energy to begin this blog and hopefully, the work that will accompany it.  It's a good start.  Do you know that the rumors about exercising are true??  It makes us happier and more energetic.  It lowers stress levels and makes us more able to envision and achieve positive things.  I will admit that I hate the gym every day before I go, and often spend many hours early in the day thinking about how I don't want to go.  I will also admit that I hate the gym even more while I'm there putting in the time.  But, I will also say that I love the gym immensely right as I'm coming into the homestretch with my workout.  And I love it even more when I come home with my seratonin high.  In order to ensure that I continue going to the gym, as I think it's a key for me achieving great things, I've signed up for 6 months of non-refundable weekly personal training sessions.  Now, I really can't stop!  I'm on my way.  In fact, I'm going to go to the gym right now!  (And, I commit to going to the gym first thing in the morning from now on).