I have 2 good things to report. Mind you there are quite a few more good things to speak of but 2 are at the for-front of my mind this morning.

1. Exercise ~
     It has been my routine for the past couple of weeks to head to the gym after work. While I’m still working on building consistency I have someone going with who’s being a great encouragement. I’m seeing more and more of my co-workers there which also makes for some good fun as it’s building relationships with other people outside of the daily grind. It’s also affording me to build relationships outside of my immediate and church family. After all, what good is salt and light if it only hangs out with salt and light.
     But I digress, my point is that yesterday I hopped on the same bike, hit the same levels, rode for the same time frame; and my heart rate was a solid 15 beats per minute slower. My pulse tends to run high and we won’t even talk about blood pressure; but yesterday during my ride my heart rate stayed consistently low; well lower than normal. I take this as a sign that the cardiovascular portion of my workout is having an effect. I also had to add weight to my routine as I was not getting the typical burn that I normally do. And for the first time I went through my circuit twice. I head back tomorrow, hope to see the same results.

2. S.O.A.P. ~
     It has been since 18 April that I had soaped; something that I’m not too proud of. I had been trying to get up early enough to spend time in devotion during the wee morning hours but I all to often rolled over and slapped the snooze button. This morning though I got up and hit it. I didn’t do my normal devotion . . . I reverted back to my Men’s Study Bible which is something I’ve had for close to a decade now. It’s written from a man’s perspective with his duties and struggles in mind. It has been quite helpful in the past, I’m finding it still is today.

     So there it is, 2 things I’m happy about with myself. Well, again I say, there are several things that are good, more than I can list. But I like the idea or aspect of improving my body and soul. Working or exercising one with out the other would be . . . well, just not as good it seems. Obviously the spirit is more important, but I hope that as I improve my body my spirit will get some exercise as well. The school that I’m attending is helping quite a bit in that area, I’ve never been so stretched in all my life; but it’s a good stretch.