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Happy National Gratitude Month! We’ve all heard the word, but do you ever stop and think about what gratitude means? Here is the fancy definition according to Google:

 

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

 

I was just thinking about this concept the other day. My body was feeling pretty beat up, I was tired, and didn’t really feel like going to my jiujitsu class. Then it hit me how truly lucky I am.

 

There are thousands of people who trade places with me in a second.

 

I think about people in constant agony, morbidly obese, paralyzed, fighting cancer, or any number of diseases and conditions that keep them from exercising. Sometimes I forget how truly blessed I am.

 

How about you? Do you ever stop and think about how good you actually have it?

 

We all have things that could hold us back, that does not make us unique. What makes you unique is how you press on any way.

 

Take 5 minutes today to show appreciation for and to return kindness to your body. What will be your motivation to leave your excuses behind and move forward, despite all the reasons you have not to?