Taking a Step Back…

Even those who seem the strongest have set backs. Superman had kryptonite, Aquaman was lack of water, Green Lantern was yellow, Shazam was saying his own name… all things that caused them pain… Mine is comparison. I compare myself to other trainers – I compare myself to the abilities of others or their highlight reels, […]

#TunesTuesday

Music often reflects how we feel and how we think – this week some of my favorites on my playlist include the following: (Disclaimer: Bear in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. Keep in […]

Good Grief

Is grief a good thing? Yesterday (January 7, 2019) I had to let go of my dog Rosco. It was unexpected, very confusing, and very tragic. To many people (who are obviously not pet people) pets are just pets… they have expiration dates and they can move on and move along… but for others such […]

Dad’s Advice

If there was one thing in life that I heard from my dad that stuck with me… it’s this: “If it’s not fun… it’s not worth doing…” Now sure there were times when I took that a tiny bit too far: “School is not fun – must not be worth doing” “Chores are not fun […]

2018 Motto

The Life Stride Fitness Training and MY OWN PERSONAL Motto for 2018: Consistency OVER Perfection… As any fellow perfectionist knows it is often really hard to be positive about your outcomes when you are not getting things done 100% all of the time. Meaning perfect… all the time. Which is not realistic – but sometimes […]