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 What makes you feel inspired?  Such a great question from my Mom journal for the August 26th 2022 writing prompt.  Many things this year so far have made me feel inspired. My kids' kindness, my husband's love, my mother's devotion to her family. My friends and neighbors and family for showing me so much love on my birthday in July. So. Many. Things.  But... thinking of my inner inspiration coming from myself,  I wrote this in that moment and want to share how my heart was feeling on August 26th: Question: when you look back at this past year,  what makes you feel inspired? What does this inspire you to achieve or do? My answer: I feel inspired when I look at my 1 mile benchmark time at Orangetheory Fitness. I was able to run a mile in 8 minutes 46 seconds. I ran a mile in less than 9 minutes! A couple months ago in May, I was at my healthiest! This proves I don't need to smoke cigarettes, that I am athletic and can accomplish any goal I set my mind to. This benchmark t

 To love everyone but don't be a pushover. Be strong in your convictions. Don't judge others on the surface because you never know what somebody is truly going through on the inside. There are many values I want to teach my kids but I feel like love is #1. Love for God, self and others.  See the image below for one of the reasons why I picked this value in my Mom journal.