Rush Fit Advanced Week 1 Day 1

Ok last post was October 15th.  I didn't post the last 2 weeks of Rush Fit Intermediate.  I did finish the program.  I did not have any results like I wanted.  I know that my eating remains the biggest issue and is keeping me from progressing.  The advanced program gives a couple of days of doubles so I need to really focus on making sure that I am actually fueling these workouts appropriately.  This is  where I have been weak.  The goal is to get get adequate protein, carbs and healthy fats in an amount that will allow for fat loss.   I ended at 0.8 pounds more than I started with measurements about the same.

Once again the weekend took over!  It was full, it was fun but I was tired.  Friday was RushFit week 6 day 5 full body strength and conditioning-  Tough as usual!!!!
Saturday was supposed to be day 6 stretching for flexibility but it became an unscheduled rest day.  I got up before church yesterday at 5 and got it done.
Today was Week 7 day 1 strength and endurance.  Don't know why but the bodyweight exercises were tough.  The weights weren't really.  Guess I need to buy 12 lb dumbbells :(  Some things 15's are too much.  Still dealing with food intake as usual.  I didn't even bother to weigh this past weekend--Blehhhhh

Lost in time

Somewhere along the way I absolutely forgot I was tracking this journey.  I'm not even sure what made me think about it today but 9 days later I am back.  I am on week 6 and today was day 5.  Abdominal strength and core conditioning was on the schedule.  I don't know how many days have passed since this one was done last but I think my muscles had forgotten about it!  It was ok until that notorious round 5---back bends,Navasana/Sit Thru/ Hindu Push-up/Sit Thru and mountain climbers.  I did manage to get into the back bend position on both sets but did not remain for the entire 30 seconds.  I have been doing some of the New rules of lifting for women stage 1 workout.  I have been extra sore with that added in.  I don't know if it is helping but I hope it isn't hindering.  Practice may make progress and change is slow.

RushFit week 5 day 2

So back to explosive training i.e.  plyometrics.  Whew round 1 starts with jacks and a low shuffle aka (in my book)  JUMP LUNGES!!!  Round 1 sucked.  My body didn't want to do any of those.  Even at 30 secs I felt myself quitting.  I don't know if it was because of the workout I did last night or I didn't fuel with anything before starting this.  I am out of Amino.energy.  I didn't even do the amazing grass so I was running on empty.  I ate some grapes midway the workout.  I am about to do another order.  I think even a cup of coffee would have been better than nothing.  I went to bed early though I don't know if I was asleep.  Was awake for a bit and then finally went to sleep.  Woke up around 4 something and then went back to sleep.  Didn't wake until 6:21.  I got dressed laid around trying to get going.  I should have eaten and made coffee during that time but I didn't.  Started the workout and fizzled.  I finally finished but I am sure it wasn't with as much intensity as last time.  Tomorrow I have the 5 a.m. gym call.  Trying to get my mind right for that.  I haven't been up and out at 5 in FOREVER!!  A promise is a promise.

RushFit Week 5 day1

Ok since RushFit really isn't set up by strictly days but by weeks I need to stick to that.  Soooo week 5 day 1 was abdominal strength and core conditioning.  Not a bad workout but I did tap out for the back bends.  I just didn't have them in me today.  After work I went to the gym for this trial run of New rules of lifting for women.  Not really following the program but supporting someone who is trying it.  I did go through workout A today and worked up a sweat.  It isn't long but it does incorporate 60 second rests between sets.  That was new to me.  Back when I lifted consistently I didn't do a consistent rest after each set.  The weights were to be heavier but since I wasn't sure what was "heavy" to me I just picked a number and went with it.  I can go up some for some of the exercises.  My knee has been bugging me since I twisted it a bit earlier today and I could tell it wanted to ache a little doing step ups.  There were only 5 exercises with each done twice.  If it makes sense if felt like it was enough and then the brain said that wasn't much.  I have read reviews where others have felt bored during the first stage because if is repeated with alternating workouts A and B for about 6 weeks.  We may switch it before then depending on progress.

RushFit day 27

Week 4 day 6 of RushFit.  1 month in.  Strength and endurance workout today.  Progress is I feel stronger.  My knees feel more flexible.  No major wow wow visible changes but I press on.  Scale weight is only 3 pounds less that day 1.  I am sure my eating is in need of much improvement as always.  Next weeks starts a change in the plans but hopefully it will be an added bonus.  Will keep a check and see.

