Today was another hard day in some ways, but it ended well! Things just went sideways in the morning. You ever have that happen to you? Well, today was my day! Didn’t get my morning workout done in time before church, so it got pushed off until later in the day.
We did step forward at church today to join, so that was exciting! It’s a new church in our new community after moving, and we are fitting in well with the other adults, kids are all blending well in their Youth and Kids groups, and it’s a church that just preaches out of the Bible, so what’s not to like, right? What we didn’t know is that when that happens we are put out in the Narthex and get to stand there and shake everyone’s hands from the whole congregation on their way out. That took us by surprise, but in a good way! It made us feel very welcome!
Once we got home and got lunch handled, I was able to just take laps of our property for an hour and get my cardio in. Completed 2.5 miles of walking in 61 minutes, which was pretty good, especially while talking to my eldest daughter the whole time.
From there we had to get ready for evening church for the kids and our Bible study group. Once we got kids dropped off, got our Bible study group done, it was off to the gym for me to get my weights workout completed. Another Circuit Day, with exercises for the back and glutes in there…including one of my least favorite exercises…Hamstring Hell. Got it done though, so I can get home, get my other Challenge tasks done, and get to bed!
Two highlights of this week were the Master Class videos, which focused on the Physical, Sanitation, and Nutrition Base Layers. These are three very important aspects of your “self” that everyone needs to learn. You need to take care of yourself physically by exercising, getting cardio in regularly, making sure that you are in good health in a general sense so that you can complete your dreams, follow your heart and be there for your loved ones in the future. You need to take care of yourself in the Sanitation department, because no one wants to be the stinky guy/gal and it is part of how you present yourself, where people don’t take you seriously if this isn’t taken care of. And you need to take care of yourself with Nutrition, by eating well, healthy foods, taking any needed medications, vitamins/minerals, or supplements to ensure you are in optimal health. This will help you reach optimal results with everything you do! Put these three together and you will accomplish great things if you put your mind to it, because people will remember you, be impressed by your first impression, listen up, etc.
Second is the book I’ve been reading last few days, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. This is an amazing book, and I actually recommend it for any reader, which already Christian or not! It is a logical analysis and presentation of Christianity from someone who used to be an Atheist, but isn’t one any longer. He’s got some amazing quotes in this book that get blunt, to the point, and sometimes even a little in your face. He presents everything very matter-of-factly in every way. All I can say is What A Great Book!