What's the point.........

Yesterday you may have heard both Casey and me talking about how hard it was to get out of bed in the morning, and Casey saying to himself something like, "....what's the point?"

Funny stuff.....yet it rang true for me, and I'm sure may have even rung true for you too!

In one way or another, I've said the same thing to myself just about every morning.

Not counting the fact that we all have to get out of bed and either work, or get the kids off, or whatever it is that you do in any given day......here's the point of getting out of bed and either hitting the gym, or doing whatever you do to exercise.

You're giving thanks.

Oh, I know.....you don't want me to get all spiritual on you, but it's true!

My grandmother used to say in Italian something like, "....as long as I can get out of bed in the morning...", or in other words, when I get out of bed, I'm ahead of the game.

You're giving thanks, despite whatever ailments you have, despite whatever your head is telling you about wanting to stay in bed a little longer....you're giving thanks for being housed in the body you have.

I've shared with you the fact that I don't think mine is perfect....not by a long shot. I have the love handles to work on.....not to mention the "man boobs"....and still have to work around the "polio leg". But I do appreciate what I have, and the work that I've done so far to get to where I am. In fact, as of this morning, the scale at Elite says 181. So the goal is very much in sight!


I give thanks that I'm able to see how destructive taking your good health can be. I saw that in my dad, who died at the age of 70, ravaged by diabetes that he never took care of. I saw how it caused him to loose toes.....how his circulation practically shut down....how he could barely walk; and I made a promise to myself that I would never let myself get that way. Believe it or not, he really was a healthy man, but all the bad habits he'd allowed himself throughout his life eventually took their toll. I know he could have lived past 80 if he really made the effort. But he took his good health for granted.

I can't afford to take mine for granted. As it is, my cholestoral runs high, and I need to stay on top of that daily. You, like me, can't afford the luxury of taking for granted whatever good health you have, whatever good health God, genetics, divine providence, or whatever you want to call it, has given you.

Give thanks for what you have......or in the words of William DeVaughn in that 1974 soul classic...Be Thankful for what You Got......(though you may not drive a great big Cadillac, blah , blah, blah.)

So the next time you feel like telling yourself, "...what's the point?".....just remember, the point is to be thankful that you have what you do, and work from there.


Thanks for reading this, for sharing some of your stories with me, and for your continued encouragement!



Ray