Optimistic

I am writing today sharing this thought...being "Optimistic" in this life of ours. You see if we dont have it we can only blame ourselves...me included. So I am sharing this thought today to show you too can be "Optimistic" and where it will lead you to.

First "listen to" or play the video called "Optimistic" by Sounds of Blackness. Focus on their words. I play it on my ipod while walking on the treadmill. And now the "lesson" for today. When I first started walking on the treadmill after my Stroke I could not do a lot. Maybe "1" minute at 0.5 miles per hour. That is pedestrian for many but a chore for me. Yet this is where I started from.

You see they told my Wife and friends I would not walk again without "assistance". So I am truly blessed for sure. But God wants our best all the time too. We gotta do our part in the partnership. So I do the best I can. And now I can walk at "4 miles per hour" with an incline between 3-10. But this is not about the stats. It is about me staying..."Optimistic" and reminding myself how far I have come in this "new experience" called having a Stroke.

We can move on in life yet we should never forget...either. So I went back to my "start point today" and for 10 minutes as a cool down I reminded myself. Because in this life it takes 3 things to keep "Optimistic".

First...being willing to not give up on life. It does not mean you will not have bad days for sure. Second...remind ourselves what we have come through to reach this point in life. Third...you will always have struggles and be challenged in life.

But by being "OPTIMISTIC" you are giving yourself a chance. It could be for any reason and you will decide that. I just wanted to share my story to help you see...its all good. It will be ok. But we have to do our part too. And that is to start somewhere. Decide and just go for it. But you gotta start…