RushFit day 26

Balance and agility again.  It's the end of the day and I did this early this morning.  I hurt and I am sore.  This one created more sweat than some of the other ones!!  One more day and the first month will be done--Wow time flies!!!!!  Dinner-well that wasn't planned out.  I didn't feel well so didn't feel like doing much.  Tired.com

RushFit day 25

Today I added the last dvd in the set.  Explosive power training.  About 30 minutes--5 rounds of various plyometrics.  Jumps, lunges and jacks.  Burpees with and without knee tucks.  Jump squats with weights.  It was intense even though there were only 3-5 reps!!! After it was over I realized that I indeed enjoyed the push!!!

RushFit day 24

Today was day 24 fight conditioning.  Still working on those combos.  Maybe a little less discombobulated!!!  Haven't felt much soreness lately.  Might be time to kick it up a notch.

RushFit days 22 and 23

Monday began week 4 of RushFit.  Time flies when you're having fun!!!  Rotated back to the Full body strength and conditioning workout.  I dropped down to 8 lbs around the 4th round.  I should have tried to stick with the 10's.  Today was stretching for flexibility.  Mentally this is a good break even though it was on the 2nd day of the week.  Back to fighting tomorrow.  I thought I saw progress in the mirror.  I will take pictures at the end of the 4 weeks and compare.  I know if I don't progress it is likely the food issue.  Pressing forward.

RushFit day 20

It's the first day of Fall!!! My favorite season but my allergies don't always agree!!  Day 20 was fight conditioning.  Still working on coordination.  Gahhh. Endurance felt a little better. Still a sweaty mess at the end.  Looks like week 4 starts to crank up the intensity a bit.  Dropped 1.5 pounds so that better than the gain from last week.

Rushfit days 17,18 and 19

OK somehow I have managed to get behind.
Wednesday was day 17 and that was Stretching for flexibility.  I still enjoy this one and if I had to do something extra it would be this one.  I purchased a foam roller and it would be nice if some of these programs included a 15-20 minute workout along with stretching.  I might seek out a video or dvd and maybe try to get it in once a week.  Maybe for weeks 5-8.  Need to see how the schedule changes.  Probably will include explosive training more often.  BTW  that comes up next week for the first time.  I think I will preview it.

Day 18 was the abdominal strength and core conditioning workout.  I am pretty good up until that round 5.  That is still a tough one.  Back bends have improved.  I didn't stay up the entire 30 secs but I did manage to get up for both sets. That v-sit Hindu pushup thingy.  Yea well.

Today was day 19 balance and agility.  This is first time I have done RF at night.  I dozed back off this morning and since I had an 8 a.m. dentist appointment I did not workout.  I sure didn't feel balanced or agile and was sweating by round 5 which kicked butt.  Gorilla squats were better.  The mule kicks were ok and the bear/alligator crawl pretty much turned into a spiderman push up.   I don't know if I am seeing much change but it's only 3 weeks in and still working on the food intake.  Pressing forward.

RushFit days 15 and 16

Monday was day 15 strength and endurance.  It felt soooo tough after a rest day.  I know rest days are important but sometimes it feels more doable to keep going.  Today was day 16 and that was back to fight conditioning.  Each time is better.  I still get some of the combos confused even going slower.  Practice practice practice!!
Zumba tonight at the gym.  Not sure how i'm doing foodwise.  I am thinking I need to up the protein.  Hoping to see some improvements this week.

RushFit day 13

Today is day 13--abdominal strength and core conditioning.  Not a strenuous workout
UNTIL round 5.   For one thing it is at the end when you have already taxed you body and on top of that it has the toughest moves.  One is the 30 second back bend.  The first time I did this I couldn't push up off the floor.  I got into full position today but had to come down before the full 30 seconds were up.  Hey progress is progress.  The second one was a no go.  I did a bridge instead.  I just couldn't press up.  The other part of this round was a v-sit then a sit-through where you're trying to cross your legs support yourself on your hands and maneuver your legs from that sitting position into a plank---yea exactly.  The next part of the move is to perform a Hindu push up and then back to a sit through.  Repeat for 2 minutes and then do 30 seconds of mountain climbers.  Next--repeat that entire sequence!!!!  Gahhhhhh.  My sit throughs are pathetic.  I see room for much improvement with this round.

