Well considering how out of shape I am I had a good workout today. I swam and ran. Both were short workouts. But, I wasn’t feeling like myself today.

I am working on a 52 week course with my Bishop. Well, it is a 13 week course that I am doing four times. I am in week one and the topic for this week is benevolence. Well I figure what a great time to discuss or focus on benevolence. I was running along and found myself loathing how out of shape I allowed myself to get. Then I remembered, this is a week of benevolence. For me this includes self-acceptance.

This does not mean that I have to be okay with my out-of-shape body. But what it does mean is that I should focus on my self-image in the loving manner that God would. The rest of my run, though it was misery, I felt my mind focused on my end goal and how I now have the opportunity to remake my body in a fashion exactly as I want it to look.

What a great opportunity.