And I don’t mean that in a snarky, “I’m better than you because I workout” kind of way.
But it is my truth. After I had the twins, my three very young children were my excuse for everything. I stopped moving forward. I stopped growing. I was letting life happen to me instead of LIVING my life because I had so many excuses not to.
Being a mom is undoubtedly the most significant, greatest calling of my life. There is more purpose and passion and challenges and losses and fulfillment and delight than in anything else I could ever hope to do.
But being a mom who stopped growing, who stopped challenging herself, and who stopped taking care of herself was not the kind of mom my children needed.
And so that is why I workout. That is why I encourage and help other women find the time and space and energy to start taking better care of themselves too.
And that is why my children are my reason, not my excuse.
