09 | September | 2012 | Nurture Self 365

“Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Make sure you eat a variety of foods, get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.” Sasha Cohen

I love Water Aerobics. There’s just something about not feeling the sweat of your workout because you are already in the water . . . plus it is an amazing all-body workout. Unfortunately, I haven’t been for almost a year. I was gone for most of November and December last year . . . between my Granddaughter’s 1st birthday in California and a 3 week vacation in Hawaii – we arrived home just 3 days before Christmas. The New Year brought several close family situations that consumed me . . . but now it’s time I get back to my healthy lifestyle. It’s so easy to STOP working out . . . and really, really tough to get going again. Why is that? For me, I know it’s all mental . . . I create my own roadblocks. I feel so darn good when I am working out on a regular basis. Intellectually, I know all about the benefits that support working out and staying fit . . . but then it’s just so easy to “get too busy” or “just not get around to it” and then the day is over and I’ve not done what I said I was going to do. One day soon becomes a week, and a week becomes a month. Suddenly almost a year has gone by! So – enough is enough – no more waiting for “tomorrow” or “next week”. And if doing it for myself isn’t good enough then I’ll do it for my Grandkids and (future) Great Grandkids. They deserve to have me around!