The Comfort Zone

It's been too long! I've been running on autopilot. Running, yoga, running, yoga, running, yoga. But this morning, I woke up early and decided to get my grocery shopping in before my Sunday morning level 0-1-2 yoga class. I got carried away and by the time I got back into my car - I was 15 minutes late. So instead of giving up and going home, I decided to push myself and attempt the Sunday morning level 2-3 "Yoga Church." And on the mat, I realized the importance of pushing out of the comfort zone. If we don't push out of our comfort zone, we will never grow.

August was a steady month. I ran comfortable miles, I went to comfortable yoga classes, I skipped a couple of workouts, and I ate whatever I wanted as long as it was vegan. And I stayed at 195 pounds. And I stayed at 195 pounds. And I stayed at 195 pounds. So September is Push Month. I started doing speed miles and discovered I could run a 10:26 mile. And I started going to Level 2 yoga classes and realized I could get into Crow Pose. And the final piece - this afternoon, I was walking along the street at the Hackettstown Fair and I saw a table for the 24-hour gym in town. I entered the raffle for a free year-long membership and asked about the monthly rate. I was shocked to learn it's only $20! So that's it. I've been missing runs because I can't get up early enough to run before school and with yoga and the late working nights, I don't get home early enough to run before it gets dark. So the gym it is.

If we don't push, we won't learn what our bodies can do. We won't grow. It's back-to-school season . . .for all of us.