'Do or do not, there is not try'

First off, I just want to say how BEAUTIFUL the weather has been in Ohio lately! All sunshine for the past couple of days! It is so uplifting! I just cant help but smile when the weather is like this!

I dont think I realized how powerful the mind is until recently. For example, I went running with Mike yesterday and needless to say he is ALOT faster than I am! Which is good because I like running with people that are faster than me, it pushes me harder. But he took me on this path that was full of huge ass hills and I started to get scared and in my head I kept saying 'there is no way in hell I'm gonna be able to run up this hill!' so I told him that. He said "Steph, you can do this. Get that out of your mind right now that you cant do this!" So I decided as I was running up this hill I would breathe in love and release the fear. I kept saying this to myself in my head and low and behold it worked! The whole rest of the run went great! I just kept repeating positive affirmations and felt great. I zoned out and it felt awesome. Of course it was a very difficult run but in the end I felt good! I just realized I had to clear all the negative self talk out of my head and put in positive talk/affirmations and it worked! It definitely works when you work it! As the famous yoda says, "Do or do not, there is not try"....as goofy as that is its very true! lol

Also, I dont think I realized how my thoughts affected me on a day to day basis until after reading Gabby's book. I realize now when I fill my head with negative false beliefs my energy is low and my day just turns to shit. I have been sitting with my thoughts/feelings just being aware of them, not judging them. I then start to meditate and then slowly but surely I start to feel lighter again. I work at it everyday to fill my head with positive thoughts. I spent way too much time feeling shitty and it got me ABSOLUTELY nowhere! I encourage everyone to start filling their head with positive thoughts instead of negative ones!! It makes a HUGE difference in your day to day life. Its something I have to work at everyday. It can definitely be hard sometimes but you work through it. In the end, it will pay off.

I hope everyone has a beautiful thursday! Sending love to all of you! :)