Daily Victories

Life isn't easy - but let's face it, I created my life. And i'm pretty happy with the life I created. Sure, there are things i'd like to change, and i'm working on changing. Changing my eating habits to be healthy and lose weight has proven to be extremely challenging for me. It's a battle that some days, most days it seems, i'm not winning. But i'm not out - just because I have a bad day with it doesn't mean tomorrow won't be a better day.

I started my new job yesterday - I was a bit nervous - my job entails responsibilities that i've never had before, and others that it's been years since i've done. But, i've been in this position before, where I had to learn and grow, and I was up for the challenge. I also have to realize (or rather I have realized) I know more than I think. I am prepared for this job. And most importantly, I have passion for this work.

I got to meet the dancers at a rehearsal and saw a run-through of one of the pieces in our upcoming season. They are all so beautiful - nothing moves me like contemporary dance. My Artistic Director called them my "babies". They are my babies in a way - it's my job to nurture them so they can continue to do what they do. It's my new family. I really felt like I finally came home.

I'm in a good place with my training right now. It's not too hard, but just challenging enough. I'm finally getting a more efficient swim stroke down - and my coach, who was an olympic trials swimmer, took notice of it. I had a good cycling class this morning - I was able to stick all the intervals in the appropriate zones and am starting to achieve a more efficient pedal stroke, engaging my hamstrings in addition to my quads.

I'm tired right - very tired. Training takes up about 12 hours a week - i'm splitting my time between the old and new job right now while in transition - i'm an active volunteer with my triathlon team. But i'm happy - i'm very happy with the life i've created and looking forward to making more progress with it all. What makes me happy is recognizing these daily victories - every day, there has to be something to feel good about. Today was my cycling class and upper body workout at my gym. What was your daily victory?