Working hard

Welcome all, today we are going to take a different approach to our conversion and get more personal. I am currently reading a book called “The Other Wes Moore” and one of  the characters in the story explains how they use basketball as a scapegoat from their rough reality.

I can honestly say that I also am known to find ways to escape or occupy myself or my thoughts for that matter when I have a lot going on in my life. I was never the type of person to adapt to hobbies. I’m not much of a reader, I can't draw and I don't paint or anything like that but I was able to find something to keep my mind off of my troubles.  

For example I’ve always thought about going to the gym and better myself but I never had the motivation. However, I found that during my days I would get lonely and begin to feel depressed because I didn't have enough around me to keep my spirits up. So instead of wallowing in my depression I decided to finally buy a gym membership and begin my fitness journey. When I joined I was so afraid of being judged there because of my weight, shape, or because I was doing an exercise wrong, that I thought it would discourage me and worsen my troubles I was going through however not soon after I realized no one there judges any one. Whether you're a pro or a beginner, skinny or on the heavier side everyone's the same. I began to write down the exercises that I needed on the days I go in order to achieve the healthiness I wanted in the future. There are some days where I don’t feel like going and I start to worry that I’ll get discouraged of going and could potentially get caught up in life worries but in order for that to not happen I make sure I get up the next day and work twice as hard. When I’m in the gym I don’t think much of everything around me, it just slips away. I play my music and push myself to be the best person that I can be. It's easy to get caught up in hustle and bustle in life and it’s common for things to go awry every now and then. Just as long as you balance them and find your escape, life can seem a little bit easier.