Life after Graduation

Ah, Graduation. It was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. I do not believe I will miss going to class after a full day of work or arriving home late at night after classes had ended for the day.

I have already begun to adjust to the free time with family, some training on the bike, etc. I have also begin to reconnect with old friends, as well as putting (back) together my support circle. Although, I am in no hurry to get this done.

My goal, slowly release the hassle of going to school while replacing it with family, exercise, church, and generally just taking care of things. After years of “peddle to the floor”, I need some coasting time (but not too much).

Humbled.

Life can have a strange way of being difficult, yet humbling at the same time. Things have happened recently that made daily living difficult, at least for a few days. Although, difficult as it may be during these few days, humbling it has been.

I have learned a little from these things that have proven difficult. “Tricks of the Trade”, some would call it. Enhancement in preparation is one “thing”. Although true, you can’t prepare for everything, but you can prepare enough so that luck may swing your way. Luck, itself, is where opportunity meets preparation.

I may have found my Motivation!

For the last two years, the motivation to exercise has been lost. It has been replaced by doing whatever I pleased as long as it brought comfort. That could be anything from eating, drinking, lying around watching TV, etc. What has it got me, twenty pounds heavy. That’s ten pounds a year. Something has to change, and now!

Well, it appears, this week, I have finally been able to glimpse at what use to motivate me to stay fit. That glimpse has spurred excitement with a little extra motivation given to running. It’s not only portion size I need to reduce, and I have; it’s the need to increase running distance during the week. Instead of running no more than 3.5 miles, I need to increase it to at least 5 miles. That is a lot of extra calories burned that will hopefully burn off the weight faster.

It has worked in the past, why not do it now.