Where do you draw strength from?

I am curious about the various places that people are able to pull inner strength from.

I got to thinking about this after a cycle fit class a few weeks ago.

Can I just say, that I am pretty new & pretty terrible at cycle fit. Well, anything “fit” for that matter. But, I’m trying.

On this day I didn’t feel like going. I felt like I wasn’t going to be able to give my best and really just wanted to give up before I even started. But I went anyway.

At the start of the class, the instructor said she was dedicating her ride to her grandma who had just passed away.

Her grandma’s name?

❤ Joanie ❤

She urged us to dig deep and dedicate our rides to someone we love.

And since I happen to have my own “Joanie” in heaven (I called her “mom”), I did just that.

And do you know what happened?

I reached 19.5 miles. In one hour. That may not seem like a lot to some people. But I have never broken 14 MILES! NEVER.

That ride was for her. And I was going to make her and myself proud. Period.

I actually haven’t hit anywhere near 19.5 miles since then. Which further convinces me that I was drawing strength from something far beyond myself.

So I am just curious as to the places that you find strength in?

Is it God? (I get A LOT of strength there too, believe me!) or from a place? A memory? Your children? A dream or goal?

What makes you go beyond your limits and do the things you can’t imagine? The things that are the most worthwhile?

Comment and let me know who, what, where that is for you. I want to know where you draw YOUR strength from.

Maybe we even have some of ours in common.