Stronger

I've been working on one of those "let's get all therapy up in here" blogs but like the "Love Me Again" blog it's one of those that I have to go to and step away from...it's a heart cleansing thing and I've spilled some tears writing it...so that one will wait

Because tonight I did something that scared me...

and it made me...

Stronger

Hello darlings...

Believe it or not I am gonna lead of this blog with the lyrics of...

Kanye West...

and for those of you who just spit something at the screen rest assured I am no big Kanye fan but the first words he says in this song are words that do inspire me:

Work it, make it, do it, makes us
Harder, better, faster, stronger

Read more: Kanye West - Stronger Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

Kanye West...

yes Kanye West...

ok clean off the computer screen so you can read...

I am about to have a significant birthday...one that scares me a little...

ok it scares me a lot...

I am a 50 year old overweight divorcee with bad knees and 3 cats and no blue-eyed man with dimples who drives a big ass truck even asking me to dinner...

but I am also...

a 50 year old mom of two amazing kids who has a great job where I get to have about 60 more kids to love...

that's a better way to look at it and both are true...

so I have decided that I want to do a few things that scare me or challenge me before that birthday arrives in just a little over a month.

No, I will not be jumping out of a plane...

my knees are too crappy but the main reason is I am terrified of heights!

So one of the things I decided to do to challenge myself was to take back-to-back spin classes.

so basically an hour and half on the bike at a high level of intensity with one 15 minute break in between but no breaks between songs...up and out of the saddle for long stretches of time...

I have done long master class spin classes before and trust me one hour and 15 minutes is a huge challenge...and those had no breaks to get off the bike.

they were hard as hell especially when JayVee taught them.

but this was a different sort of challenge because you have to play a little mind game with yourself and get back on the bike...

so it was as much mental as physical

but I decided today was the day to give it a try...and so I let my Sunshine Sydney and Marvelous Mel know I was going to do a double and I knew they would love and support me through it.

The first class was a challenge in itself...I could have walked right out of Revolution Studio after that and said "done" because I burned a ton of calories and was whipped.

But to make sure I didn't chicken out I had booked my bike for the second class so if I left I would have a tiny little penalty to pay...

So I put my happy little ass back on the bike after getting toweled off and some water...I had two great riders on either side of me just like I had for the first class

and Marvelous Mel pulled me through...

at the end I was in tears and couldn't help but yelp out:

"I DID IT"

and sweet Mel got the class to cheer for me (because it is ALL ABOUT ME)

I cried through my stretch and I cried when I hugged Mel after and some very sweet girls came up and hugged me and said that they were inspired to try to do it too...

So that is really the point of this blog...yes, I am sharing my story but really what I want to do is what I always want to do...

I WANT TO INSPIRE YOU TO BE A BETTER YOU
TO TAKE YOURSELF TO THE NEXT LEVEL
TO DO SOMETHING THAT CHALLENGES YOU
TO TRY SOMETHING YOU HAVEN'T TRIED BEFORE
TO LET GO OF SOMETHING YOU NEED TO RID YOURSELF OF


I WANT TO HAVE JUST ONE OF YOU WRITE ME TO SAY THAT THIS BLOG INSPIRED YOU TO MAKE YOURSELF HARDER, BETTER, FASTER, STRONGER...

So look inside yourself...find that thing that you want to try...

that thing that challenges you

that thing you want to take to the next level

that part of yourself you want to free

AND JUST DO IT

If my almost 50 year old self can get her big butt up on a bike for 2 high intensity spin classes in a row then I know there are things out there that you people can do that are FAR FAR GREATER

mine was just a challenge to myself, but I want to see everyone doing things that give us that awesome moment where you can yell out

"I DID IT!!!!!!!"

and if that challenge is that you want to try spinning...well you know where to find me...

Inspiration Song:  I can't believe I am typing this "Stronger" by Kanye West.  I don't love all the words in this song but the harder, better, faster, stronger does appeal to me and the beat is pretty awesome...really the credit should be to Daft Punk for their song "Harder Better Faster Stronger" which is heavily sampled on this song...so let's call it Daft Punk...but I am saving that song title for another blog...

Bye Darlings...now that that don't kill me can only make me stronger...and so find that that don't kill you and use it to make you stronger...and then pass it on and inspire others...besos!