A Journey to Fit & Fast

Fair warning: this blog post has nothing to do with running, being healthy, or losing weight. It has something to do with me mentally processing my week. I was asked this week 'what I believe in?' Let me set the stage: I am scrubbed into surgery (captive!), and we start discussing a documentary I have recently watched called "Unbelievers." Essentially it discusses how science (evolutionary biology and physics) contradict or disprove things such as the Holy Bible. Now, I know walking into this discussion who I am dealing with-and that they have rather strong beliefs in their respective faiths.  I go into all of this with a particularly extensive knowledge of religion. I was raised in a very strict religious household. No sex before marriage, no anything sinful or you're going to hell.  So, I know the mentality of "if you do not follow this religion to a "t" then you're a sinner." And I know the exclusivity that I have experienced thus fa...

I am continually impressed that some weekends in my life can be so completely renewing and nourishing for my soul.  This weekend was especially so! It started out with new relationship building and continued throughout the weekend. It's exciting, but most importantly, it's calming. "It feels like coming home'" was said more than once this weekend. We get caught up in things having to be 'roller coaster exciting' when in all actuality it is fun having those moments, but the quality life things matter so much more. The day to day important things that aren't 'roller coaster exciting' that are equally as exciting in their own way are where it's at. And sometimes all of that comes at a time when you had no idea it would. So to be surprised, excited and blessed by one person is AMAZING. Continuing down the soul enriching path was newborn baby snuggles. There is NOTHING like brand new life to make you live in the moment. I dare say there are ...