"She is clothed in Strength" Printable & Pep Talk

It's Friday! While I love the weekend because we usually go to the beach or do something water related, I fear it because I can't resist the beer on the beach, the cocktail at the bar, and the pizza that everyone else is eating. It is a struggle that I am sick of! All week I do great, eat as best I can, workout everyday, but the weekend comes and I reverse all of my hard work. What is with me?!

It's laziness on my part. Giving in to the temptations of food and drinks. It's just easier to give in and say well there is always tomorrow, right?

No way!

It has to stop. At some point you have to tell yourself, "I have a goal and I'm gonna get there! I'll be darned if I'm the one stopping me!"

Which brings me to a line of scripture that has spoken to me for so long, and has been the inspiration for why I started this blog. It is a reminder of who I want to be, what I want to live for.

I will try to post every week an inspirational quote or scripture to get you going and keep motivated. You never know when some simple words can move you! Sometimes it can be stuff I have pinned on Pinterest that get me going or printable versions of quotes I have loved over the years or my own words that you can download and hang on your bulletin board or put in a frame. :-)


Get your free download of this print from my Scribd account. This version is a PDF and it doesn't have the url on the image. :-)

Here is to living the STRONG life!

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15 Day Love Boost Challenge - Day 15

We did it! We made it to the last day of this challenge! I have to confess that some days it was difficult to do everything on the checklist for the day, but I think being aware of that is an improvement. It certainly has felt like a part of my self-improvement journey. :-)

Today's challenge is not so much a challenge but more of a way to wrap up what the purpose of this challenge has been about.

Day 15

Commitment

If you have been following this challenge for the full 15 days and actually completed each checklist, I commend you! I called this challenge a boost because it was supposed to be challenging in a way that it would infuse different acts of love towards God, towards your man, and towards yourself into your life. By the 15th day, I knew there would be a lot to remember to do but I hope that it forced you to be aware of what is important in your life. Sometimes it can be a struggle to be strong in our lives for those that we love and often times, in trying to do so, we forget to be strong for ourselves. How can we ever expect to be the best we can for others if we neglect ourselves? The challenge for today is to make a commitment to yourself. One where you promise to go after that dream you have been dreaming. That goal you've been reaching for. It can seem like a daunting task but every single little step in that direction brings you that much closer. Why not go for it? Do something today that takes you in that direction. Commit to live a strong life! :-)

What little step will you take today? Did any of the challenges from the last 15 days speak to you? Is there one that you think you will keep doing? I'd love to hear about it!

As for me, I woke up this morning knowing that I was going to write this post. I have my dreams and a few goals along the way. Today I laid out my fitness plan to lose my last 10 pounds by August. This is one of my goals towards reaching my ultimate dreams. (More deets on that soon!) Bring it on July!

Day 15 Checklist:

- Give thanks to God for this day

- Expose yourself to a line or a passage of scripture

- Pray for the people on your prayer list

- Only listen to Christian music if you find yourself turning on some tunes

- Do a Drive-By Prayer for a complete stranger

- Hold your tongue when you want to say something negative

- Say something nice

- Do one simple touch

- Pray for your man or future man
- Say "I love you" before bed
- Start a journal
- Start drinking some water
- Go outside for at least 5 minutes
- Try a new Yoga pose or do a routine
-Make a commitment to yourself

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15 Day Love Boost Challenge - Day 14

It's been a pretty busy day, but any moment that I had to sit down and open my computer, the Internet was down! With it being down all day, I'm posting late again. Ugh. I'll be writing tomorrows challenge tonight so that nothing gets in the way!

Anyway, so two days left of this challenge! How have you been doing? I know it has definitely been tougher to keep up with so many things each day but it is fun for me. :-)

Day 14

Strike a Pose

I'm sure you have heard that Yoga is great for your mind and body. It is an amazing stretch that makes you feel relaxed and helps with balance and flexibility. The reason I think it is important to do something like Yoga is that it is a good way for clearing your mind. I find it to be a sort of reset button for my soul. If Yoga is already a part of your daily routine, then you are set for today's task. If it is all new for you, then this should be fun! My hope is that by getting a little taste, that you will want to add more of these "resetting" moments to your life which I find to be necessary for us to stay at one with ourselves. Last week I posted a routine that is going to be a part of a Yoga Mix series for this blog. Do Yoga With Me has several free videos at different lengths for you to try as well. Another site that is useful is Yoga Journal where they have a pose index that explains how to do all the poses. For today, if you are new to Yoga, go to the pose index, pick a pose and do it for 5 breaths. Just one pose is easy to try right? How did that feel? If that felt good, pick another! For tomorrow, the last day of the challenge, pick a routine from Do Yoga With Me or do my Yoga Mix, or try a Yoga class in your area!

The Yoga Mix series on my blog is really my way of exposing myself to many poses to get familiar with them since I'd like to teach Yoga someday (that someday probably being a couple years, but someday!) I decided to share those on my blog, which is just 6 random moves, just in case someone would like to just get exposed and like having a routine set before them. :-) You can do any moves you want, buy dvds, or check out the sites I mentioned above!

Day 14 Checklist:

- Give thanks to God for this day

- Expose yourself to a line or a passage of scripture

- Pray for the people on your prayer list

- Only listen to Christian music if you find yourself turning on some tunes

- Do a Drive-By Prayer for a complete stranger

- Hold your tongue when you want to say something negative

- Say something nice

- Do one simple touch

- Pray for your man or future man
- Say "I love you" before bed
- Start a journal
- Start drinking some water
- Go outside for at least 5 minutes
- Try at least one Yoga pose or do a routine

Have you always wanted to try Yoga? Is Yoga something you already do? What are your thoughts on the practice? Do share!

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