THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS

Happy New Month! 

How many days to Christmas again? Do we even look forward to Christmas like we did when kids? As we thought about all the good food we’d fill our stomachs with, the long distance traveling by bus (Otange, et al) and reunion with cousins we didn’t know were related to us, our parents thought about how they would avail all the necessary resources to make that happen. We are becoming those parents😂. What a sudden turn of events!

4 months to the end of the year!!! Waaah, we’re done with 2022 already?! Where’s time running to? How’s your progress with your yearly resolutions?... (are you a write-them-down or just-go-with-the-flow kinda person?). Well, whatever your case is I hope that you’re healthy because I feel that tops any resolution you could ever come up with. I wrote mine on this journal I’ve kept for a long time. I was recently looking at those resolutions and maaaaan, things haven't entirely panned out as I’d hoped but the good thing is that, to this point of the year I’ve managed to attain at least 50% of the resolutions. Round of applause for me from the people at the back pleaaaase?? 👏👏👏👏

I’m still very positive that I’ll add maybe 20% on top of what I’ve already attained and it’ll still be okay, at the end of the year, to look at a solid 70% with pride. Pride that I took steps towards betterment. I'll look at the 70 and shout a proud "DONE!', Ombachi style (IYKYK). 

One of the resolutions I’d set (which I do every year), was to have a consistent workout routine, stay healthy, drink water , stay active. Lo and behold! Life seriously lifed and I failed at this a good one. Between moving out of my place to moving into marriage/changing environments, changing jobs, wedding planning, etc. I didn’t have time for workouts. NO …. I’ll rephrase that because that’s an excuse. ‘While making steps to change the trajectory of my life, I failed to create time for working out and taking care of my health; something that centers me and add to the good flow of life that I desire.’ Sounds more honest, don't you think?

This past week I had to summon myself to a meeting & ask a series of questions whose answers will in turn take me back to the bandwagon that is consistency in doing the things that make me come alive, workout being one of the top things. I realized that avoiding these things make me unhappy, unfulfilled, cranky or just downright bitter in situations that necessarily don't usually rile me up were I doing these things. I’ve known for a long time what workout & fitness, for me, is a coping mechanism to life's pressures but I’ve found an excuse every single day for the past few months to procrastinate or avoid it altogether. 

The next four months.

The next four months will be the best four months for me health wise. I started last week Wednesday and picked things up with a very adrenaline filled morning run  today just before leaving for work. I can’t begin to explain how damn good I am feeling about taking that step today. I am committing to working out 3 times a week (Wednesday, Thursday & Friday) for the next four months - while also doing all the other great things that I like - because they can and WILL all exist in the same space which is the beautiful life that I am curating for myself. 

So help me God.