Healing with Baby Steps

The past couple of months have been all about healing and gaining my strength back physically, but also, emotionally and mentally. I started working out by just doing what I could. I felt that if I exercised even ten minutes a day and did modified poses to start, it would help me have more confidence. It worked, I've been going steady and I'm feeling better and stronger everyday. I kept a record on my calender, which I can look back on and see how far I've come. I worked my way up from modified poses and not even being able to do a push-up, to doing a full routine and many push-ups. I still have a ways to go, but I'm happy to say, I'm getting there. The exercises I'm doing are mostly from the Slim in 6 program with Debbie Siebers, Start it up and Ramp it up. I also have thrown in some yoga and Qigong along the way. I have P90 with Tony Horton as well and have done those workouts a couple of times, albeit painfully. I haven't just been physically working out though, I've also been working out my brain. I'm learning French, using Rosetta Stone Language Learning Software. I absolutely love this program, it's fun and very user friendly. My son is using the program also. We are both really enjoying learning a new language. I'm attempting to learn guitar too, although I haven't been all that consistent with it. My guitar was given to me for Christmas and I'm only on the first book, so basically I'm learning to play baby songs. Baby steps right? I think it's going to be quite a while before I'm speaking French fluently, playing guitar like a rock-star, and doing cart-wheels. That's okay though because I'm loving the whole healing while learning process, and the journey is what counts right. Panic attacks are far and few between now as I'm focusing on positive ways to improve my life, rather than allowing irrational fears to pull me down.