It's a gorgeous Saturday here in AR (that's ARKANSAS)...and I hit the trail on my property for a good KILLER run!

Nobody needs to say "That's it!" when they fail, as though it is the end--or as though it's the ultimate achievement. It's just a truth on the road of life. Just make sure you don't apply it to the whole of life: Failure is a definition, not an accomplishment

LIFT 4 U opened it's brand new cycling studio on 1/23/12.  The students have been amazing and have really enjoyed our new bikes - Schwinn with the MPower console that gives Watt/RPM/Miles and calorie feedback to the rider!!!! So happy right now!!!!!!

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I have SO enjoyed facilitating trainings for R.I.P.P.E.D. not only because I truly am passionate and believe in the program but because I have met SO many wonderful people!!!!!! 

"Saying we should, doesn't mean we are".  I love that statement.  My list of good intentions far exceeds my "I am doing" list a lot of the time; and this is a thought pattern I am working on breaking this year.  Many of us took on the New Year with a genuine commitment to make positive changes for ourselves, but realistically, how many of those changes were actually put down on paper and thought out with a plan of action?  I have several notebooks I use to jot down ideas, inspirations, thoughts that fly through my head - and believe me, getting th

Where are you today in your new year's goals?  Did you make any changes?  Did you try something one time but because it was out of your comfort zone, you decided not to try it again?  Is it easier to just sit at home and watch TV because that's the comfortable thing to do?  Are you still eating the same things because it's comforting to your taste buds?  Most of the time we never reach our goals because it makes us go out of our comfort zones and it's uncomfortable.  There's a little bit of pain....a little bit of anxiety....a little bit of