Motivation for Your Monday

Happy Monday! I hope you have some fun plans this Valentine's Day week! If you are still looking for last minute gifts, be sure to check out our gift list for the yogi and the runner in your life. 

As for motivation, this week we are getting back into the motivation for your Monday spirit with this running quote from some unknown runner that I am so happy said something great! Even if you are not a marathoner, half marathoner, or runner at all, this quote can mean something. In life, there are days that we do not know if our goals are attainable, but then, if we are wise, we keep going and we get it. Sure, there will be moments of doubt in any pursuit of any goal. Keep going through that doubt; you will have moments of discomfort, but a lifetime of reward.

Keep going for those goals, aspirations, and dreams. Reach high. I believe in you and know you can get it!

Motivation for Your Mondays

Isn't this quote so true! One of my goals in life is to be welcoming to everyone I meet, to have them feel at ease and at home when they are around me. There is the saying, it's not the words, it's the music. I feel like that is exactly what Maya Angelou was saying in this quote. Words are so important, and what is often more important than the word is the meaning we give behind it.

I do not believe in the saying that words will never hurt me. Words can do a great deal of damage and they can also do a great deal of healing. This is a reminder that what we say and how we treat all people matters. A great challenge for this week would be to try and leave every person happier than you found them. Happy Monday and happy week!

Great Reads

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In preparation for our Greece trip happening shortly, I have been looking into many good reads and some very addicting blogs. In case you get bored this week or are heading off on a trip of your own and need some light reading, here are some things I am currently loving. All are blogs, of course, and none have been on P+K before. Yes, we are all exploring new things and finding new adventures! Yay for the internet, where you can travel so far without ever leaving you couch.

Life Behind the Tweet. I fell out of love with Twitter a few years back, but this post just might rekindle that honeymoon feeling we had once.

Bring Your Hangover to Work Day. Oh the joys of working from home!

Also from The Daily Tay, things for bloggers. And, if you liked that one, you are sure to like this one too.

This blog was a recent find and I am completely obsessed. You will be too!

Are you devoted to your ideal life?

Because P+K is first and foremost a fitness blog.

Let's DIY this B!

One GREAT overnight oats recipe.

I hope your weekend is filled with adventure, fun, and a bit of cuddling up in a slouchy sweater. TGIF!

Motivation for Your Monday

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was absolutely fantastic! We were able to spend lots of time with family that we do not usually see and, meet my Mom's new dog. I also ate a banana fosters waffle that was incredible. Some day, I will remember to take a picture of yummy foods before stuffing them into my face. Yesterday was not that day.

I also received a certain gold iPhone 6 on Friday, so that was pretty great too!! Get ready, there is sure to be a review of it and a few apps for it on the blog pretty soon. So far though, I love it. It is waaay lighter than previously thought and super pretty... Other than the back, still not a fan. Now, let's get to that inspiration!

This week for our inspiration we have a quote from Aristotle that I came across yesterday, randomly, while looking at an app. My original thought was to have a completely different quote for a completely different purpose, but that one can wait until next week to finish off this month's Monday motivations.

This one is so true and something that is so easy for me to forget. Habits define us, for the good and for the bad. We all have them and, sometimes, changing them is harder than changing most areas of our life. But, as John Maxwell said, "If you want want you've never had, you must do what you've never done". Yet another great quote that can inspire us to keep going, even when the going gets tough. I hope you are able to achieve all your goals for this week and get this done!

Happy Monday! And, if you missed it, here is Friday's post all about those we love, especially those incredible grandparents we are all so blessed to have.