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The Muscle

This post is about a muscle.  Not that muscle…..get your mind out of the gutter!

A muscle.  One that I found on the back of my leg.  I told my husband about it-to which he asked if I was going to “book” about it.  I realized then…I may be a “Facebook Offender”.  Do I post too much?!?  Then decided, never mind, I am not only going to “book” this but I will blog to which it will hit all social media platforms-that’s right.

This post may start with the muscle-but it’s really about so much more.  If you remember a few of my past posts, I was talking a lot about confidence.  Here and here for example.  I have not made the time to become a die-hard exercising mom, but I have certainly made it more of a priority and it feels really good.

More than that-I am finding a little more confidence-not just in myself-but coming from those around me.

For example.  A month ago I ran a small town 5k.  I love this 5k and run it nearly every year, with my dad cheering along.  This year I finished in just over 27 minutes.  This was not my best of all time, not by a long shot, but what I found was that I was really proud of myself.  It felt really good and I had pushed myself the entire time.  Sidekick 1 and my sweet niece were also very proud and gave me the trophy.  Imaginary or not, that trophy holds a special place in my heart.  They heard me say that I was proud of myself and I realized that they were proud of me too.  I watched as they watched me and something clicked.

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My sidekick had also run the mile that morning too.  Just over 13 minutes at just age 4.  She was incredible and thanks to my nephew and sister-she had a great running crew.  We did this event as a family and all were all involved.

Fast forward to Sidekick 1’s performance as a mini cheerleader at the high school football game about 2 weeks later.  When she finished and she was asked if she had fun, her response, “I’m really proud of myself.”

She didn’t say it when she finished the mile, because I am convinced she hadn’t learned that it’s okay to voice pride in yourself. She hadn’t seen it yet.  Once she saw that though-she took off-like she always does.

It’s worth it people.  The time away, the little extra effort.  It doesn’t have to be an hour a day, it doesn’t even have to be exercise, but I am realizing more and more that I need to keep a little of myself, challenge myself, and do things that my kids can see me enjoy doing.  Most of all, I want them to see that I am proud of myself: even if I am not the 1st one in, or the very best.  Do things, be proud of yourself and show them, not just tell them, that they should be proud of themselves too.

Most of the time, I feel like I get everything wrong when it comes to raising sidekicks-but every once in a while, I totally Nail It.

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