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I have fallen off the workout wagon yet again. Nothing for it but to pick my somewhat heavier self back up and start running to see if I can’t catch back up.  I was busy, I didn’t have the time, I was stressed, I was…making excuses again. A little time spent sweating seems to make everything else a little easier. This I know, but when things get hairy I conveniently forget it every time. And so I find myself crawling out of the stress pit again. Not as easily accomplished when you haven’t been working out. It’s funny how every time, I swear to myself that this time I’ll remember, I’ll make the time, I’ll brook no excuses for slacking off. Riiight. Coming out of the gate, that’s easy to promise. It’s all in the follow through, though. Or maybe it’s in each fresh beginning. I like that idea better. Picking yourself up and starting anew takes some real sweat, physical and metaphorical. I’m always struck by how much of my workout is a mind game. I suspect that I’m not alone in this. To new beginnings for all of us on the road to lifelong physical fitness…    ~DG