It's A Wonderful Life

Another character builder today, let me tell you.

I did go to the gym today and had a really good workout. I even ran into my trainer who was acting odd but I always knew she was odd. Anyway, I was so irritated that at that empty vacant hour (9am on Sunday), with allllll the equipment WIDE OPEN in a three story fitness center, this guy has got to park his butt right next to me.

The upshot is the whole taking care of yourself thing has inspired one of my best friends here in Orlando to do the same thing I am. She's become a workaholic and we've quarreled a lot lately because I started to let go of work so I could take care of my self. She emailed me today to tell me how what I've done (and lectured her for) has finally started to make an impact. She vowed to herself that she is going to start getting up at 5am to work out for a 1/2 hour and then read the bible for other half hour. I'm so proud of her and her email to me brought tears to my eyes. Her family needs her desperately, not the office. And if the hell I've gone through these months brings her closer to herself and thus closer to her husband and children, then it's one of those moments that make you feel like George Bailey in It's A Wonderful Life.