Leaving my comfort zone

I left my comfort zone during work out this morning. My normal routine consists of doing an exercise for a couple of minutes, break, then continue exercising. I worked out for five minutes solid at various stations set up by my trainer. Please do not think my training has been easy it hasn't been and it will not get any easier. Today's aim was to build up my endurance. I may have walked ten minutes at Wal-Mart Saturday night but that was complete with numerous stops in between periods of walking. Today I rode a stationary bike for two minutes, then on to the battle ropes for thirty seconds and so on. I did more interval training today than caveman training. I enjoy both a great deal. Caveman training is fabulous for relieving stress especially when someone has really upset you. My all time favorite exercise is the chopping station, this is when I take a sledge hammer and hit an over sized tire with it. I don't hit with all my might but allow the hammer to bounce up, catch it and then you get the idea. Interval training involves exercising in brief bursts resting in between activities and it is effective. There has been a gradual increase of time while completing an exercise. If my trainer never pushed me even a little I would never be where I am now and I certainly would not reach my fitness goals. Life is the same way. My mother and I love her dearly. I really do. She has been one of my loudest and strongest supporters my entire life. She has been instrumental in helping me leave my comfort zone in a variety of areas. It used to irritate me to death but now I'm so thankful she did not allow me to only accept the status quo but go beyond. My mom is all about her children being happy, healthy, and being their own person. She would not be where she is today if it were not for her leaving her comfort zone to become a successful writer. It took years of determination, hard work, mixed in with rejection, irritation, but it all paid off. I have had the honor and pleasure of knowing a lot of wonderful, brilliant, inspiring, and fantastic people in my life. There are way too many to name. I've been blessed to know some incredible individuals and I will always carry a part of them with me forever. To me life is about taking chances and if we don't how will we ever know how far we can go? If my mother never introduced me to Deepak Chopra and other great teachers I'm not sure I would have made the progress I've made. Much of my progress in life has been letting go of beliefs that no longer serve me. I've made great strides in what I think and in how I view the world around me. Now it is time for my body to match what my thoughts are. I like what Buddha said "All that we are is  the result of what we have thought". I like that and I enjoy the evolution I am going through this moment. I am able to appreciate change and its function in my life. I love this journey and look forward to see  how close I can come to reaching the stars. Be well and be blessed.