{"id":798,"date":"2015-06-30T21:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T21:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judithnatellimclaughlin.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2015-06-30T21:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T21:15:20","slug":"blog-five-perfect-motivational-mantras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/judithnatellimclaughlin.com\/?p=798","title":{"rendered":"Blog: Five Perfect Motivational Mantras"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Screen<\/a>When I was a young girl, into gymnastics, I liked to do back walkovers everywhere\u2014on the driveway, on the lawn, on the sidewalk, on the balance beam. I could do back walkovers anywhere and because I could, I did. Perhaps to the annoyance of my family. And then a thought occurred to me. I planned to do one back walkover every day for the rest of my life, just so I would never lose the skill. Alas, I\u2019m over 50 now and haven\u2019t done a back walkover in about 35 years. I simply don\u2019t bend that way anymore.<\/p>\n

This leads me to something I can do. Run. I am a runner, a slow and steady runner. I enjoy my runs and typically use my three, four or five miles to think, and as I like to say, \u201cSolve the world\u2019s problems.\u201d But even though I enjoy my runs, there are times when I just don\u2019t feel like doing it. I would rather sleep, watch television, eat junk food or clean a toilet (yup, my lack of motivation has provided my family with a clean bowl or two). When I am in one of those moods, I have five motivational mantras I use to kick my own butt. Feel free to use them when you\u2019re feeling unmotivated to run, walk, swim, bike, hike or do what it is that you do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Do it because you can<\/em><\/strong>. Kind of like the back walkovers. There may come a point in time when my body just won\u2019t bend that way anymore, so as long as I am able, I owe it to my heart to get out there and run.<\/li>\n
  2. No thinking just doing.<\/em><\/strong> This one comes courtesy of my favorite Total Body Workout instructor. Whenever I, or a member of our group, would moan about the exercise put before us, she would shout, \u201cNo thinking, just doing.\u201d Her words have gotten me out of bed on many a reluctant morning.<\/li>\n
  3. Hate it now, love it later.<\/em><\/strong> It is likely that I will hate my run when I am not in the mood to do it. Every step will feel like a challenge. But no matter how grueling the workout, one thing for certain, I will feel so much better when it is over.<\/li>\n
  4. It will still be there.<\/em><\/strong> Whatever excuse I am using to avoid my workout will still be there when the workout is done. Both the good and the bad. There will always be more wash to do, more toilets to scrub, more books to read, and more television to watch, so I can get to them when my run is over.<\/li>\n
  5. Clear your head.<\/em><\/strong> Sometimes my head gets filled with the worries, challenges and burdens of my family, my job, and the stresses of everyday life. I know a good long run will do wonders to clear my head. I force myself to remember a clear head is like hitting my recharge button. Or even better? Refresh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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