Wheres the Finish Line?

 

 

Lately I've been feeling like I'm getting to this finish line!

Thus, I raise my hands in victory mode, cuz I see the finish line and I close my eyes...and I stumble!

 

But in this kind of "marathon" it's not over, til....it's OVER! Here when you reach the goal...the gear shifts, YOU shift down and go steady and stay focused on the path with all its rocks and holes.

In my life, "lifestyle changes" aren't something I wake up with one day and say "today is a new day!  today I'm cutting out carbs and running 10 miles til I reach the desired goal" (I have been there plenty of times already) Then do it, only until you meet up with that goal. Weight loss is one many folks join with the thought of "fast relay" or "in no time at all".  However, because of these mindsets, we do this "race" year after year, sometimes with good temporary results and other times with worse outcomes!  Today, I'm facing the "goal line" I'm 1lb. away....and I'm realizing or remembering that I didn't jump in this time to finish but to stay on course....maintaining, staying focused, thinking long-term....these were the dreaded walls I knew I'd see along the way and have to conquer....but I have seen them in "other" places of my life....

Almost 29 years ago when I had a "radical conversion" a "lifestyle overhaul" it wasn't something that I just decided on one day.  For six months I counted the cost, for six months I argued about the "illogical or irrational"  paths....and when I had no more arguments...I was fearful, yet I knew that I had to get into this "lifelong marathon"