Currently perusing "The new rules of lifting for women" by Lou Schuler.  So far the information is fairly similar to what I have read in other plans.  Lift heavy, more cardio intervals and less steady state cardio.   This ended week 2 of RushFit.

RushFit day 12 Strength and Endurance

Today was Strength and Endurance.  12th day but switched exercises unintentionally with balance and agility.  Just as intense as the past 2 times I've done it.  I can tell I am getting stronger in some areas.  Today I tried moving into the squat from the kneeling position minus the pop part.  I only did it once and went back to using my hands on the floor to push back and pop up.   The food intake hasn't been "bad" but I still need to focus on sugar carbs and fiber.

Day 11 RushFit

Today was day 11.  I didn't double check the schedule and did balance and agility.  It was supposed to be strength and endurance.  Oh well after fight conditioning yesterday I welcomed it.  I felt some improvements.  Those gorilla squats, mule kicks and alligator crawls are still tough at the end and the 2 rounds I give out before they do.
Tonight was 20 minutes on the elliptical and 1 hour of Zumba.   Feel a little bummed I mixed of the schedule but it'll be fine.  Back on track.

RushFit day 10

Today is day 10 of RushFit.  Repeat of Monday's fight conditioning workout.  Today was a little better.  I was still a bit uncoordinated and kept losing track of jab,cross and uppercut!!!!  Reviewing the foundation section might be called for before the next time this one comes into rotation.  Still working on food intake.  I am not logging meals since that tends to make me crazy and obsessive.  I still need to find the notebook with the logs for the belly fat diet I did and see what I was eating that didn't work.   Lunch is the Southwest meatball skillet from Clean eating magazine.  It was easy and fast.  Just hope it's good.  :)

RushFit days 8 and 9

 RushFit day 8 was on Monday.  Somehow I forgot to post about the fight conditioning dvd.  My goodness!!!  Not only was it a bit intense but I felt completely uncoordinated.  The good thing is that I worked up a sweat.  The better thing is that it is back into the mix on Wednesday.

Day 9 was today and that was stretching for flexibility--ahhhhhhhhhhhhh  I welcomed the opportunity to take it down a notch and stretch these muscles.  They are getting better as I can tell my range of movement has improved.  Near the end I realized that I was sweating!!

Trying to stick to a cleaner food plan.  No perfection just better.  I came across the Belly fat cure info and noticed that it focuses on keeping sugar at no more than 15 grams per day.  A couple of years back I did this--forgot how long and I didn't see any difference.  Maybe what I was having instead of the sugar wasn't better.  I logged that information I just don't know where it is.  Thinking about trying it again or at least focusing on a number less than I am getting.  Granted my large number is from fruit--particularly when I use bananas in my smoothies.  I won't drop them but I may start using a half of one.  Also being mindful of any bottled condiments.  It's a start.

RushFit day 6

Day 6 Full body strength & conditioning.  Today finished up week 1 and by far this was the TOUGHEST of the dvds that are in week 1.  Round 1 was only 2 moves--air squats (10) and Hindu push ups (5).  This was repeated for the 5 minute round.  Round 2 was the Turkish get up into the single leg 1 arm row--again repeated for 5 minutes.  Round 3 consisted of dumbbell piston--squat with a shoulder press,dumbbell squat thrust-squat place dbs on place thrust legs back and return to squat postion,dumbbell sumo high pull--sumo squats with high pulls and dumbbell narrow push ups--dbs on floor lower into push up and return.  5 minute round with sequence done twice.
Round 4--5 minutes. 30 second sets of reverse lunge with knee up, alternating y press,interna/external rotation curl and cross back lunges.  Sequence is repeated.  Round 5---This one was the killer.  I had to pause and reset before doing this round.  This was the first dvd I had to just stop it and rest before continuing.  Dumbbell plank row,dumbbell power clean and dumbbell push press.  These are done on repeat for the first 3 minutes.  The last 2 minutes the moves were combined into a single--no rest between each exercise move.  Finished this by laying in the floor!!!

