It's funny how excuses rule my life. I seem to be able to come up with an excuse for everything. When Cris asks why the house isn't clean, I have an excuse. When I have the sudden thought to read my scriptures, I come up with an excuse. When I need to exercise, I TRY to come up with an excuse, and the worst one, when my beautiful children want my attention I tend to be too busy with excuses.
I remember reading the scriptures and the account of Nephi getting the plates. At the time, Cris was really struggling with me having an excuse for EVERYTHING. Somewhere in the scriptures I remember being hit by a ton of bricks reading something along the lines that the Lord doesn't want to hear our excuses. I can't remember exactly where I read it or exactly what it said, but I know it was profound to me at that time. I remember thinking if Nephi didn't come up with excuses with all the trials he was faced, I didn't need to come up with an excuse for the things I was being dealt.
What does this have to do with anything you ask? I had a really hard day today. You know those days when your children get into everything they shouldn't, eat treats they shouldn't be eating, cut hair they shouldn't be cutting (YES, that was my daughter today) and spend more time in time out than having fun. All while I was going through this I kept thinking to myself about excuses. 9:00PM came around and I hadn't worked out yet. Cris asked if I was going to workout and I said, no, not tonight, it's been a long day. . . WHAT A LAME EXCUSE! Cris seems to be my motivation right now and pushes me just a bit til I give in. He didn't listen to my excuse and I am glad he didn't! He pushed my to workout, I finished day FIVE of 30-day shred, and I feel GREAT! My super long, super hard day washed away as I was working out and releasing all the stress. I am so grateful for my husband who can push me just the little bit I need when I am dragging my feet!
Workout minutes: 30
Calories: 1610
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