Myra is a single mother of a twelve and a half year old beautiful girl.
A teacher, a daughter, trying to have a sense of humor, fighting to be fit, kettlebell loving, MizFit wannabe.
Maybe I’ll get up the courage to have my own blog after this! (MizFit note: I CHOOSE yes.)
Choose Life
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the choices we make.
I don’t know whether it’s the change of seasons. (cue sad bye bye to summer music)
Or my milestone BIG birthday that I threatened to celebrate but let pass by unnoticed(not by me)
But I find myself finally ready to act on a commitment that should have been made years ago.
Today I decided to CHOOSE LIFE.
That may seem so obvious, but life is complicated and messy, and choosing is so hard. You want to make the right decision, of course to please everyone. What to choose? I know for me decision making is sometimes so hard, I just let it go.
Sadly enough, a lot of time has passed, but now I’m ready to choose.
Back in the day…..waaay back….remember a group called Wham!? You know, before George Michael was George Michael and he was just cute? (I told you I just had a big birthday)
Well, I digress.
George Michael and the other guy wore Tshirts in their video that said Choose Life. I thought about it then, and then put it away.
As you well know, sh—stuff happens. I got married…got fit….lost Dad…..lost husband….adopted daughter….
In choosing to forge ahead, I lost myself. I was fit, almost certified as a trainer.
I chose what I thought was best.
Fast forward to 2009. Many good choices, Many, many bad choices.
Good Choice: my beautiful daughter and I joined a gym together. As I fumble to untangle the earphones, she calls from across the room to show how she is already running up a steep incline like Jillian said to on “The Biggest Loser”.
Bad Choice: changed my eating without changing portion size = no weight loss= frustration
Bad choice: cluttered apartment, missed doctors appointments etc, etc, and so on.
Somehow, today is the day I know I’ve made a good choice.
I’m Choosing Life.
For me. Not for my mother. She needs me, but won’t have me if I don’t choose life.
Not for my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah. I thought I could choose a goal like looking great at her Bat Mitzvah. That didn’t seem to be the motivator I thought it would be.
Today, I’m choosing life.
For me. So I can be there for my mother. So I can watch my beautiful daughter run and jump and laugh.
I know what to do. I think we all know what to do. We just have to choose.
moonduster (Becky) says
October 29, 2009 at 3:17 amLovely post. Life is all about the choices we make.
Nia says
October 29, 2009 at 5:11 amExcellent post!
EatingJourney says
October 29, 2009 at 5:27 amAMEN. What a beautiful post. Thank you for reminding us. It’s what we should all be choosing.
Diana says
October 29, 2009 at 5:27 amGreat post and great points 🙂
Fat Daddy says
October 29, 2009 at 6:01 amChoices…great post. Looking back on past choices can sure bring me down. But each day brings a new chance to do better, and I am determined to change my future.
And choose life. Sounds like you are too!
Thank you Myra…and MizFit
Miz says
October 29, 2009 at 6:04 amI know that’s what I love about the post too.
We are always moments away from getting back on track by making a new and different choice.
It’s so uplifting for me (and something I employ frequently with mamahood as well)
vickie says
October 29, 2009 at 6:11 amlovely post
just happened to watch this week’s biggest loser and the woman that had lost her whole family was talking about stepping back into life.
life, stepping forward, a positive response.
JavaChick says
October 29, 2009 at 6:43 amYes I remember cute George Michael in the Choose Life T-Shirt…Are we thinking about the same Big Birthday?
Great post!
Jody - Fit at 51 says
October 29, 2009 at 6:49 amGreat post! I put this quote on my blog today from a contestant from the biggest loser that had lost her husband & child in a car crash: “You can choose differently. Today is your second chance!”
We all can learn from the ability to choose life!
Dr. J says
October 29, 2009 at 7:11 amVery Nice!!
Choose life was one of my main mantras in medical school! Helped me get through that gauntlet.
Leah J. Utas says
October 29, 2009 at 7:12 amExcellent post.
jennifer york (jeepjenn) says
October 29, 2009 at 7:25 amThere are no bad choices….just lessons. Once you learn the lesson, you start making more positive choices…
Teresa says
October 29, 2009 at 8:02 amGreat Post, Fitness and health are the goal, life is the prize.
Dawn says
October 29, 2009 at 8:09 amGreat post!!! My big 40 was my turning point too. Choose Life!!!! I like it. Go go go!!!
Sagan says
October 29, 2009 at 8:33 amLovely. Sometimes we THINK we’re doing the “right” thing, but then it takes us a little trial and error to sort it out!
debby says
October 29, 2009 at 9:42 amI like this also. It goes right along with what I say about ‘for the rest of my life.’
Extreme Fitness Results says
October 29, 2009 at 9:45 amChoose life! Sometimes the most obvious choices are the hardest, because we stop seeing the forest for the trees. Congratulations on your bravery and determination in the face of daunting challenges!
Nikki says
October 29, 2009 at 9:57 amExcellent Post! I’m with you on this!!
Try saying it out loud;it’s very powerful!!
“I CHOOSE LIFE!”
Cheers – Nikki
deb roby says
October 29, 2009 at 10:39 amWonderful post. And may I say -quietly- that I don’t think when “Wham” was popular was THAT long ago. But then I remember when the Beatles first hit the world, so maybe it’s all in our perspective.
Today, I too choose Life.
myra says
October 29, 2009 at 11:00 amThanks everybody….Dawn…I wish I knew this stuff when I hit the big 4-0 !
Thanks Miz..ur so cool.
Camevil says
October 29, 2009 at 11:35 amChoose Life…a better mantra than that other 80’s Tshirt about Frankie and Relax and whatever. But, they could go together too, right?
Cynthia says
October 29, 2009 at 12:16 pmReally enjoyed this post and what a great reminder! It’s never too late to choose.
Quix says
October 29, 2009 at 2:26 pmHow refreshing. I know I have a bad habit of not choosing so I don’t have to feel bad that I made the wrong choice. I’m taking steps to reverse that personality trait but it’s hard. Choosing anything comes with a risk – but it’s not much of a life if you just meander through it without picking a direction.
Rhonda says
October 29, 2009 at 5:09 pmHey, I thought it was pretty cool to! Here is the site!
http://wigflip.com/superstickies/
Have fun!
Joe says
October 30, 2009 at 9:41 amGreat post and I admire the courage and clarity but you need to add one more important reason besides your Mother and daughter-YOURSELF- the most important reason
Lisa says
October 30, 2009 at 2:59 pmLOVE this post.
– Lisa
http://inweighovermyhead.blogspot.com/
Valerie says
November 4, 2009 at 9:40 amThis resonates with me right now, as I’m working to make the same choice. To live, for all the right reasons, rather than to coast through life for all the wrong ones…
Beautiful post. And good choice!
(And hey, I loved Wham!. I mean, loved them, loved them. You’re definitely not old, because that would mean I am, and I’m not having any of that!) 🙂
V.
Brian Hughes says
May 27, 2010 at 7:07 pmGeorge Michael is also a great singer and was quite famous in the 80’s era.”~`
Adjustable Dumbbells ` says
October 11, 2010 at 7:04 pmGeorge Michael made some scandals a couple of years ago but i love his music:*;
Gastrointestinal Problems : says
October 23, 2010 at 8:10 amgeorge michael is an scandalous gay music artist but i still admire his talent of singing”””
Heart Bracelet says
December 13, 2010 at 12:57 pmi can say that George Michael is nice guy, he is really a very talented guy ~-.