In the middle of my yoga practice the other day I got really overwhelmed, letting my mind wander to think about how many classes I could have to come to before I would actually see and feel results in my body. This was a really bad thought habit I picked up during my years of destroying my body through overexercise and under eating.
But here, during yoga, I had a great breakthrough:
The purpose of exercise is not to lose weight. It is not to look good. It is not about tangible results. It is health.
Therefore I could walk out of the studio today and know that I had accomplished my goal. My personal goal and reason for implementing exercise back into my life is not to lose weight or burn a certain number of calories or run a certain number of miles or look better or tone my muscle or fit into my pre-baby pants, my goal is health.
I want to be healthy for myself. For God. For my family.
And I made a healthy choice and am healthier today for it.
I will continue to confess my statement for the year and ask God for help as I renew my mind to truth.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2
I want to be healthy for myself. For God. For my family.
And I made a healthy choice and am healthier today for it.
I will continue to confess my statement for the year and ask God for help as I renew my mind to truth.
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2
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