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I used to love working out.  I'd be at the gym six days a week and even looked into becoming a certified fitness instructor!  It helped that my gym was literally across the street from work.  Convenience and proximity made all the difference.  But then life happened.  First, they changed my work schedule to 4 am.  I did that shift for a year and felt like a zombie.  It made working out very difficult.  Then I was diagnosed with two bulging discs in my neck.  That pretty much ended my physically active lifestyle.  

Four years later, I tried getting back into shape.  It was SUCH a mental challenge!  I even hired a trainer, thinking it would force me to get focused and motivated.  WRONG!  

But now I'm back in the gym at least three to four times a week.  The KAC Media Fitness Challenge has actually inspired me to get back in shape.  It also helps that a new gym opened right near my house.  I'm a lazy gal...I dislike driving far just to go work out.  

My favorite thing to do is resistance training.  There's something very satisfying about throwing weights around...even if they're just five and ten pound dumbbells.  LOL  

I also like taking the group exercise classes that the gym offers, such as cardio kickboxing and boot camp.  But once in a while I want to be outdoors.  I'll go walk around the Rose Bowl, run at a nearby high school track, or hike at Runyon Canyon.  My workout partners are usually my mom, who's almost in her 60's and my fat chihuahua, Twinkie.  They force me to be active when I don't feel like it, because I know they need to exercise just as much as I do.

I used to love working out.  I'd be at the gym six days a week and even looked into becoming a certified fitness instructor!  It helped that my gym was literally across the street from work.  Convenience and proximity made all the difference.  But then life happened.  First, they changed my work schedule to 4 am.  I did that shift for a year and felt like a zombie.  It made working out very difficult.  Then I was diagnosed with two bulging discs in my neck.  That pretty much ended my physically active lifestyle.  

Four years later, I tried getting back into shape.  It was SUCH a mental challenge!  I even hired a trainer, thinking it would force me to get focused and motivated.  WRONG!  

But now I'm back in the gym at least three to four times a week.  The KAC Media Fitness Challenge has actually inspired me to get back in shape.  It also helps that a new gym opened right near my house.  I'm a lazy gal...I dislike driving far just to go work out.  

My favorite thing to do is resistance training.  There's something very satisfying about throwing weights around...even if they're just five and ten pound dumbbells.  LOL  

I also like taking the group exercise classes that the gym offers, such as cardio kickboxing and boot camp.  But once in a while I want to be outdoors.  I'll go walk around the Rose Bowl, run at a nearby high school track, or hike at Runyon Canyon.  My workout partners are usually my mom, who's almost in her 60's and my fat chihuahua, Twinkie.  They force me to be active when I don't feel like it, because I know they need to exercise just as much as I do.

Forgiveness.  

 A simple concept but so hard to do.   I thought I understood what it meant, but I didn't really.  I have no problem forgiving people for small hurts, offenses and slights.  But I had an experience in which two close friends hurt me very deeply... and the forgiveness that I had to extend was a long, slow and painful process.  

As a Christian, I knew I had to forgive.  But while I forgave in my head, it was difficult to forgive in my heart.  

I went through different phases.  First there was the "I'll forgive them but I'll never forget" phase.  Then the "I'll forgive them, but God, you know what they did wrong.  You be my avenger" phase.  Neither is true forgiveness.

In the course of my readings, I came across a book by Bob Sorge called, Dealing with the Rejection and Praise of Man.

With President Barack Obama now in office, the issue of abortion has been pushed to the political and media forefront.   We hear from people who are Pro-Choice.  We hear from people who are Pro-Life.  We hear from religious groups, political leaders, and everyday Americans both male and female.  But what about the babies whose very lives are being debated over? 

 Two women, who survived their mothers attempts to abort them, posted their testimonies on http://www.abortionfacts.com/.  I also posted their testimonies on my personal blog, http://www.foreverhealed.com/. 

 But you can read them directly here: