Three of Five - My Personal Motivation for Moving in May

Dear Diary,

The third thing that is motivating me to move this month is my "No Pressure Policy."

I have thrown out the

*workout schedule

*number of reps or sets

*expectations

*have-to

*the scale

My "No Pressure Policy" is a belief that moving my body is a "get-to" because I am able. A thankful heart that I have legs and arms that work. That moving my body renews my mind and gives me a new, fresh attitude every single day. That moving my body is a gift from God. I am His daughter and He has given me life and the gift of movement.

My "No Pressure Policy" means I am not competing with anyone or myself. I am not trying to reach some goal that will only motivate me for a short time. I am not trying to speed walk in some record time or beat my past PR. I'm just a girl trying to breathe some fresh air and feel some sunshine on my back as I walk around outside.

My "No Pressure Policy" means I can simply throw the ball with the kids or say "yes," to "let's go outside." For me, going outside typically means moving around, pulling some weeds out of the flowerbed, taking a stroll to see what flowers are blooming, or sometimes ends in some crazy game with my kids. This "no pressure policy" eventually ends with movement.

This month moving looks as simple as, just moving. That's it. Just move.

#justmove #nopressurepolicy #childofGod #movingisfree #movinginmay

Your Plans Are Better Than My Dreams

#amen #remindme #Hispurpose #Hisplans #FocusonHim

Two of Five - My Personal Motivation for Moving in May

Dear Diary,

Here's reason two of five that I am motivated to move my body this month. My "moving buddy," aka "my mini me," or "my sidekick." My girl. She's eleven and she is my BFF. We share many of the same traits, likes, and obsessions. :)

One thing in particular we share is knee pain. This child has been suffering with Osgood Schlatter for over a year now. It's basically a growing pain that she will outgrow in another year, I hope. She is limited on activity as her doctor is trying to help us keep her from any permanent damage while she is in this season of life. She hurts and it's difficult to keep her spirits up, since going from a fast runner and very athletic girl to slowing down to a much slower pace.

My knee pain has been increasing the last few years. In the past there were only "crunchy" knee sounds and no pain. But now, at 46, the pain is frequent in the knees. Especially, if I attempt a squat or lunge. I've been putting off that doctor's appointment to see just how many years I have until I'll need to get the old knees replaced.

Olivia and I are trying to look at our knee pain as a gift. (I'm laughing as I write this. I should highlight "trying" as it's really hard to see our pain as a gift. But I do believe it is a gift.) God gives us these challenges to lean harder on Him. He gives us the life lessons or difficult times that grow us to help others going through the same thing at another time.

Olivia and I may be limited on the kinds of movement we can do right now, but we can still move our body. We've been hitting the weight bench this week and we love to toss the 12 pound medicine ball back and forth to each other. We walk too and talk about our day. She's finally old enough to ask me how my day was, instead of me asking about hers first.

My motivation this month is my Olivia, my daughter, and my friend. Together we will move our bodies.

Who is your moving buddy? How can you motivate each other to move?

#movinginmay #walk #buddy #walkingbuddy #together