There is a spider that lives in the outer doorway going from the inside of my house to my back deck. I never see him, he only comes out at night and spins his web. Every morning when I go outside I knock the web down with a broom and the next morning without fail, the web is back just as big and beautiful as the night before. I know that he must work all night spinning that web, only to have it swept away by me every day. I must've gone through this ritual with the spider over 50 times but the spider never gives up. You'd think that he would move to another location to spin his web, but no, he just gets busy again, doing what he needs to do, rain or shine. I wish I had tenacity like that. Funny where we get our inspiration from - a tiny spider.
I had a nice birthday weekend. I pigged out and ate birthday cake and hopefully got it out of my system. I forced myself to exercise yesterday, telling myself that it was the best birthday present that I could give myself - to get moving again. I rummaged around and found my Slim in 6 dvds and did it plus the 15 minute stretching video. I need something that is regimented, something that will hold me accountable. I will do it again tonight with a positive attitude even though I'm struggling and have to do the modified moves. I will keep in mind that I'm doing this for my own good. Exercise is not punishment. I'm doing this for myself. Like a spider.
Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. :)
I loved the spider story. It's true we can find inspiration in the smallest things if we just look. I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday cake and that you exercised. I think you can look at both of those in a positive way. You didn't make yourself feel deprived by denying yourself some cake, and you were smart and strong enough to exercise even when you didn't really feel like it.
ReplyDeleteAw, that made me think about Charlotte's Web. What great inspiration--and what a tenacious spider. I like that word; tenacity is a fabulous character attribute.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you ate some cake. After all, it's only birthday cake one day a year.