After a bout of lethargy for the past 2 days, I decided to work out at 10:30 tonight. I was stiff, stuffed, and sorry… Anyway, as I finally made myself get up off the couch and move, I felt better. I knew that the grogginess that was calling my name was leaving, and instead of going to bed, I’d wake up and probably be up until.. oh, let’s say, 12:51 – now – as I stop to write down these thoughts I had I decided it didn’t matter. If I had continued laying around yesterday, today, … well. I didn’t. At the last hour of the day, I did what I should have done earlier… and the day before. I got up and moved.
As often happens I thought of a scripture, the one where the guy came at the end of the day looking for a job. He found one. He was hired on the spot because he made a move in spite of the hour. The other guys were so mad because he got the same wages as they did and they had worked all day. The landowner said “I’m not doing anything wrong here; everyone agreed to the same wages,” and he told them to just go on already – sort of.
In other words, don’t worry about the time that has been lost. We can’t go back and get it. Start now. Where you are. Make the move toward your goal, and do not worry about what others think. They are not your “landowner.” If you work hard, no matter what point in the game you got in, you will see results and you will be rewarded. Press toward the mark to gain the prize.
It’s never to late to start. I ain’t over ’til it’s over.
Vickie L. Perez: Vitality 