Stop Waiting For Things To Happen

This is your life. You decide what direction it goes, and what paths you’ll
take to get there. That’s the most exciting part. But your life won’t change
 until you realize you’re in control of it. What are you waiting for………….?

Let’s Run Away

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I finally understand and appreciate responsibility, obligation, honouring comittments and most of all, taking accountability for ones own life. I think there’s a lot to be learned about yourself (and the world) through taking that path. But the nomad in me is still very much alive and not at all patient. She wants adventure. She wants exploration. She wants to breathe new life. She wants a different view….. Sometimes, she just wants to run away from it all.

My 2011 in Instagram Photos

 

Forever Changed

I was introduced to the concept of CrossFit in September 2010 by a friend, but didn’t try it until February 2011 when I came into some money from a wellness challenge I won at work. It seems like it all happened so fast. One minute I had the money, the next minute a friend was posting on Facebook about a local CrossFit box she goes to (CrossFit 310!), and then suddenly I’m doing box jumps  for the first time ever in a class full of people I don’t know, with a coach I had just met 10 minutes prior.

That was the day I knew my year, and more importantly my life, was going to change for the best. And it has.

I’ve become not only physically stronger, but mentally and emotionally stronger. I’ve become a problem-solver, a strategic planner, and somewhat fearless in areas of my life that at one time were crippling for me. I’ve gained confidence, motivation and an overall purpose and direction in my life. Where I once saw lack, I now see opportunity and chance. I’ve also inherited a second (more functional) family in which I value, respect and care for in a way I didn’t know was possible.

If someone asked me what’s influenced me the most to be the person I am today, I would say CrossFit without hesitation.

{Originally published in the CrossFit 310 newsletter}

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