Running Motivation and Writing Therapy for Those Ready to Heal from Trauma, Banish Negativity and Achieve Greatness on Their Own Terms
I choose…
To live by my standards, not society’s.
To live by choice… not by chance.
To be motivated… not manipulated.
To be useful… not used.
To make changes, not excuses.
To excel for myself… not compete with others.
I choose self worth, not self pity.
I choose integrity over conforming.
I choose peace over bullshit.
I choose me.
#hopedealer #changeisgonnacome
A reader writes in:
It takes raw transparency and admission. It takes sleepless nights, and self-evaluation. It takes brutal honesty, and a solid moral compass.
It takes sacrifice, selflessness, and sanity. It takes 4 a.m. wake ups, and sweat, and tears. It takes humbleness, and acceptance, and an openness to learn.
It takes less outings, and more sleep, less processed shit, and more whole foods. It takes pushing yourself, and pavement, and pride.
It takes simplicity, and serenity. It takes less ego and more higher power. It takes more giving and less receiving.
It takes willpower, and determination. It takes big dreams and ditching small-minded thinking. It takes love, and hope, faith, and trust.
Yeah… that’s what it takes… all of it.
Take it or leave it… but believe in you. Believe in what your soul yearns for, and believe with all of this… anything is possible.
Amen ❤️. #hopedealer #transparency #transformationjourney
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Fulfillment Friday…
My old life was a mess. My terrible habits. My lack of respect for myself and others brought me to a place of unhappiness.
I tried numerous times to get my shit together with little result. I was lonely, fear-struck, overweight, sick, stuck, tired, and deflated.
4:30 am used to be the time I would just be crawling into bed along with my regrets and whisky stained tear drops… praying to stop my insanity.
Today at 4:30 am I was sipping my rocket fuel… getting ready to slay double digits down the boulevard.
You want to be transformed? Good… let’s go. 🖤
You want to be fulfilled… take my hand and I’ll show you the way. Amen.
#hopedealer #runningmotivation #fullfillment #dontmakeexcuses
Day 1… or one day? You decide.
#SaturdayMotivation
The becoming of your truest self begins when your feet hit the path of which seldom like to go.
Physical change is wonderful. I could tell you I lost 90 pounds, I can show you the pictures to support that… but what is more important than the physical is the mental endurance and toughness it takes to transform your spirit.
The road less traveled is a place that’s usually not crowded. We have all a pathway to it. Some of us are just stepping ever so softly on it, some of us are pounding heavy in the middle of it, and some of us are at the groundbreaking edge of being led off the road and ready to unveil what they have learned.
When I am at my best. I am connected to the Earth. I stop for the flowers, I listen for the birds, I see clearly how the toxic bullshit of the past doesn’t stand a chance against God’s beautiful treasures and connectedness, inner peace, or self-love.
Do yourself a favor and turn down The Road Less Traveled. Take the first step. Take the unexpected route, do quietly the things that stir up change, but do boldly the things that help others to see.
You are worthy of everything good… now get on that road.
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And so it begins… first training run done ☑️.
Official Marine Corps Marathon training starts today!
I have a feeling it’s going to be a long hot summer!
Envision your goals, and dreams💙.
Set out on the road before you. 💙
Along the way make memories, make peace with yourself, and most of all make a better way of life.💙
#hopedealer #MCM2021 #dogdaysofsummer
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Today’s run is brought to you by Get Up Off Your Ass and Just Be Happy 
.
I asked myself this morning, is my road paved with good intentions?
We can wake up and take the crowded, miserable, exhausting road of toxic complainers… or we can wake up and take the road less traveled.
Let’s not overthink it today. Wake up, fill your cup up with joy (or a little espresso 
) and get out there and create the life you deserve.
People will laugh, mock, and roadblock in any way they can. Stigmas and society will try to fill you with false thoughts, images, and negativity that is senseless and unprovable.
Pave your road with good intentions today. Seal it with gratefulness, and teach the people who pass you today a little thing about joy.
Be happy on purpose . Be helpful when asked…
Be patient when life is hard… and Be You.
Time to work…
I hope today that you are celebrating you. I hope today you will come to understand that no matter how little you think you have come in your journey so far, it does not even remotely define you.
I hope today the reflection you see is an image of a person trying. I hope you can see the sacrifices you’ve made, the love you have given, and that not only is external and internal change possible… but extraordinary‼️
I hope you can one day understand that all that you have been through has shaped and prepared you for exactly where you are today.
I hope you know that our sneakers tell a tale of who we are. They are scuffed and worn, broken in, and twisted, but they are also comfortable and gentle, they are molded and perfect. They have felt every pounce of the pavement, and trudge on the trail… yet day after day they show up for us and do exactly what’s expected of them.
Show up for yourself. Do what’s expected. Dream the crazy dreams. Set goals… make plans… be the change that everyone tells you you’re crazy for believing in.
Someone is struggling, yearning, seeing, and hoping. Show them they can… tell them they will. Exhale ambition and spread that shit like wildfire. Life is waiting… let’s go make the happiest one we can. 🖤
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The open road…🖤
How blessed am I to take just a few short steps from my home to this open road?
My open road has been a solid foundation where I have retraced and rebuilt my life.
My open road has heard my cries for help, the confessions of my heart, and my pleas for a better version of myself.
My open road has taken me through trials, and upsets, through celebrations and victories.
Today I get to wake up and use my gift… the gift of my legs.
I get to run, sweat, breathe heavy, taste the salt on my cheeks, and just let the burdens of my heart be lifted away to my creator. I can be freed.
What’s your open road look like?
Today I challenge you to release one thing on that pavement that’s been holding you back. Leave it there… say goodbye to it… thank it… and then inhale with gratitude that your open road will know exactly what to do with it.
Running is a gift. Celebrate that open road today 🖤.
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Wake up and take the road less traveled… 
Find your strength in the shadow of His wings… the path you are trudging leaves a permanent imprint for your legacy.
Choose to be braver… choose to be better.
Choose hard over easy… choose integrity over poor judgment.
Choose faith over doubt… choose hope over despair.
Choose wisely…
#choosehealth #chooseyourself
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