A Beautiful Saturday.
by Thera Storm
Being outside on a Saturday morning put me a great place… a place of knowing that I never want to spend my life indoors. I want to take advantage of this beautiful world. I want to live every second like it’s my last. I want to embrace life – the ups and downs – and have fun being active. I’m not sure if I want children… but if I do become a mommy – I want to show them how fun life can be without video games, T.V. and indoor laziness.
The thoughts about “living life” made me think about dying, too.
When I die – I don’t want to have regrets.
At the end… I don’t want it to be revealed to me that there were so many things I was capable of doing… that I DIDN’T DO – because of insecurities or FALSE senses of boundaries that never really existed.
What am I capable of?
I won’t know unless I try new things. Take on challenges and give every moment 100%.
I never thought I’d be doing pull-ups. It was something that I was NOT capable of… but I got there from trying something new and training. Hard.
What comes next?
A Masters degree. A career. A new business? A 300# deadlift?
Who knows. I just want to put myself out there. No one is paying attention to me — so why let others dictate the new things that I try? So I may fail. Actually, I know I’ll fail. I fail every day. But at least I’m moving towards a goal. And I’m finding the real boundaries of what I’m capable of.
So when I die… I’ll know I took advantage of every beautiful second God gave me.
6 Comments
I completely agree. Very inspirational!
By the way, how did you take that photo?
Congratulations on getting a double-bodyweight Deadlift! 240# is very impressive. I loved this post so much I had to share – I hope it impacts a lot of people.
Great post Thera! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to join you guys on Saturday. Working out and spending time outside are two of my favorite things!
Melissa – I have an auto-timer on my camera. It gives people the illusion that I have friends… but really I’m always by myself.
Zeke – thanks for great coaching with the deadlift!
What do you think of your over the door pull up bar? I kinda want to get one but I was curious if I tried to kip on it if I was going to go crashing to the floor pull up bar and all and kill myself??
And great post by the way
I don’t see any other way to live life! There is much good to be had, but to enjoy the beauty, the love, the health, the gains…etc, one must bear the painful as well. Great post Thera!