Obstacles

I admit it.

I am easily thrown off by obstacles. By unexpected circumstances which seem to suddenly consume all my energy.

Perhaps it is because my good habits are not ingrained deeply enough. Just when I think I'm on my way towards reaching a particular goal, BAM! something seems to happen in life that throws me off. All my energy gets redirected towards resolving whatever problem came up and out the window go all those efforts towards reaching my previous goal...

Ever happen to you?

I admire those people who keep on plodding through thick and thin, focused on their primary goals and seemingly unaffected by their circumstances. And perhaps I will be able to become more like that as I learn and grow (metaphorically speaking, of course...)

But for now I have to settle for second best: I'm pretty good at starting again :) When I realize I'm off track, I pick myself up, brush off the dust, set my sight on the goal again and get back on course.

It helps to look forward and not backward, and to be as kind to yourself as you would be to anyone else you care about :)

Here's to overcoming obstacles; to pushing through them or to getting back up on your feet when they knock you for a loop!

With best wishes for a long and healthy life,

The Jogging Grandma