Growing Pains

I started this year out like most other years hoping for a better year, wishing for something amazing to happen to me. Not having a plan for anything or any goals to speak of. I think a lot of people are like that just waiting and wishing for a better year a better something to happen. Like a lot of people I also tend to be a negative person not really believing that something great would ever happen to me, but I really wanted it!   


How I felt at the beginning  of the year physically was tired. I was tired of doing the same chores every day I was tired of the same problems, just plain tired and had no energy. Spiritually I have always had great faith. That is the one thing I have always been sure of God. I knew he could do amazing things I just wasn't sure he could or I should say would do it for me.


February came around and I was introduced to Advocare which has completely changed my life.This may not sound like something that is life changing to you but believe me it is. It helped me with my tiredness. It gave me energy and solved some of those problems that I had and I found a new found Energy for life. It gave me an "extended family" that I spent time with. I started to train for a 1/2 marathon with some of those friends. Running has always been a passion of mine that I never pursued but with all the support, I had no excuses. 


During this same time I also began attending the Ladies group at church on Wednesday nights.  There I learned my mind is a battlefield and I am not the only one fighting those battles. I began to decide to think positive and make positive choices. I found a whole group of friends also within that group. 


Now I can say when I initially started Advocare as a business my goals where all about the money but with the constant feeding of my mind with positive books and positive people I have grown. There has been some stretching and it has hurt at times but my goals and vision has changed from me to other people. I want to help not only with their health and wealth but also help them know God. 


I ran my first half marathon on June 19 in 2 hours an 2 mins. First thing is I finished second I beat the goal I had set for myself   by 18 min.  now I don't know if you have ever worked very hard for a long period of time but I am here to tell you the feeling is unbelievable. To know you set out to do something that maybe you thought was unreachable at one point and do it and do it better than you thought you could. I couldn't help but cry as I finished that race and it felt beyond Amazing. I currently am training for my second half marathon for June 2011 and I have set my goal higher. If i might be so bold to say that I have set a goal for 2012 already that is to run a full marathon.  


In June I also attended success school in Texas for Advocare training. I got to meet and learn from some of the most Amazing and positive people. You could feel the energy of I think around 3000 POSITIVE people maybe more again another truly amazing experience this year. To add to the list of Amazing things God had given me this year is a trip to Oregon for Ladies alive a trip I almost didn't get to make but with some prayer and planning I made it. I was surrounded again with some Beautiful, amazing, positive women for yet another life changing experience.  


I am going to treat Advocare like my half marathon that I trained very hard for and fought some mental struggles with to get to where I could not only finish the race but finish strong. I am going train and I am going to fight some mental battles but I will get through them. I will have God by my side and teaching me and I am going to train long and hard and not only get to my goal but do it better than I ever thought. I plan on changing my life for the better and also some others on the way I know there will be growing pains but with those pains there will be greatness to look forward to.


In December I wake up feeling excited for what is to be, what I will be able to do and for what God has in store for me. I will start each day positively and I will continue to work on all the things that still need to work on. I will start each day saying Today Something great is going to happen (recommendation from  Joyce Meyers).  


This January I am starting the new year with a positive mindset. I have new goals and dreams that I am set on.
I am on the road to success in my life and God is going to Great things for Me!!


Matthew 6:33   Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.