The Revitilization of my Life--Day 2

Again, today was just as hard as yesterday, but the difference was today, I finished my route without stopping. Yesterday I wanted to stop as soon as I started and half way through, I did stop. It is not easy, but is all worth it.

As I was running today, I started thinking about my discussion of Day 1. I was thinking about the many adversities that stop us from doing what we need to do to keep ourselves healthy and happy. When I ran yesterday, I was wearing a pair of sneakers that were torn at the toe and when I run in them they make my knee hurt. So, today I decided to run in another pair of sneakers that the sole of them were torn. The run felt much better, but it was still a little uncomfortable. Then it hit me, these are the very things that stop us from beginning our journey to revitalizing our lives. There is always an excuse to why we can't get something done and sometimes our excuses are valid. For example, the shoes that I was running in were not fit to run in so I could have easily said that I will start running when I get a new pair because they hurt my knee when I run. All of this is true and its valid, but sometimes we have to break away from what feels good and do what hurts. I would rather do something to hurt myself that will make me better than to do something that feels good that will make me worst. I will continue to run in my worn out shoes until I can afford to get me another pair (which will be after my wedding: the soon to be wife comes first). And if they tear before I can afford a new pair, I will run without any shoes at all because God gave me feet and the ability to run and that's just what I will do.

Yesterday when I spoke about God giving us what we need in order to make things happen that we pray about, and this is what I was talking about. I prayed about getting my life in order and doing certain things, not realizing that I have the tools to get them done right now. They might not be the exact tools I want, but they can get the job done and that's what I plan on doing.

It hurt just as much as it did yesterday, but after I shower and get ready for work, I feel good about myself, knowing that I have begun to do what I desire to do to better my life.

Finally, I was stomped by an email that I received yesterday from a dear friend of mine. I would mention his name but he is a very private person and doesn't like to take credit for anything. But the email that he sent pertained to my post from yesterday. I had no idea that he read my blog from time to time, but when i got the email, it was confirmation that he did. He quoted a passage from a poem by William Earnest Henley that he said he thought of when he read my post from Day 1 and I would like to leave it with you today,
"It matters not how strait the gate
How charged with punishments the scroll
I am the master of my fate
I am the captain of my soul"

Thanks for the inspiration....my man and a hundred million grand-Soup!