I LOVE Shoes!

March 1, 2012 By Tina Moore Leave a Comment

I really LOVE shoes.

In my front hall closet alone, I have 48 pairs of boots and shoes. I come by it honestly as both my Mom and sister love shoes as well…or perhaps it’s just genetically part of woman’s makeup to enjoy a beautiful, well sculptured, finely designed shoe. (Insert happy sigh)

Today I am talking about running shoes.

Not the shoe I would have purchased just a few years ago, but one I now proudly put on every time I train to reach my jogging goals.

Although putting on a pair of stilettos can make me feel strong in a business meeting, putting on a pair of runners makes me feel STRONG in my LIFE.

Finding the correct running shoe is very important.

If you are currently running in old shoes you need to get new ones immediately. Why? Simply put, an old shoe doesn’t have the stability and shock absorption it used to have and this increases your risk of an avoidable injury.

When you set out to purchase a new pair of shoes make sure you wear the sock you intend to use while running. Because your feet swell, do not purchase a shoe that is too small! Oftentimes you will get a half to full size larger than what you would normally wear in a dress shoe.

I am blessed to get my shoes from an amazing source: LadySport.

They really know their stuff. They actually have a 39 page document you can download informing you all about heel counters, rocker soles, toe springs, medial posts, shanks, and board lasting, slip lasting or strobel lasting.

Click on photo to go to LadySport!

The staff at LadySport can talk to you about the foot bed, the foot frame, the cupsole, midsole and the saddle (giddy up!).

Click on image to go to LadySport website!

Their knowledge is extensive and you know when you purchase a shoe from LadySport you are getting the most current information.

As you can see, they also have lots to choose from so you have the opportunity to try different styles and models to get just the right fit.

I wear Mizunos. I’ve tried other brands but that particular shoe seems to make my feet happy…and a happy foot makes a happy Tina.

Investing in a proper running shoe is key to a HEALTHY, SAFE and SUCCESSFUL running program.

RUN STRONG. RUN FAST. RUN SAFE. RUN HAPPY!

Have a wonderful weekend! Today we MARCH into SPRING and I can’t wait to see the new flowers, happy birds and sunshiney days!

With a smile,

Tina

The Decisions You Make, Create The Life You Live

February 28, 2012 By Tina Moore 1 Comment

DECISIONS are CHOICES. Every day we make choices and together those choices add up to create a life.

Yes, there are challenges and struggles along the way, but it is our CHOICE how we DECIDE to deal with those challenges. Do we become a victim and allow the difficulties to define us? Do we RISE ABOVE, TAKE ACTION and EMPOWER ourselves? Do we complain? Do we think and act with POSITIVE energy or do we allow negativity to dictate our actions?

“We CHOOSE our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

Based on your DECISIONS, what life are you creating for yourSELF?

If you aren’t happy, remember: It doesn’t matter where you are right now.

You could be 20 years old, 76 years old or somewhere in between. You could be 300 pounds or in a job you dislike. You could be in a marriage that is killing you. Maybe you are tired of being alone or perhaps you are constantly struggling financially.

It doesn’t matter where you are right now.

In this moment, right NOW, you have the POWER to change your life if you aren’t happy. You have the privilege to DECIDE what you want to do and then you must make THE DECISION to do it.

I called my book, “The Decision” because in that defining moment when you make THE DECISION to create change, energy shifts to support a new world for yourSELF. I think it’s a fundamental right, an incredibly powerful force we fail to tap into.

Can all these people be wrong?

“We are the creative force of our life, and through our own DECISIONS rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Once you make a DECISION, the universe conspires to make it happen.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nothing happens until you DECIDE.” ~ Dr. Stanley Turecki on the Oprah Winfrey Show

There is POWER in making a DECISION.

 

DECIDE to be HAPPY.

DECIDE to lose weight.

DECIDE to be treated with LOVE and RESPECT.

DECIDE TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE. ~ Oprah Winfrey

With a smile,

Tina

PS. If you need help creating the life you want by making a decision, honouring your goals and following through on your promises to yourSELF, my book, “The Decision” will help you. It is only $9.95 and available HERE.

THE Jog Blog – 59

February 23, 2012 By Tina Moore 1 Comment

Sometimes you have great jogs. They are easy, effortless and you feel inspired. Other times you aren’t motivated so it’s tough to get yourself out the door. And don’t forget the times when you are out there, feeling pretty good but your legs feel heavy, your body is tired and you move slower and with more effort.

Those are the times when you need JOGGING AFFIRMATIONS.

I believe affirmations have incredible POWER. They are like an internal coach, mother, friend, teacher, mentor, and guide. I use my jogging affirmations all the time:

  • They keep my mind busy thinking POSITIVE thoughts instead of negative thoughts.
  • They create a VISION of what I want to see as the end result. (See my MARATHON blog for proof on how it works!)
  • They give me ENERGY when I may have been feeling tired, weak or slow.

Your affirmations should resonate with YOU. Keep them short so they aren’t difficult to repeat. Because I am a musician, I like the ones that fit the rhythm of my feet hitting the ground. It’s a meditative rap!

THIS IS A GREAT JOG!

I FEEL GOOD; I FEEL STRONG.

I AM GRATEFUL TO JOG.

JOGGING IS MY GIFT TO ME!

THESE HILLS ARE EASY!

I AM STRONG!

I HAVE SO MUCH ENERGY!

I FEEL FREE.

I FEEL ALIVE!

LOOK AT ME GO!

BURN BABY BURN.

