We have been stretched way past the comfort zone.

We have started doing Pilates. My husband and I. Pilates is a controlled, gut-wrenching, work until your whole body shakes, work-out program. We started going on a fluke, when we noticed the classes offered at our gym. Let me just tell you one thing, if you think you are in shape, just try this class. It will leave you shaking, weak, fulfilled, and relaxed. This morning as we started the class, I wondered why am I doing this? Why do I want to come in here and feel so challenged physically that my mental capacity has to keep me going past the pain and weakness. As I write this I almost chuckle as I think about how this exercise class reminds me of my marriage. Relationships require work, sweat, time, commitment, effort, acknowledgment of strenghts and weaknesses, and realization that everyday you feel different, but the goal should stay constant....to become better, stronger and healthier. As I watch my husband work muscles football never knew existed, I smile on the inside because I know we are both feeling the pain. This morning I realized how much we are helping each other. I gather strenght from knowing he is struggling too and he is doing something he would have never done a year ago. As I write this blog my arms are still trembling, my legs have a slight shake, but the best part of all is my new work-out friend. My husband, who feels comfortable enough to go even though it is a stretch.