Health and Wellness: Do Something
/ Autumn McKenzie Jackson
I finished my 100 Days of Burpees. What an accomplishment! I loved having a focused fitness goal. After the 100 days, I planned on doing some sort of burpee maintenance. It did not happen. The last couple week of burpees was exhausting. I did nearly 1500 burpees in the last two weeks- so I decided to take a break. Before I knew it I had taken a 30 day hiatus in the name of recovery.
Monday I had an awesome morning and decided that it was the day that I would start running. I am learning to enjoy running. It is high on my list of overall workouts. No more stalling. I took action!
Resting on past achievements will only get us so far. Health and Wellness requires conscious daily decisions regarding intake and exercise. Without this, goals and gains slip away and it is easy to lose sight of them.
I don’t know exactly when I realized that I was scheduled to work the same day Audrey and I were to fly to Orlando, Fl for National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Age Group Championships.
As I prepared for my brother’s life celebration, I found out that I had no way to prepare for what I experienced. I already have the utmost admiration for my brother, still, over the course of one afternoon at West Point…
I am certain I did not understand the full significance of what he wrote then nor do I now, but I knew enough to hold onto his letters.
I tend not to be awestruck, but my older brother, Darrell, is an exception. He is my superhero.
If you have never made a declaration of faith and you want to make that commitment, here is how.
This is my nephew Joshua. He is the boy in my Joyful Crew!