Self-Affirmations: You Should Do It Too!

Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me!

----Yeah!

So, first of all sorry about yesterday’s post. I was in a mood. A bad one at that.  After posting I finally got dressed and out the door to run 4.5 miles in the neighbor(ing)hood. I took it nice and slow and just allowed all my frustration to flow out with my sweat. It was a good, mood cleansing run.

I came in and stretched and got dressed to head to the pool. So, to totally trump my run and throw me back into the mood of all moods I couldn’t find my ID card which means I couldn’t get on post to the pool without it. I turned my gym bag inside out, my purse upside down. I searched through the laundry and pockets. I had it on Monday and Tuesday it was gone. PooF. Disappeared.

I was mad at myself for being so laze faire, so absent minded, so irresponsible, so flighty. So I had a forced half-rest day. No swim. For the rest of the day I went into fits of furry searching high and low until finally, FINALLY around 5 PM I found it. On the passenger side of my car, on the floor tucked under the mat. How did it get there? I have no idea. My luck. But not my luck today! Today is a new day! A good day!  And I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me! Wait, did I already say that?

Anywho, today I am heading out to buy new tires for my Jeep before it snows tonight. I have  8 x 400 yd @ 5k pace (eeeks!) at the track then to the pool to do yesterday’s swim. It’s gonna be a killer workout.

The Hubs asked me last night if I wanted to go to New Mexico to participate in the Bataan Memorial Death March (you should check it out and watch the video!). Initial reaction based on destination race excitement: YES! Then, after actually considering the name of the event and checking out the deets: Not so much…. “Miles and miles of nothing but desert”. It is a march in memorial and honor of the service members who defended the Philippine Islands during  WWII. The “Death March” race title is actually due to the fact that many soldiers actually died on the march in the Philippines. He is doing it with four other dudes in the Heavy category, meaning they are going to be rucking 26.2 miles with 35lb packs. Yikes. There is a marathon and a 15.2 mile run. I might go to do the 15.2 miles. I know I’m not ready, nor could I really be ready for 26.2 by March 27 but I could certainly do 15.2 miles. And knowing me, if I can get something lined up as far as childcare for LB I’ll be there with my shoes laced up. It is hard to pass up opportunities like this. And if I can’t lace up and join then I’ll be there in full support. I’m a huge fan of the Memorial Races, favorite to date: OKC Memorial Marathon.

So who’s in for this race with me????? Bueller? Bueller?

Have you ever done a Memorial Race? To me they just have SO much more meaning than other races like the Rock N Roll series.

So do you practice self-affirmations? What do you tell yourself to put a little more pep in your step? I think they really work and if at first you don’t believe yourself keep doing it.