I was just exercising.  For the first time in weeks if not months.  It is the first of two ways that I’m failing myself right now.  The second way I’m failing myself right now is by not being robotic about my finances.  By robotic I don’t mean to take the personal out of personal finances, but by cutting corners where I should be consistent every single day.

By not exercising I’m increasing health risks, allowing my heart to be weaker, letting my body potentially gain weight (though I have not ballooned over my holidays), and generally allowing myself to fall into a pattern of laziness.  If I exercise regularly the benefits are myriad and I usually feel better throughout the day.  Its a no-brainer, but I’m also feeling lower emotional motivation.  My wife can workout for two hours a day, seven days a week and enjoy it.  I work out once a day and its a miracle.  This isn’t a late new years resolution, I just need to be disciplined in principle.

Of course my second area of failure also shows a sign of lack of discipline.  I can blog regularly, and I think about my finances regularly, but it is easy for me to let things slide here and there so that my bills are paid on time, just not earlier than they could be.  I need to send finances to charities/individuals/ministries I support (which I will do once this post is published - if you’re reading this, the money has been sent).  I just put it off a little bit here and there, but it adds up.

I’m going to take control today and see what I can’t accomplish over the next week in discipline.