RushFit day 5

Day 5 balance and agility.  Complete body weight workout.  Single leg lunges, hops,gorilla squats,mule kicks,alligator/bear crawls--oh my!!  Requires focus to maintain.  The jumping moves did increase the heart rate quite a bit but not a grueling workout.

RushFit days 3 and 4

 Ok I got sidetracked yesterday and forgot about posting.  Wednesday was day 3 of RushFit and it was stretching for flexibility.  Same set up warm-up, workout and cool down.  The workout was totally stretching the body from head to toe.  It was very welcomed by this body and though some may think they should skip it since it isn't aerobic or strengthening that would be a mistake.  The body needs to be limber and stretching those muscles that you're working to build and strengthen will keep injuries at bay.

Day 4 was back to strength and endurance same workout as day 1.  I don't know if it was the excitement of day 1 that made it feel less brutal than day 4 but today was BRUTAL.   I used the same 10 lb dumbbells but was sweating up a storm today.  Maybe it was knowing the routine a bit more that I put more into it.  Whatever I did I kicked my own hiney.   Yesterday was also cardio on your own.  It didn't happen so tonight I plan to head to Zumba.  Didn't make it to Zumba Tuesday night so trying to get it in.

RushFit day 2

Today was Day 2 week 1 of RushFit.  Abdominal strength and core conditioning.  Same set up of five 5 minute rounds with a 60 second rest between rounds. Various standing and floor work.  Bodyweight and dumbbells were used.  The last round was indeed the toughest.  I was fairly fatigued by then as the muscles had been pushed but that  Navasana (V-sit) the a sit through move to put you in plank position for the Hindu push up and back to Navasana and repeat was intense.  Modified still it was tough.  Back bends were a reality check.   I thought I could do it easily.  Guess I forgot I am not 13 anymore.  Progress already--the cool down straddle stretch didn't give me a cramp!!!  I am feeling the muscles work and I do have some soreness but nothing unbearable.  Yeaaaa!!!!

RushFit Day 1 Strength and endurance workout

Today was day 1 week 1 of RushFit.  After completing the 2nd round of Supreme 90 day I took a few days and did NOTHING.  I woke up early around 4:30 or so but I wasn't going to start working out.  The plan was to drink my Amino.Energy at 5 and be ready to go at 5:30.  That didn't happen.  I could not get going.  Part of my problem was the mental challenge that I was creating knowing that it would be INTENSE.  I also knew that I had people doing S90 along the way and I'm floating with GSP alone right now.  It took me until around 7 I guess to get moving.  The warm up was 10 minutes and it isn't "intense" but it did get the body sweating.  I am not (so far) a heavy sweat producer.  I see people post their post-workout pictures and even doing tabata with a weighted vest I didn't have the kind if visible sweat that they do.  I should have set FitBit to monitor but didn't think about it.  I know my heart rate was up and my clothes are wet--not dripping but definitely wet.  Maybe they are more absorbent or something.  The workout consisted of 5 five minute rounds.  Rounds 1 and 2 were body weight  exercises.  Including squats,squat holds,push ups,pop ups, squat thrusts,burpees and lateral planks.  Most of those were in S90 so they weren't new.  Squat holds and pop ups were the new kids on the block for me and the squat holds are an isometric move but not bad. Pop ups were another beast.  I had to modify.  I could not jump from a kneeling position into a squatting one without using my hands for support.   Rounds 3-5 included dumbbells.  I stuck with the 10 lbs.  I think 15's might be to much for some of the moves so I need 12's.    Again those three rounds included some familiar exercises.  After each round was a 60 second rest period.
     Overall this was tough--not impossible but definitely challenging.  I started with the intermediate.  If you've done another program or two I believe intermediate is ok.  If you have been sedentary for an extended period or even just beginning to workout then maybe doing something else to build up strength and endurance for a month or 2 might be a better idea.  I feel recovered and ready for my shake.
Day 1 √

RushFit assessment

 Today was the assessment for RushFit.  Egads!!  After 2 rounds of Supreme 90 day I'm still not "fit" but I am way better than I was.  That being said the assessment woke me up.  It was intense to say the least and I did not go as hard due to not wanting to risk a flare up with my disc--not an excuse just cautious.  4 rounds at 1 minute each with 20 seconds rest between rounds.  

Air squats--63

Push ups (full)--36

Sit ups (full)--27

Burpees with the push up--8---yea stinks but even with S90 I was gun shy of burpees.  That jumping back move was just enough to jostle me and lock my back up if I made a wrong move. 

