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Hello February!!

So the first month of the year is in the books! It was an up and down month for me! I have so many things that I want to do and be good at! I spent the last 2 weeks of January re-evaluating my priorities and what I really want to do in my life! 

I have re-discovered my love for long distance running! I am getting more and more excited about running 26.2 this year! I have had some really great long runs outside! I ran my first ever outdoor 15 miles last weekend! I even tried peanut butter GU for the first time!! Delicious by the way!  My treadmill long runs have been difficult to say the least but my mileage is increasing and I am happy about that!

I love this quote! There are so many storms in our lives that we go through and this month has been a challenge! 

I found out a few weeks ago that my grandpa who lives in Florida is not doing so well. It's been very hard for me to handle since he is my only living grandparent and he lives so far away! With all my family and career requirements it's hard to just pick up and leave. I am dealing with some guilt with this but I also have to realize that God is in control and only He knows what's to come. So I will say my prayers and let God handle it! 

I have been working on increasing my faith and walk with God this month also. I know I have fallen away a bit and I think that is in part why this month has been so challenging. I have turned away from my true purpose which is to help people! I have been doing too many things to sell myself and that is not what I am about! I am here to help others in any way that I can! I love Beachbody and I love being a coach, and as much as I love it when clients want to buy one of the new programs from me, I love it so much more when they ask for my personal help with meal plans, meal prep, recipes,  water check ins, and personal motivation! I love celebrating victories with them! It's why I love teaching! And why I love the one on one teaching I do with students daily! I am their personal coach daily! I build them up and give them strategies they can go back and use right away in the classroom! That's what I want to do with adults! That's what I hope to do with my PiYo teaching! I hope to one day expand that enough to go into personal training!! I know God put me on this earth to help others! I know He is working through me to help my students and clients! I know I need to take it one step at a time and continue to let God guide my path! 

As I look to February, I am going to continue to push myself with my running mileage and focus on helping my students and clients! I can see big things in my future but only by the grace of God! As long as I put Him first, there is nothing I can't do! 

So here's to pushing forward and following God! 

As always, Be Strong, You Never Know Who You Are Inspiring!!

Run on!! 

Laura 

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