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It's Good Enough When it comes to fitness and especially my workouts, I make them my own.  If you have read my About Me  section, you're aware of my medical issues requiring modification to certain exercises. I do what I can with what I got and it's  good enough . I can recall feeling defeated after my injuries and especially during neuro-rehab when I couldn't even lift my head off an exercise ball. Tears of pain and frustration would flood over those appointments, and almost to the point of giving up. I would pray every night for things to be different and wake up the same. What an ugly place to be, but there I was years ago. I became so determined to fight, and I did. Fast forward to now and I'm in a much better place physically, mentally and spiritually . Going through tough times builds a tough inner and outer shell. The point of life is not to understand everything that happens to us, but handling it the best we can when hard knocks on the door. Giving up and ...

So many of us have a hard time accepting the great things about ourselves, the accomplishments achieved, the results gained, and instead zero in on what we think is negative.  I have to admit that I am guilty of this on occasion and I know my hubby would like to beat me over the lack of “mental game” head when I have a vocal slip. Why do we go right for that juggler of what we “think” is not a great attribute on our bodies, even if it is a work in progress? I for one am going to toss any negative stuff that may pop out of my mouth about myself into the mental trash can.  I do not allow negative talk in my studio, and I will not be a hypocrite behind closed doors.  So, next time I complain about how my butt is not as lifted, and go for a squeeze of disappointment on the cheeks, I will slap my own backside for that behavior. The journey of this life is to be our BEST self at every age, and joining the  50+ club now means my bootie will not be as high and tight as my tw...