Pool Day

Sometimes you show up. Sometimes you don't. Either way, keep living your life.

I’m on the west coast this week and don’t feel much like writing. My body and brain are off and the time change is just enough to make me feel like I’m not entirely sure what day it is. (The trip started with a 3:00am wake up and I haven’t caught up.)

I really wanted to blow off this note but here I am. Just getting it done. Because I made a commitment to myself to post twice a week–and I have a bigger goal: to create a body of work over time and hone my writing skills.

This urge to chuck-it also happens with training. Some days I’m too busy, too distracted or not quite in the mood. However, more days than not, I feel those feelings and show up anyway, taking the workout as it comes. I have made the commitment to myself to be a person who trains, and like my life better when I’ve moved my body. So I show up. Except when I don’t. Because I am a human being and sometimes life gets in the way.

Here’s the thing. Consistency is essential to building something, to changing something in a meaningful way. Measure it over a longer time horizon though, because you are a human being and sometimes you miss a day and that’s fine.

Make sure you're getting your work done most of the time, and don't sweat it if a day with family or a hike in a majestic forest or a Yankee game wins out over bicep curls. Get back to it when you can and enjoy the hell out of that ballpark hot dog.

I’m glad I caught a few pre-dawn moments to dash this out. But if I hadn’t, I’d still be enjoying a glorious, guilt-free day at the pool. There will always be more work to do. My niece won't always want to spend quality time swimming with auntie.

Speaking of showing up — there are 2 spots left in TSA: Practice Lab. Eight weeks, small group training, Wednesdays 2:30–3:30pm starting April 15th. $725. Register at elizabethwipff.com.

In Strength, Elizabeth