My dad once told me that sometimes the right thing to do is sometimes the hardest thing. These words are easy to write because I know them well and they have guided me through many hard times, including a divorce. However, when it comes to making a change regarding my body, I have struggled.

The phrase, "back in high school" has become cliche, but like so many others, those were my glory days for my body. I was a runner and could eat whatever I wanted without gaining a pound. My record was five bean burritos from Taco Bell in one meal. See! I am competitive even when I eat! The fact is, I went to college and beer drinking replaced running, and I have never gotten back to where I wanted to be since. I have worked with personal trainers before, but the difference with Josh is the accountability. I will never forget seeing him working out at the gym and thinking, "wow, I wish I could be that strong" and I wondered if it was something I would ever be able to achieve. At the time I thought it was impossible. That's what's different about Josh.
Josh makes you feel like everything is possible.

The hardest thing is usually the right thing. This really applies to so many aspects of my life right now. Eating properly is not easy for me, but it's the right thing for my health. Getting up at 4:45am every morning isn't easy, but it's the right thing for my weight training to improve my body. Leaving work Mondays a little bit early so I can catch my favorite spin class isn't easy, but it's the right thing to keep me excited about cardio.

Josh has also motivated me in another way that I'd like to share.
For many years, there was a man in Chicago who would work for other people on Christmas so that they could be with their families. He did all sorts of odd jobs from working at a gas station, to covering for someone at a movie theater. I only heard about this man's community service after his passing and for the past few years since, I have wanted to start something similar in Indianapolis. Raised as a Jew, Christmas has always just been "any other day" for me. Now I am believer in different types of faith, like faith in the human spirit. Meeting Josh has confirmed this faith in goodness. I hope to start this group who helps others on Christmas be with their families when they would ordinarily be at work. I could do this alone, or maybe I can provoke change in enough people who feel the same way about helping others. This will not be an easy task, but sometimes the right thing to do is the hardest.

Thanks for reading,
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