Running, Jumping, Thanking

"Love with your whole heart. Pay attention. Get off your phone and be present. Appreciate your health, tend to it. Make the plan you talk about but never follow through. Taste your freedom." ~ Kristin Armstrong

I read a lot of different blogs. It's sort of an obsession. Every morning, I start my day checking out what's new in the blogger world. One of those blogs is by Kristin Armstrong. She's an amazing Christian woman. She's a mom and a marathon runner and a motivational speaker and writer. And yes, she is Lance Armstrong's ex-wife. And while I do love me some Lance Armstrong, I'm just as impressed with Kristin!

Anyway, last week she wrote this particular blog, that really touched my heart. Most of you probably know that about a year ago, I dealt with someone very close to me dying from the same disease that Kristin writes about. No doubt, that is probably the biggest reason that I was so impacted by this blog. But it was not the only reason.

I recently blogged about trying hard to be thankful for the little things in life....the things that we take for granted every day. Like being able to stand, or to walk, or to speak. Every week at hot yoga, the instructor talks about dedicating your yoga practice to something...and she suggests that we dedicate our class to those people who are physically unable to attend. Now, let me be clear, I am not good enough at yoga to decicate it to ANYONE...it would be much more of an insult. But, when she says it, I do always think about how fortunate I am to have a body that allows me to run and jump and (attempt) to do crazy yoga poses.
So I'm thankful today. Thankful for a body that allows me to do so many amazing things. And thankful to be living my life. Maybe those aren't such little things after all.