You’re riding high in April, Shot down in May. I know I’m going to change that tune, when I’m back on top, back on top in June. That’s Life
I’ve been reading other blogs about motivation or lack of motivation as it were, in the summer. I took a break last week from training because I had a vacation planned. Was the trip just a reason/excuse not to workout? Could I just say I was unmotivated to workout? Was it an emotional break I needed? Did the break recharge my batteries or demotivate me more? It really doesn’t matter. Some days (everyday) 5 am comes along early. There are days I get up and can’t wait to get to the pool, there are days I just sleep right through. If I have a string of the sleeping days in a row, then I must not be motivated enough, right? Yesterday was my first real day in the pool in almost two weeks. Today was my first run in over a week.
I could be down on myself up for not finding a way to workout, swim, run or bike, or I can’t just know That’s Life
There’s no daily motivated or unmotivated that I subscribe to. I do when I do, and I don’t when I don’t. Everything else is just a way to justify behavior, or give us an excuse to feel better about our decisions. I know I want to (easily) complete the race in November, that’s the goal.
What has two thumbs and doesn’t beat himself up mentally for not running for almost two weeks in June and July? The same guy that doesn’t call it motivated when I workout like a madman. That’s not to say I don’t feel the effects or see the results change, how could you not? It’s all part of the Circle of Life, didn’t we learn that from The Lion King? It moves us all through despair and hope. Stop trying to fight that flow, it’s impossible. If you don’t feel the urge to do it (whatever it is), don’t. But if you wake up and feel like it’s time to move….move.
Each time I find myself laying flat on my face, I just pick myself up and get back in the race…..
