JEN SEVERN'S BLOG

Lets take it one day at a time has been my mantra of late. It seems to be all I can handle. Today, for me, really does have enough worry of its own. Tomorrow, I will do tomorrow. That is not to say I am not concerned with the future. I am a planner and love filling in calendars. The big picture, Rome, motivates me. Here is how my one-day at a time mantra folds into my workout schedule. "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your body." Tony Horton coined. This daily encouragement plays through my head when I begin to whine about working out. Is it worth it? Is my health really improving? Well at least today I did something. I can only do so much each day. I am a big believer in taking care of our bodies. Though, until recently, I have not been real consistent, post children. My youngest is now five and I am crediting his age for my new found consistency. "Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was your body." Do it again, today. One day at a time ...

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." Samuel Beckett Do you recall Michael Jordan's Failure commercial for Nike?  It said this: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot...and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." "We have to learn to think  of failure in a different way.  To think of failure as a friend, really.  A friend who, if embraced, can usher us into new experiences, exposures, and excellencies." Tavis Smiley Fail up.