Road blocks...

Progress is kind of a funny thing; you can be doing so well and progressing immensely...and then it just takes one little thing to knock you off track...and start to regress.

It's hard facing challenges, things that you know are your weakness and can break you so easily. It's even harder when very few people know what that one thing is for you, and bring it up without knowing how badly it affects you. But that's what makes it a challenge...and challenges are meant to be overcome; to help make you a stronger person; to help you resist giving up when you're at your breaking point. It's tough, yes...but it's all a part of life. That's what one of my Pinterest boards (http://pinterest.com/allenmelyssa/through-the-tough-stuff/) is for: reminding me that I've made it through a road block and am on to bigger and better things in life.

Lately I've been feeling lazy again...eating junk again...feeling sorry for myself and what has happened in the past, and I am SICK of letting this happen every time there's a little reminder.

So it's over, and I'm done with it. Time to move on and use my pent up anger, frustration, sadness, regret, and embarrassment to make myself a better person. To make myself feel comfortable. To make myself feel safe. To make myself feel invincible. To make myself feel vulnerable. And to make myself feel right again.

Yes, this applies to my health and getting in shape. But it's so much more than that, and it took Jesse Smith, on our anniversary weekend, to open my eyes and see how truly amazing it is to be loved, and loved completely for who you are, for what you are, for who you have been, and who you are going to be someday. And help you through those times that your dam finally breaks and your emotions and tears begin flooding everywhere...and they're there to help you rebuild that dam stronger, and better than ever to withstand SO much more than you could before, until the next time it all falls apart.

So yes, getting through the tough stuff is a challenge...but it's all worth it in the end.

Starting today I am following Self Magazine's Drop 10 Challenge to give myself another challenge to focus on. One for my physical health, to hopefully help me with my mental health as well. Yoga. Running. Dancing.

Anything I can to be well again :)