Pups, Pirouettes, and a Pecan: Grassy ass!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Grassy ass!

Posted by Megan Elizabeth at 12:59 PM

To be honest...

Today I'm feeling

Irritated and just plain grumpy.

I am 100% positive that my not-enjoyable mood today can be attributed to the fact that I skipped kick boxing AND didn't eat great this week.

Again, more honesty...

I use kick boxing almost as my personal 'anger management' class. Don't get me wrong, obviously I use it as a form of exercise, but I tend to picture ~~people~~ objects whenever I throw out a good punch or a swift kick. (Will, this should explain the 'angry faces' I often make throughout the duration of your classes.)

So the fact that I wasn't able to get 'that' (whatever 'that' may be; irritation, frustration, starvation, stress, etc) out of my system by pretending to knock invisible people out, makes me even more irritated.

Such a vicious cycle!

Shame on me.

So while thinking and thinking and hoping to shake (I literally will SHAKE it all away from 5:30-6 during my Shake Fit class... Come join me and BE READY TO MOVE!) this grumpiness off I realized that I have not once stopped and prayed.

I haven't asked God for guidance.

I haven't acknowledged God's presence.

I mean I haven't even read my Bible today! (Sheesh, super fail.)

Even Simon Cowell can recognize this is failure...

So... Instead of tricking myself into feeling even more guilty thus fueling more irritation; I looked around, saw three healthy toddlers running all around me, I laughed and said, "Thanks God. I'm sorry I was being a whiny pansy earlier, I'll do better starting now."

Ahh... Instant relief. My heart no longer feels heavy. My chest no longer feels hot. I am blessed and enjoying peace in God's presence.

Amazing.

Simply amazing that God is...

Thank you.

Moving forward...

Here are just a few (very few!) things/people I am thankful for...