$5 a day

What will that buy you? A cup of Fivebucks (as my friend calls it). A “Meal Deal”. A gallon or 2 of gas? Or training. I added up what I’ve spent on training thus far and that is about what I’ve spent. And what have I GAINED? Well, let’s look at what I’ve LOST first
The following prescriptions: Novac, Atenol, Lipitor, Amantadine (energy for M.S. symtoms - usually used for Parkinson's disease), Avonex and Celexa

Other things such as walking with a cane, 70 something pounds, and a “poor me” attitude.
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As far as what I’ve GAINED – well, life! Everyone who has known me for years comments on the fact that I look years younger. You know, having the weight of the world lifted off your shoulders tends to do that to you. When you are used to waking up every morning crying because you just honestly don’t know how you’re going to get through the day and now you wake up laughing to a smiling puppy (yes, he really smiles) ready for the first morning walk BEFORE coffee, how can you put a price on that? Well in my case I can. $5 a day.

Training may not be for everyone. But for some of us, it is literally a lifeline. I am a very spiritual woman, and my “inside” was very strong; however my outside was falling apart. It took me a long time to realize that I am responsible for this vessel called a body. As I told a friend, eventually you have to get up off your knees and do what you’ve been told to do or you will just end up with bloody knees. I can cry and complain about “it isn’t fair”, but something my Dad told me after my divorce is still true today. “Whoever told you that like was fair was a liar.” But you know what? It is what we make of it. Don’t like your life? CHANGE IT. Some people only need training for a brief time to get the basics and find out what they need to better themselves. Some of us have NO IDEA what to do, and need the tools you give us. ALL of us need to get off our duffs and DO something.

While I may not do this forever (unless I win the lottery – wait, is that $5?) I have learned the tools to continue the journey on my own. And that I WILL do. I look forward to not only taking, but LEADING classes while in my 80s. Get ready, because a lot of you will want to take that class.

And I’ll let you. For $5 a class. ;)