Comments on: I choose to live in the now.

By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:20:53 +0000

LOVE this post. It actually comes at a time where I am reuniting with college and high school friends as the winter thaws in DC and I caught myself thinking just the other day “geez, if only my younger self could see me now…maybe she would have just given up the fight and concentrated on health instead of the yo-yo diet cycle that caused this weight gain”. GREAT post. Can’t wait for FitBloggin.

By: KK @ Running Through Life

KK @ Running Through Life — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:33:12 +0000

Great post Roni! I go through periods of thinking the same thoughts as those you expressed above. And do you know what I remind myself of? Something very similar to what you wrote here:

“The girl who would never run because someone told her she couldn’t, ran both a half and full marathon in just 1 short year, now hasn’t run in over a month.”

I was that same girl…the girl who always said she could never run. The girl who finally tried and who know runs half marathons just because and is a marathoner as well. That, in itself, is awesome, even if I go a week or two, or three, without running.

By: Niki F

Niki F — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:39 +0000

Great post, Roni! Your words always make me think.

I’m working on this maintaining thing, and it just is HARD sometimes, isn’t it. That and battling the demons of our mind, especially those patterns of thinking that have been going on for years!! Yup, hard work, but worth it!

By: Kelly Munsey

Kelly Munsey — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:22:16 +0000

Great post, Roni!!! You just kicked my ass in gear :)

By: Deanna - The Unnatural Mother

Deanna - The Unnatural Mother — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:41:51 +0000

I think you wrote my life story…especially the first half, I am at the point you were last year, training for my first half, getting stronger daily, pumping iron. I appreciate your honesty, and the realization that once I do get anew job, I am not going to have this time to dedicate to a half marathon, I guess it’s the ebbs and flows of life. I do need to stop the verbal inner abuse so I can move forward, ’cause that’s not doing anything for me, or anyone!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:22:17 +0000

Hi Roni ~
Thank you for your inspiration! The universe seems to know exactly when I need to read your post — it really puts feelings into perspective for me!
A wise friend of mine puts life in perspective for me on a daily basis and his words today can be a relection of any personal struggles we have!
He says:
“Today is a beautiful day for giving ourselves a break from chasing Joy and Happiness, for relaxing from trying to coax Abundance from the ‘Universe’, for taking a breather from the long hunt for Freedom. Today is a wonderful day for remembering that, in the deepest truth of who we are, we already are Joy, we are Abundance, we are Freedom. We already are that for which we seek. Blessings!” Patrick Sterenchuk
Have a wondeful day!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:57:57 +0000

I totally hear you Roni, I started training for my half-marathon, because I needed to get my booty back out there. I had surgery to repair my TT and although they say no exercise for 6 weeks it is at least double before you get back into the groove. I had my first 4 miler yesterday and it has been over a year since I went past 3,and the weather sucked, I mean blowing wind and rain, and I thougt I’m not going to do this. Then I thought hell yes I’m going to do this, I’ve lost 60 pounds, had two babies nearly natural, and undergone a tummy tuck with muscle repair while taking care of an 8 month and 2 year old. I can run in wind and rain. When it felt like I was getting no where I turned up my ipod and started dancing as I ran. Nothing is better therapy than running, NOTHING. Get out there and kick some ASS Roni!!!
~Nichole

By: amanda

amanda — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:12:57 +0000

amazing!

By: Mehgann

Mehgann — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:54 +0000

I think you kick ass NOW. Just sayin’…

By: Tami @nutmegnotebook.com

Tami @nutmegnotebook.com — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:54:34 +0000

I think we all have spring fever and being house bound, cold weather and the lack of sunshine makes some of us feel depressed and down on our selves. If I let it get to me I start to focus on the negative parts of my life.

As soon as the weather improves, the sun shines, the flowers bloom all the bad stuff seems to dissapear. Spring is so full of hope, freshness, new beginnings and all of a sudden my mood improves. I eat lighter foods, walk more, spend more time outside, have an improved energy and life is good again!