I AM AMAZING!

THIS IS MY TIME.

WHOO HOO, I AM FABULOUS!

I LOVE MYSELF!

I AM ROCKIN’ IT!

GO BABY GO!

Remember your thoughts have enormous power. You don’t want to weigh your body down with negative thoughts when you are having a tough time.

  • Think positive.

  • Think energy.

  • Think power.

  • Think strength.

  • Think success!

I’d love to hear your affirmations! What works for you? Have a JOY-full, loving and empowered weekend my friends.

With a smile,

Tina

 

Help Is On The Way

February 21, 2012 By Tina Moore 2 Comments

Wouldn’t that be great? If we were having a difficult time, we could look to the wall to see the light blinking and say:

“It’s ok! Everything will be fine…HELP IS ON THE WAY.”

Some turn to God or religion to bring comfort in times of trouble. Others meditate and find that inner peace and quiet by connecting to their breath and calming their thoughts. Some will exert themselves physically through jogging, cycling, or skiing and others will use their artistic expressions such as painting, dance and music to bring peace.

I connect when I am jogging on a regular basis, spend time near the ocean and trees and when I write. I find clarity, peace and strength and hear all the answers to my questions.

Yesterday, I wrote the following in my journal. I believe it is a fundamental truth:

Today is a new day, a new beginning.

Today is an OPPORTUNITY.

Today holds possibilities, choices, chances and options.

Today is not yesterday, a few days ago, last month, a couple years prior or when you were a child.

Today is NOW.

Today is about HONOURING the very essence of who I am and EMBRACING it.

Today is about COURAGE.

It’s the courage and strength to move forward despite challenges or fears.

Today is about FORGIVENESS.

I forgive mySELF so I can forgive others.

Today I will LISTEN.

I will listen to my VOICE, my INSTINCT, the loving, nurturing, inner WISDOM that never leads me astray.

Today I will no longer invest in negativity or victimization. I will empower mySELF by thinking and acting in a positive, healthy and respectful manner.

Today is about LIVING AUTHENTICALLY and with INTEGRITY.

Today I look to my dreams as TRUTHS that are forming shape and direction.

Today is a series of choices: I CHOOSE MY THOUGHTS. I CHOOSE MY ACTIONS.

Today is a GIFT.

Today will never happen again so I must live with KINDNESS in my heart. I must share my LOVE and offer HOPE instead of fear or doubt.

Today I realize help isn’t on its way…it’s already hear. (Yes, I chose that spelling on purpose.)

Today I have all the information I need; I just need to LISTEN.

Today my questions are answered by listening to what’s going on inside…inside where my INSTINCT lives, my ESSENCE shines and my LOVE grows.

Today is a GIFT you give yourSELF.

Today is NOW.

I hope you embrace today with LOVE in your heart, GRATITUDE in your smile and TRUTH in your words. Know that the guidance you seek is inside of you.

SEEK YOUR TRUTH AND YOU WILL FIND YOUR JOY.

With a smile,

Tina

THE Jog Blog – 58

February 16, 2012 By Tina Moore

When your BODY isn’t allowed to exercise due to injury or illness, your MIND starts to become over active instead.

For the past 5 or 6 weeks I have not been able to exercise due to pleurisy. Prior to that, I was only jogging about once a week because of a bad cold so this has been an 8 week endeavour with little or no exercise.

On the weekend, I started to put on my awesome red ‘marathon’ shirt, the one I earned for participating (running my buns off) in the full marathon in October when I came to a screeching halt.

The negative voice inside my head said:

“You don’t deserve to wear that.”

I immediately went to the mirror so I could look myself in the eye and cried:

“THAT’S A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY. I RAN A FULL MARATHON! 42 KILOMETERS! I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO WEAR THIS SHIRT. SHUT UP AND QUIT BEING SO MEAN!!!!!!!!!!”

Then I got mad.

How DARE you make me feel anything less than PROUD, JOYFUL and HAPPY about running my marathon!

How DARE you try and put me down, make me feel ashamed and bad about mySELF.

That run was a year in the making with the training and commitment.

That run was an incredible day in my life and I’ll be damned if I let some small, insignificant, stupid negative voice in MY head ruin it.

SCREW YOU NEGATIVITY! (Cheers and applause)

Because I haven’t had exercise for my stress and anxiety (an outlet to process negative thoughts and emotions), I haven’t been feeling well and my sense of SELF has been compromised as a result, the negative voice saw an opportunity.

Although my ACTIONS were to give my body good, nutritious food, plenty of sleep and limit any cause of stress, my THOUGHTS were sabotaging any good I was doing.

It was a critical moment.

I cried. I ranted. I sat in my sadness for a couple of hours and then I changed my thoughts.

Is it as simple as that?

No, first I had to make THE DECISION to change my thoughts…it always comes down to that truth.

I had to get mySELF back into EMOTIONAL SHAPE.

If your doctor has advised you NOT to exercise for a certain amount of time, you must keep track of your thoughts. Negativity isn’t going to help you get better. Negative thoughts create a steady stream of difficulty that you are then forced to push through.

Stop the stream from its source: YOUR HEAD.

Replace mean, negative and untrue thoughts with positive, loving, kind and honest thoughts. Nurture yourSELF with compassion! You would never say those things to your family or friends, please do not say them to yourSELF.

Exercise your mind with kindness if you can’t work your body with exercise.

Nurture. Love. Respect.

Wishing you a kind and loving weekend my friends!

With a smile,

Tina

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