Positive comments

An unplanned ride to work this morning. Unplanned in that I had not planned to ride to work until I heard the traffic report on the radio saying that the Tullamarine Freeway was really heavy due to a car on fire. This normally means the roads I take to work are bumper-to-bumper as well, so I thought it might be quicker to ride. As it turned out, the roads were not that busy, but hey, I got some morning exercise! Showers were forecast tonight, but it was still looking clear when I left work, so I decided to take the longer “bike path” route home. As I got closer and closer to home, the sky was getting darker and darker, but I made it home before it rained. I hate getting my nice, shiny bike wet! Anyway, just over 23km bike riding today then, no other exercise.

Home made pizzas for tea – one of my favourites. Toppings – tomato pizza sauce, salmon, mushrooms, capsicum, olives and anchovies. Adrienne had bought a larger than normal jar of anchovies, thinking we could keep some in the fridge for later. Piffle (there’s that word again) I say, double anchovies for me! I love those hairy, salty little fellas.

There is no question (in my mind anyway) as to the power of this blogosphere place. The encouragement, positive vibes and inspiring stories are there everyday. Sometimes though a comment, or thought, really hits home, and sometimes they are just simple little things that just strike a chord somewhere. Tonight it was a comment on Aischai’s blog made by Mizfit (who would have to be the most positive, inspiring person in all of the blogosphere), she said to Aischai;

“Here’s hoping you’re as amazed by the person you’re becoming as your readers are. The inside you. The YOU who is ready to give your OWN DAMN SELF a cheer.”

The inside you. This got me to thinking about how my “inside me” has changed since I lost all my weight, how much better I feel about myself, and how this self-confidence, or self-esteem, is so much more important than what you look like. I think “what you look like” has a lot to do with how you feel about yourself, but for me it is now more about what I can do, than it is about what I look like. And how, doing these things that I never used to do (running, riding, exercising) make me feel. Endorphins swimming, stress dissipating ….

The YOU who is ready to give your OWN DAMN SELF a cheer. This statement just encapsulates that self-confidence thing so well. I loved it. We all need to cheer ourselves on a bit more – you can not do too much of this!

Mizfit, as usual, you got that nail right on the head. For me, anyway.