Tonight I write with an overloaded mind of a million things racing through my head. I am so tired but can't settle down enough to sleep. But that's not a bad thing. I just have a million topics I could write about right this minute. bahaha.... So I guess I can just ramble tonight about whatever I want too.
Which I guess leads me to this topic.... Leave your mark on this world.
Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you were here. Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you gave second chances. Leave your mark on this world so the world will know you fought for what is right.
I want to leave a mark on this world so the world will remember me. Not of fame and fortune, but as a helper, as an encourager, as lover, as friend, as mother. I want to leave a mark on this world that shows I gave a second chance to someone who may never get another chance at making things right. I want to leave a mark on this world so the world will know I fought for what is right. My right and your right may not always be the same but together we can reach a common ground. I want to leave a mark on this world that says this is me and this is who I am.
To leave a mark on this world is as easy as 1,2,3. But what kind of mark you leave is the important part. Of course we can leave an ugly mark that you can bet will never go away. Or you can leave that mark that won't mean much in today's society but is history in the making. Find your mark. I found mine... Just to smile.
A smile will cure just about anything and everything. A smile heals hurts, is a picker upper, is a keep holding on to the faith, is don't give up, is a simple hello, is a I love you, is a peace sign, well my list could go on and on. I love to smile, even when things get tough a smile makes it better. A smile is something you can pass on and make a difference as it is passed along.
I want my mark to be something that even when I am long gone, my family will say she definitely left a mark on us, a lasting impression. We are glad she was a part of our family.
So find your mark and use it! Leave your mark on this world.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
A Crossfit weekend of Encouragement
What a day! Definitely learned a lot and fueled my fire too! There's fitness and then there is Crossfit fitness. Crossfit is definitely a league of its own.
Been in Albany, GA this weekend watching a Crossfit competition. What a learning experience it has been. Not only do these athletes take fitness to another level but they take encouragement to another level. Not one person did the workouts today alone. Everyone had someone pushing, coaching, encouraging, uplifting them.
I very much in awe of this group that can accomplish these extreme workouts. After watching today I have a new level of respect for them. Some people call them crazy, I call it dedication. It takes dedication to do what these athletes do. Watching them today fueled my fire to be more dedicated to my workout, my fitness, and my health!
I have heard people refer to Crossfit as "cult" but in reality they are just one big family! :) I guess today taught me more about support and encouragement than anything else. Like I said earlier everyone had someone. What was so amazing and awesome to me was I looked up during one of the workouts and this girl was the last one left to finish the workout but she wasn't alone, she had a huge crowd surrounding her. Cheering her on, coaching her along, encouraging her, supporting her all the way to the end. That is more of a lesson to me than the proper way to dead lift or do a box jump. We could all learn something from this group!!
We all could and should be more like them. We should do more encouraging and uplifting than what we really do! We don't do enough of it. You know that I am right in this case. No I am not talking just to those of you that workout!! I am talking to everyone! We can use this in every aspect of life.
Be an encourager!!
Been in Albany, GA this weekend watching a Crossfit competition. What a learning experience it has been. Not only do these athletes take fitness to another level but they take encouragement to another level. Not one person did the workouts today alone. Everyone had someone pushing, coaching, encouraging, uplifting them.
I very much in awe of this group that can accomplish these extreme workouts. After watching today I have a new level of respect for them. Some people call them crazy, I call it dedication. It takes dedication to do what these athletes do. Watching them today fueled my fire to be more dedicated to my workout, my fitness, and my health!
I have heard people refer to Crossfit as "cult" but in reality they are just one big family! :) I guess today taught me more about support and encouragement than anything else. Like I said earlier everyone had someone. What was so amazing and awesome to me was I looked up during one of the workouts and this girl was the last one left to finish the workout but she wasn't alone, she had a huge crowd surrounding her. Cheering her on, coaching her along, encouraging her, supporting her all the way to the end. That is more of a lesson to me than the proper way to dead lift or do a box jump. We could all learn something from this group!!
We all could and should be more like them. We should do more encouraging and uplifting than what we really do! We don't do enough of it. You know that I am right in this case. No I am not talking just to those of you that workout!! I am talking to everyone! We can use this in every aspect of life.
Be an encourager!!
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