The Courage to Find Inspiration in Ourselves

Its easy to forget how far you've come. I had two reminders yesterday that were like a slap in the face. On my way home from snorkeling, I was carrying all my gear, a wet bathing suit and a soaked towel - its weight adding up to 35lbs. Carrying it at first was no problem, but 15min. into the walk, I began to feel an all too familiar feeling, my lower back was feeling pressure, I was starting to breath heavy and my feet were starting to cramp and just as I got onto the front lawn and dumped all of it on the ground. As soon as I felt the relief of that weight hitting the ground, it hit me that just a month or two ago, I was carrying that weight on me 24/7! Later on last night, after an intense workout, I was resting my very sore body while playing around on my computer. I stumbled on a picture of me 6 months ago ( up in the right ), right before I changed my life and I have to tell you, I was shocked, at how uncomfortable I looked and amazed at how different I am today. And then I felt something I've never felt about myself, inspiration. I've never been able to see myself in a positive enough light to find it within me, I always sought others for it. I dare you have the courage to seek inspiration from your own self journey. Never forget how far you have come, be it 5 lbs, 30lbs , 130lbs or just making the decision to start a new healthy life. Each step is a step forward and eventually, you will get to where you want to go!