An Exercise in Discipline

The past year has been a tough one. Loosing a family member is never easy. Loosing two at the same time and on the same day is overwhelming. Grief is an interesting, annoying, vast, and necessary character builder. Lets just say, I hurt, I cried, I prayed, I watched Netflix, and I ate some of my feelings. Now it is time to exercise those feelings/pounds. The Bible says, there is a time for everything. I tell my kids the same. Now is the time to rediscover some joy and get up and move more.

I am determined to be more disciplined. I have challenged myself to 30 minutes for 30 days. I have to do some form of exercise for 30 minutes, each day, for 30 days. I started last Friday, April 3rd. Some days it is cardio and some it is yoga. You may think, that is no challenge. Well for me it is. I have TMJ and somedays is flares up. I can work too hard and do too much during the day, and make it mad. Other times I might just be stressed or have clenched my teeth  in my sleep, and that makes it mad. Days like these, I do not want to do anything. For 30 days I am going to push through it. On those days I will do a lighter 30 minutes, but I will still do it. Discipline, baby. Discipline!

-Helmschick