On a good note, I have returned to training, with a 5K anticipated in July, my first official tri in July, a second in August, and possibly a third in September. And......wait for it......a half marathon on the registration books for May 2012! With all that, I figured I had better get my butt in gear if I want to survive this season! But, more on that later (much more!).
I want to start my return with some thoughts on what this blog is about - essentially, why am I here? I have done a lot of blog cruising for about a month. I wanted to get a feel for what is out there, what do people blog about, what do I want to blog about, and who else blogs about what I want to blog about. Make sense? Well, it did to me at the time. Also, I needed to figure out why having this blog was important to ME! Not that my current readers or future readers won't shape the life of the blog, but for me to stick with it it must be something that is important to ME and furthers MY training and life, otherwise, I just won't be able to put my heart into it and it won't be all that interesting to anyone.
So, to start, what is it that this blog IS?
- I want to be able to chronicle my journey to something I think is pretty great: achieving some fairly aggressive goals for taking my life back through physical fitness while juggling the everyday commitments and struggles of being a parent and being a working parent. I firmly believe that there are many many parents or even adults without children struggling with exactly the same things I struggle with daily, sometimes more so than I do, and I think I am beginning to find ways to deal with those struggles and I would like to share them with others.
- I want to write about and share ideas on items I am passionate about: finding health and fitness as a parent, with my family, and having that become a lifestyle that we live by without thinking about it.
- I want to motivate other people to take charge of their health and lifestyle and feel good about it in a way that is theirs to choose and suits their individual circumstances. I want to empower people with knowledge and the self confidence to do it now rather than later (or even before it is too late).
- I want to be held accountable. This is selfish, but writing here helps me be accountable. If I write it, I visualize it. If I visualize it, I WILL DO IT!
- This is not a self promotion, or worse, a delusional attempt to be someone else. I have seen some great blogs in my research, but I have also seen some that are an attempt to become something that one is not. Or attempts to live in the past, being someone one used to be. I have seen a lot of half truths, or worse, bold faced lies and I refuse to go there. If I can't be myself and be honest with myself, and therefore my readers, then this blog has no worthwhile take away message for anyone.
- This blog is not a judgment on others as to how they live their lives. I am in NO position to judge anyone for their choices. In my life, I have a rule: I don't judge others unless it has a direct impact on me and my children. So, for instance, I don't judge a drug addict, unless it impacts me or my children. If someone brings drugs into my life or my children's life, I have a right to be judgmental and prevent it. Otherwise, it is their choice and they must live with the consequences. Same here, I strive to be non-judgmental in my opinions. As I write this, however, I realize what a difficult task that will be.
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