I knew I had to get “back on Track” as a mom of three small kids I needed to focus on what I wanted to gain Vs. what I wanted to give up. This is my journey, where I want to be: my goals and no one else’s: my opinion and not that of others. This was my journey and I had to guide it to where I wanted it to be.
This hasn’t been an easy Journey to say the least. At the start of my fitness journey I lost my younger brother who was just 30…. He taught me “Every day is a Blessing” and I am choosing to use that to guide me. Every day I wear my brothers fingerprint around my neck and see his tattoo on my wrist, which remind myself of his words of wisdom. Following his passing I began to realize that my home life wasn’t a healthy environment for me and my kids and knew this had to change.
So, my children and I left our home with clothes on our back and spent months living in my parent’s basement as I went through a very bitter divorce. Six month later we were able to move back into our home and I thought things were settling down only to end up back in court advocating for what I believe is my children’s best interest.
Now as a single mom of 3 small kids finding time to work out and focus on me can be difficult. As a mom I think we always put ourselves last. So now it is time to refocus get back into a routine with our “new” life. There are days that when my alarm goes off and I see it is 4 a.m. and I want to stay in bed or hit the snooze but I realize this is MY time. The time where I can focus on ME! So I get up (most) mornings and head to the basement to get a workout in before the kids get up. This has been a challenge for me and a mental struggle to say the least. I was so use to getting up and working out at the gym in a group setting and having my teammates there to push me. Now I am having to push myself, to be the best me I can be. My goal is to inspire my children with my hardships. I want them to look at me and say because of you I didn’t give up
We all have our own stories and life journeys, but it is what we take from our setbacks that determines our success.