Anyway the goal is to see improvement.  The test is to be repeated at the end of the 8 weeks.  I may do 4 just to see how I am doing.  After previewing most of the dvds I know there will be modifications and that's ok with me.  Here's to a better me.

Once again time continues on

The last day of August 2012.  Good intentions don't achieve much without the work behind it.  I had them and that's about it.  I can't say I got busy I just got disinterested.  What did I do in 7 months?  I embarked on 2 rounds of the Supreme 90 day workout.  Round 2 was finished on August 29th,  I have not done a post assessment of progress yet but intend (there's that word) to do so this weekend.  Currently experiencing the change of weather crud.  I need it to be done with by next week.  I had initially planned to do some random workouts until them but with this crud and the need to rest a bit I decided to do nothing.  The plan is to begin Rush Fit on Monday. I liked what I previewed and it isn't easy but it isn't impossible.  There are definitely some moves that will be modified.
I need to come to terms with  the expectations.  There may be things I won't be able to do.  The final goal is to improve on what I can.  I won't say I will document the journey--I would like to but I know myself and there's no guaranteed that I would stay consistent with posting.    The ultimate goal is to stop overthinking.

GSP (Georges St. Pierre) says if you want to look like a champion then you need to train like a champion.
Is that what I want--to look like a champion?  I don't know.  I do know that I want to be and look my healthiest and my best and if that's how a champ looks then let's do it.

Evolve and love

Evolve and love. Evolving is changing. Change is inevitable and growth is optional. Things will change around you regardless of your participation. How you choose to respond and adapt is up to you. Life is about growing and sometimes growth is painful. The end result is often rewarding if you hang in there. Learning to love is the most rewarding thing we can do. Without love life can be miserable. Not just romantic love but brotherly love and self love. We often cannot love others because we have yet learned to love ourselves unconditionally. Love yourself so that you may love others.

"The Light of the Christ within now wipes out all fear, doubt, anger and resentment. God's love pours through me, an irresistible magnetic current. I see only perfection and draw to me my own". This is an affirmation from "Your word is your want" by Florence Scoval Shinn. If we can show the kind of love to others that God shows to us what an awesome world we would have.

Thankful Tuesday

Again trying to play catch up. Things come up and I don't post as I would like. Regardless I am thankful to be able to do it when I can. I have missed the past 5 listings from the January poster. These are:

1. Be content
2. Lighten up
3. Celebrate and appreciate
4. Dream
5. Give thanks

Each day we can find a way to do these things. Being content doesn't necessarily mean to stay in a place where you don't desire. To me it's about honoring what you have. Appreciating what you've done. It doesn't mean to stop striving to be better. Sometimes we get so focused on what we don't have that we forget that which we do. Lightened up a bit, everything doesn't have to be so serious all the time. Learn to relax, laugh and enjoy life. Celebrate and appreciate those who have chosen to be in your life and choose to remain a part of your life. This past weekend we celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We know his quotes. We know his speeches. We know is vision. He not only had a dream but a vision. That dream wasn't just acknowledged, it was something he worked to achieve. Let us remember to give thanks to those who have come before us and those who will come after us. The dream can only remain a reality with the work that we put into it.

Cultivate oneself

Cultivating is more often spoken in regards to planting and growing. We can use it also to refer to our own lives. Time often leads to a rut or stagnation in our lives. We sometimes need to cultivate new ideas,places,people or whatever it takes to change our current circumstances if they are not to our liking. We need to prune out the dead weight that we carry. That can be negative thoughts or actions that we keep acting upon. It can also be people who are not lifting us up but instead are pulling us down. Anything the prevents you from growing intellectually,financially,spiritually and personally must be removed.
Seek the good. Speak the good. Open your heart and allow all that you desire and you deserve to come unto you without doubt or fear. Know that what is divinely yours can only be kept from you by you. Don't block your own blessings with the wrong thoughts,desires and actions.

Consider and reflect

What to do? What to do? A question we may ask daily. Thinking it through whatever the task may be. Whatever point we may have reached we may need to spend some time reflecting upon where we've been, where we are and where we want to go. Often we are so busy trying to get "there" that we forget to be grateful for how far we've come.

