Training your CORE = THE CENTER OF YOUR POWER

I hope the picture isn’t too distracting as I am not known for my drawing skills. LOL. I’m confident most first graders could offer an improved version. (By all means, if you have a first grader let them have a go at it and I’ll offer a prize of their choosing from the Target toy aisle! :))

Here’s the real idea for the day:

WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR CORE! TRAIN & PROTECT = STABILITY

Okay, so my amazing friend and trainer, Amy (from Hitchfit), would be thrilled to hear me say that. And honestly, short of having some amazing meals this summer and the best ice cream ever today at BettyRae’s in KCMO, I USUALLY do believe this to be true. THE TRUTH IS THOUGH. I am not thinking of this type of CORE TRAINING, but it does happen to have the same elements of truth…

OUR CORE AS IN OUR HEART AND MIND!  (THE TRUE CENTER OF OUR POWER)

We have to TRAIN our minds through reading and learning. From ages 0 to 101 and beyond. Some of my favorite days have been with older adults sharing how they are constantly absorbing all this world has to offer and continuing to grow from great books, art, music, sports, and in general: great people. Don’t even get me started on the cuteness of watching a young child read… or better yet a baby being read to….

We have to PROTECT our mind, by not feeding it with negative fuel. Those circumstances, people and experiences that create anxiety and stress likely need to be dealt with. We can help this by the TRAINING part of this message. FOCUS on the good, LEARN how to deal with not so good, and you will PROTECT your CORE!

Finally… All of this provides something that is desperately needed by all of us: STABILITY and BALANCE. I have seen the results of someone who has trained their CORE well and how they react to life and I’ve also seen the reverse which isn’t so pretty, but perhaps too common.

This is a simple truth folks. WE MUST COMMIT TO THE TRAINING and PUT OURSELVES IN THE BEST POSSIBLE SITUATION (AKA PROTECTING OUR (CORE) HEARTS AND MIND). When we do this we ARE THE BEST VERSION OF OURSELVES.

Guess what? If we are stable and balanced we can not only SERVE WELL! WE CAN TOTALLY ROCK IT!

(Photo creds: My own… Scary, huh?)