They Call Me Seashell

That number holds a bit of heft.  When I see 100, I think immediately a short list of words: Accomplishment Perfection All Whole Complete Maybe this reveals a bit about me and my tendency to be results driven and very FIRE aspect dominant.  :-)   One word that typically does not come to mind however is HAPPY .  That is until recently.  There is a challenge called 100 Happy Days and being that we just passed 100 days remaining in the year I thought that it would be the perfect way to end 2015. I find this challenge very engaging since it enforces that happiness is a choice and that every day we have something to be happy about... you just have to look. Since today is Day 3, I had some catching up to do but here are the first 3 days of my 100 Happy Days experiment: Day 1 - I am happy to be starting over in my training.  Again. And not for the last time. ;-) Day 2 - I am happy for my husband and his sense of humor...

Recently I have been thinking about heart and courage.   Does winning a race or placing on the podium or setting a PR take heart and courage?  Absolutely - but not for the reasons why you may think.  Courage and Heart do not exist in a result.  Courage is born with a decision and dedication to follow a dream, and heart is earned in the darkest hours.    I was once asked what the hardest part of Ironman was.  I responded "Signing up." I realize how blessed I am to belong to some amazing communities and the one thing that really ties them all together is that their purpose is the same - lift up women and encourage them to go after their goals. As a member of the endurance triathlon community for some time now I have seen many friends and teammates make valiant attempts and fall short of achieving their goals.  The amazing thing is that in the community to which we belong no one ever criticized, made fun of or ri...