Catch up time

Not having internet access for the past few days has me behind.

Saturday was "let go, forgive and accept. That's something that has been playing over and over for awhile. I was trying to do that but I found that maybe I was trying to let go of the wrong thing. Sometimes you just have to let go of "letting go" and just let it be.

Sunday was exercise and move. Not a hard one. Still on that grind. Maybe a bit too vigorous with the Wii. I may need to modify to continue this pace.

Monday was serve and contribute. Each day there's a way to do this when you are in a field that indeed provides service. Learning to speak up and give your opinions is a way to contribute. Giving to those in need whether it be in time or monetary. Do what you can that's all that can be asked.

Tuesday was listen and learn. Communication--the big key in relationships. Listening and hearing aren't the same. Hearing is the process where sound is perceived. Listening is the process where sound is perceived,analyzed and comprehended. That information is then processed. We hear people all the time but are we really listening to them. We don't want to just be heard we want others to "listen" to us.

Create and envision

Today's focus is create and envision. Something I have in the back of my mind but haven't put much effort in doing. That "vision" notebook is on the list. Cutting, thinking and need to "focus". Part of it is putting it down on paper and accepting that these are things you desire. Putting it out there and being prepared to receive--why is that scary? Sounds silly.
Ask and it will be given to you

Seek and you will find

Knock and the door will be opened to you

Matthew 7:7

Fear of achieving has no place in your drive for success--whatever that success may be. You block out your own blessings by not being open to receiving them. It's been said that if your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough. So go ahead, dream and dream big!

Laugh and play

Today's focus was laugh and play.

It's late afternoon and I am wondering have I laughed today. I don't think I have. If I did the sad thing is that I can't recall when or at what. That all being said. I don't feel very jovial. I need cheering up.

Breathe and smile

Well somehow yesterday got away from me and I didn't post on chanting and singing.

Today's actions are "Breathe and smile". 2 good things to keep in mind. Sometimes taking a deep breathe is needed to clear your head. Breathe in to calm down. This morning threw me off my schedule. A power outage delayed my day and I felt out of sorts because my plans were changed for a bit.

I eventually stopped whining about the cold and went to Ihop. Ate too much and went back home to start the day. Granted it was afternoon by the time I got work but nevertheless I got there. Sometimes even when i'm not smiling on the outside, I am smiling inside. A thought, a memory or a sight can all trigger a smile either externally for all to see or internally so that only you are aware.

Meditate

So the second line of the poster says meditate and feel. I have to admit I have not been one to think that of what I do as meditation.

Meditation can be defined as follows:

1. To reflect on; contemplate.

2. To plan in the mind; intend:

v.intr.

1.

a. Buddhism & Hinduism To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object.

b. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

2. To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.

I suppose I fall into "b". More like "conversations with God". Often questioning the thoughts that sometimes follow my talking. Sometimes it's in my head and sometimes it's really an oral conversation. Most often those take place in the car or some other place I find myself alone with my thoughts. The shower's a good place. I think it's time to practice taking a few minutes in the day and just releasing and clearing my head and allowing myself to feel the negativity escaping. I have no expectations--one of my new goals-Just let it be. Whatever it is let it be.

Happy New Year!!

Ok I didn't do so well in 2011. I-and I use the word again-neglected my parlor. I was busy elsewhere but maybe it's time to come back. I am using this picture as a focus. I hope to keep each of these in mind and address them.

Last night I did my own version of the burning bowl ceremony. It involved taking a list of ideas,thoughts or actions that I felt I needed to release from my life and burn them. I also wrote a list of things to replace them. No it wasn't magic. I didn't wake up this morning free of them. It's a journey that's only begun. It will be work.
This poster has many things that I used to replace negative things I did or thought in 2011. I told myself that today after church I would relax and enjoy the day. For the most part I did. I did find myself being "busy". I started throwing away little thinks that I didn't need. I had said I wouldn't do that until tomorrow but I just felt the need to toss. There's a whole to be removed and each day something needs to go. We'll work on that. Little by little it can be done. I removed a lot of email and contacts last week. More of that to do as well. Things that no longer serve you good must go. In order to grow cut away the dead ends. Embrace the new. Allow it to come to you.
Reflecting upon last year there were some awesome days and some painful days. All for growth and improvement. I must continue growing.