September is officially here which means summer is over

September is officially here which means summer is over.  The time of vacation, resting and relaxing is done and it's time to hit the pavement and make moves as I have a half marathon race in less than 6 weeks.  I'm registered for the Baltimore Running Festival's (sponsored by Under Armour & Blue Cross Blue Shield) Half Marathon division.  I've known all year that I was going to do this race, but these last few months I have been SO unmotivated to do any physical activity.  Really, I've barely done anything.   Now granted, between work, preparing for Africa (yeah, I went to Africa on a missions trip for 19 days this summer) and just life, I've been busy.  But you know what I've been convicted about?  If I can make time for everyone else, why not make time to do something that's beneficial for me?  No really, if to no one else, I have to be a priority to me and as many times that you hear that and people "preach" that message, we have to get it for ourself.

September is officially here which means summer is over.  This summer I've learned that I'm really important.  My health is important.  My body is important.  My appearance is important.  My space and possessions are important.  Taking everyone else out of the equation - family (immediate, extended & distant), friends, co-workers, church members, etc. what and how I feel about Rochelle is something that I've evaluated and thought about and debated about and cried about and really lost sleep about.  Anybody who knows me knows that for the most part I'm a great talker.  But what I "say" and what I "do" have not been the same and I can't keep deliberately doing that.  We all stumble, we all sin, we all make mistakes, but at some point my yes has to be yes and no has to be no.  What does all of that mean because I feel like I'm kinda rambling. It means I'm important and I'm going to treat myself like that.  I can only love someone else as much as I love myself.  If I treat myself like trash, no matter how hard I try, I'm going to treat others like trash right?

September is officially here which means summer is over.  My summer has awakened something within me that has been dead for a long time and I'm excited about experiencing new and exciting things over the next few months as a result.  You can join me on this ride if you want too, but even if you don't, I'm not getting off!