use what you have

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
Arthur Ashe

It’s no secret that I love TV.  I love getting caught up in shows and anticipating the return of a series.  It’s my guilty pleasure.  I know I could be making better use of my time but for now I am not willing to let go.  Recently I discovered while at the gym that a series was playing that I had never seen.  I was suddenly caught up in the show and lost track of how long I had been on the Precor. (fantastic machine)  I found myself wanting to go back the next day to continue the series because yes it was playing in sequence.  So here I am almost 4 weeks later averaging 20 miles a week.  I was the, maybe 30 minutes girl then off to something else to try to focus on.  Now I can’t get off the machine until the show is over and then I end up watching the next one because they show it back to back.  I can’t believe myself.  I’m actually watching people come and go and I’m still going.  I feel like I tapped into something that was already here and I just never thought of it.  It’s the ultimate, “use what you have”  It might sound silly to you but it’s changing my life.  So the question is, how many things have you not thought of?  Instead of getting fixed on what you don’t have, look at what you do have.  Work with what you have and then things start opening up for you.  You just have to be willing to stop complaining and start finding things to be grateful for.

Today I am grateful for that Precor and the show Las Vegas for giving me the platform to push myself beyond anything I thought I was capable of.