Faith and going to the gym : ins and outs of being postive polly

"Your internal attitudes are more impt than you external circumstances,"assistant pastor Jon said. Some people say that church is a waste of time or it doesn't mean anything. I go to church to enrich my life, expand my community circle and strive to serve. Im not Ghandi or the pope by no means and would rather not be---maybe Opera...kidding. But when I go there, the world and its judgements, worries, poverty, and our own transgressions fall away as we enter His House for us! I met a group of women in a bible study who have impacted my life and its a reminder that no matter what I am experiencing, I can remember that God loves me unconditionally; a place of refuge. Every day we wake up and we choose how our day will go with our attitudes: we have a choice to be positive Polly as my mother used to say, or negative Norbert. Here at the 24hr gym its same mantra. You can feel incredibly awful on your way in and not want to even be there at all. On my way out the door after a workout, I am feelin' good, my energy is back and Im ready to go. For myself, the church and the gym are not only my daily routine, but my recipe for a healthy lifestyle, better mood, and quality of living.  When I work on my spiritual strengthening and exercise frequently, I know positive Polly isn't far. There are some weeks or days when I have nothing left in the tank and internally as if neither church nor the gym are the last two places I want to be. My head is all a swirl and Norbert comes to visit. Yes we know him, the but I dont think I can, no they will judge me, this will never work, Im screwed, they hate me ( im thinking you get the point) but man he's a bugger, sticks like glue and wants to stay forever. Grab the pliars, throw on some water, time to pull the muck off! If i make it to thegym parking lot or to the house for study on any of those days, its like "Ha, well Im here arent I, now what." The only way I can take charge is to admit im powerless to forces outside of my control and hand it over to His Grace. Hello Polly! And if you were reading this to yourself and going um who are polly and norbert?! They are negative or positive, the red pill or the blue pill? Do and commit to what will bring Polly. whats it going to be today? Moxie signing off to finish workout!

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