Vicki Pooley

Dare to Dream

When the sky is the limit, we all can dream, but not all of us do dream. Daring to dream is the pavement that victories zoom down. Twists and turns may exist on the road, but it is possible to reach the destination.

There's a song that says, "You can do miracles, if you believe! A dream can turn into reality when faith is present. Faith has eyes to see what hasn't rounded the corner yet.

Faith has made the weak strong, the loser's winner's, the sick well, the fearful courageous, and any negative can be turned into a positive, "if" you believe.

The Lord reminds us that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. When we dream of something greater, it has to have a stable foundation to stand on. A dream on sand will surly sink!

What dream do you have that is out there on the horizon? Get in the boat of faith, and sail out to it!!

Winner's Circle

There's something to be said for endurance. Endurance is another way of saying...no matter how much incovenience, discomfort, and lack of "want to".... you still do it.

We all want the rewards of effort, but we don't want effort part.

Too often we are strong starter's and weak finisher's. My goal is to follow through, and finish whatever I start.

Talk is cheap! It takes more than words to accomplish things.

Here I am in the middle of week three of working out. I have a love/hate relationship with working out. I love to hate it! =) No, it's really finding a way of doing the hard stuff, but in a way that I won't lose the momentum. Walking on a treadmill bores me to death!! So, I've prayed and asked God for the way that will work for me. He is faithful...I've found a couple things that are working for me. However, the endurance factor is still called into play...you can't go over it, under it, or around it!

Years ago, I wanted to quit smoking, but I didn't actually quit until I made up my mind that I was willing to suffer. I cried for three days....I wanted a cigarette SO bad, but I wanted the freedom more! I endured to receive the prize. I was willing to feel a little pain, for a ton of victory!

Every time it's time to workout...I have a choice...do I want the prize enough to go after it or will I give up and let my aversion to pain steal the prize?

Life is a series of choices, strung together by many decision's for good or bad. Help me, Lord to go for the GOLD!! I say that in honor of the Olympians. I admire all of the hours of hard work they have endured!

No Limits!!!

I've been enjoying the Olympic's. Seeing people who have put in the work, gather the fruits of their labor!

Dana Torres won the silver medal in the swimming competition. She lost by one one hundreth of a second, but that's not what stands out in my mind. What stands out in my mind is the fact that she was in the race at all! Dana Torres is quite a bit older than any of her competitor's. She had a dream and went after it. She didn't let age stand in the way. Instead, she kept her heart and mind focused on the dream...the goal.

I firmly believe that the one who limit's us the most is "ourself!"

One of my dearest friend's thinks she and I ought to run a half marathon next year...I have to chuckle, but I LOVE her spirit. I've just started working out again, but here's the thing...sometime's people see things in us that we don't even see in ourselves.

We have unlimited potential. I doubt, at this point, I would ever run a half marathon, but I love the fact that someone even believe's I could!!!

I wonder what we could really do of we didn't let anything stand in our way and just went for it!!

Valley of Decision

I woke up one morning, just going about my normal everyday stuff, when I realized that my rings were doing this "twirlly" thing that I didn't like. Then it occurred to me that I had lost some weight! Next thought, "Great! I have saddle bags, and my rings are twirling...isn't that special!!!

We measure success in so many different ways. So, the saddle bags are still fully packed, but I still had some success.

Now here I was standing in the "valley of decision, as we often are, asking myself if I could do better. Was I giving it my best? I had to answer with a resounding NO! You can fool other's, but it's a lot harder to fool yourself. You know if you are doing the work or not!

About a month ago, I felt the Lord put in my heart to lose the weight, and start taking better care of myself. Yes, it's for health and beauty, but also to rid myself of some barnacles that I picked up along the way. Only Jesus and a few close friends know what they are.

I'm stepping it up. I've decided to do the work, bigger steps than baby steps that only make your rings twirl and make you mad.

I want to take a moment and thank all of you who have been praying for me, giving me awesome advice, and to a of encouragement!

This is the beginning of the journey...I will
keep you posted!