Attitude

The longer I love, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church....a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.” ― Charles R. Swindoll

Health Blueprint

I started this daily bible reading plan. The main focus of this reading plan is to help integrate health with faith. I feel that faith emphasizes a great deal on the spiritual aspects of the individual, often neglecting the natural side. On the introductory lesson I was instructed to create a Health Blue Print. The Health Blue Print is an overview of the goals that I would like to achieve and maintain in my life. The goals cannot be vain (Six pack for the ladies), they cannot be unrealistic, and they cannot extremely hard to obtain. The goals must be attainable and must be able to be carried out over a long period of time.
A key point was made in the first lesson, it was the approach in which someone would succesfully reach their health goal. The mindset of accomplishing the goal overtime needs to be a constant state of mind. By starting off small and increasing the levels of difficulty and dicipline over time, the goals will be more sustainable and are less likely to be abandoned later on!

My health goals are as follows:
Establish better eating habits
Maintain at least %10 body fat
Have a balanced workout routine (weights, Cardio, stretching).

Mindset

Destiny is a mindset! Keep striving for the things you were destined to do.

Last week I was told to finish through "the cones." It was so inspirational to me because it reminded me that you have to start what you finish. You cant slow down or ease up before you accomplish your goals because it would be selling your self short.

I hope I will be able to finish through the cones in Riverside. I hope I accomplish my goals and show my self worthy to be on the team that I have been striving to be on from a young age.

Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Some people practice untill they get it right...but champions practice untill they can't get it wrong.

Future and Hope

Jer29.11.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Deeper Truth

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles that he has overcome.

-Booker T. Washington-

Am I Dreaming

     For years now I have aspired to be a Law Enforcement Officer (L.E.O's.)For me, being a cop is the very essence of community service; something we all should be taking part of on a regular basis. Cops offer their time, bodies, and safety to help make this world a more secure place. Although most people of my demographic makeup loathe the police, I personally admire them.
     A few years ago I felt that my life was stagnant. Rather than enjoying my journey through life, I was simply going through the motions in hope that a miracle would happen and I would somehow be blessed with the opportunity to be a cop. When I finally came to my senses, I realized I was treading down a path that would ultimately lead me to beIng old and fat with a bad case of the woulda-shoulda-couldas. I sat down and prayed to God and then wrote out a 5 year plan..."finish my undergrad, be a cop, pay off loans, start Grad school".  The next week I set out to accomplish those goals. Despite the obstacles I have faced, I have accomplished the first goal, and will now embark on the second.

I will be attending the 189th basic police academy starting Oct 22nd. And although I feel that I could be better prepared physically, I think that my will to compete and my fear of failure will propell me through the academy and ultimately to graduation day.
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