Reverse, Reverse

I have two thoughts for this post that I am going to see if I can tie together, so I welcome you on this brief journey. There is a guy named Doug Smith who previously ran a camp in North Georgia. I was a part of leading two youth group trips to Camp Jabez, and some of the conversations I had with Doug stick with me to this day. One of the things Doug made sure of while we were at camp was that every boy knew that he was enough and every girl knew that she was beautiful. In a world that can really beat you down, these things are so important to remember. I vividly remember Doug going around the room and making sure each and every person, individually, knew that. That is something that has stuck with me.

The first reason for that note, is I want you to know that. Because you are enough and you are beautiful. Secondly, I saw that Doug was on a podcast recently and gave it a listen. He mentioned what was stated above in the podcast. He was also asked some of his favorite books. I had already read the first two, so I figured I would give the third a try. It’s a book called The Gap and the Gain. It took me all of three pages before it sparked something, which is this. The author talks about measuring progress backwards, in that look at how far you have come and not look forward to the ideal outcome. This is such an important thing to remember in your fitness journey, and something that really hit home for me. I have not been happy with where I am at in my journey recently. I am working out and staying active, but I love going out to dinner and such with Kelsi. While I am still making progress, it is very slow. But in this season where it has slowed, that was a great reminder to look back on how far I have come. My gym numbers continue to rise, my endurance continues to get better, and while the scale may not move as much, I feel so much better than I did. It is so critical to look back on how far you have come. And be proud of that. I am proud of how far I have come. Find happiness in measuring your progress backwards, don’t let the lack of that ideal to rob you of that. I love you all!