Groundhog Day

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The movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell played while I was on a flight to England with a mission organization called Operation Mobilization during the summer after my high school graduation in 1993. While technically I have seen the movie, I don't remember the sequence of events. I do know the movie was a repeat of the same day over and over again which happened to be February 2, Groundhog Day. Do you ever feel life can be like one long day with the same routine, occurring repeatedly? 

My alarm vibrates and I wake up. Some days I start my morning with a run, but some days I wait until later to do my strength and mobility exercises. I read my bible, eat breakfast, get dressed and go to work. I am usually home shortly after noontime and spend the afternoon either completing office work or other household errands. Dinner time arrives, we eat, do dishes and clean up. Usually, we watch a show before bedtime, go to sleep and wake up the next morning to do it all over again. We talk about decluttering our house, cleaning out the garage and other home projects that have been on the to-do list, literally, for years. I get tired of repeating the same old script. I think I have mentioned before that I am not very good at setting goals. Although, at the beginning of 2025, I did put in writing for you some goals that I made for myself. Let's quickly evaluate how that has been going.

1. Spiritual - Read through the book of Hebrews each week for 4 weeks. 

I have completed the entire book of Hebrews four times since the first week of January. Check! (I will be moving on to the book of Romans for February.)

2. Physical - Run or walk a 5K three to four times a week and complete my physical therapy exercises three times a week.

Except for missing one 5K day and two PT days this week due to being sick, I would say I have been successful in completing this goal as well. Check!

3. Emotional - Starting each day with the Bible App's "daily refresh", and a weekly worship song.

I believe this routine has helped place my mindset on the right track each day, starting it off in a positive direction. Check!

4. Blog - publishing a blog post weekly on Sundays. 

As you can see, I have also been disciplined with this so far. The other areas you simply have to trust me on, but this one you can keep me accountable. Check!

The one area I feel like a broken record on is - drum roll or eye roll, please - nutrition. UGH! I had put in writing that I would go back to a 12 hour eat/fast cycle. I will be honest with you and tell you I have not stuck to that. I also said that I would educate myself on basic nutrition. I am approximately three (maybe more?) chapters into the book "Trim, Healthy Mama" written by Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison. At one point, I was feeling like "finally, this is something I can do!" until I got to a partial "should not eat" food list which listed things my family eats on a regular basis. I was immediately overwhelmed once again. 

How am I ever going to break this cycle? I heard Chadd Wright say on his "Three of Seven" podcast (I encourage you to check it out) something to the effect that if we can't get control of our own bodies, how do we expect to be able to offer anyone else wisdom? I was very challenged by this. What am I going to do about it, though? As Proverbs 26:11 (CSB) states, "As a dog returns to its vomit, so also a fool repeats his foolishness." I apologize to the weak stomach readers for the visual given by this verse, but one of these days I hope to be able to honestly write to you about how I am eating foods that God intended for me to eat and the healthy direction my body is moving in. Yada, yada, yada - repeat!

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