Exercise Class

6 months ago I felt prompted that I needed to do something to help others achieve what I have achieved through healthy eating and exercise. I thought about teaching the exercise I love, which is called rebounding. My favorite rebounder is made by the Cellerciser company and is the only exercise I have loved and faithfully done for any period of time, which is what I have been doing for the past 2 years. At first I thought that the very best time would be to start would be January since that seems to be when people set New Years Resolutions to loose weight and start exercising. I thought about it a lot, but for two reasons it didn't happen by then. The first was this would all take place during December and I was just extra busy during that month with all the Christmas decorating, shopping, party planning, etc. Then I let the 2nd reason take over and that is discouragement. I can't do this. Nobody will want to come. It's too much work. and the list goes on. So I tried to forget about it, and I actually did for a couple of months. Then that prompting or feeling came back and wouldn't let me be. This came about at around the same time I had been praying for help to be better at knowing when I am feeling the promptings of the Holy Ghost and then to ACT upon those promptings. I have learned in church that when we don't listen and act upon them, then we will stop receiving promptings, and I felt that is what had happened to me, I had stopped receiving promptings. When I do get them, my nature is to rationalize them away, make excuses why I can't do whatever I am prompted to do. So I had been praying for help to be better at not only recognizing the promptings, but to ACT upon them. So when this thought comes to me over and over again, I realized that I had to act upon it. Most days this has been so exciting, exhilarating actually, and boy oh boy, the thoughts (inspiration) just flowed like water through my mind, that I would constantly be writing notes. Sometimes I would be driving in the car, and would have to pull over and grab anything I could find to write on, until I could get home and put it in the notebook I was keeping track of everything in. Some days I would be so giddy, just like a kid on Christmas eve. I felt so light, like I could fly, and would be dancing all over the house. I have to say that if that is the help and strength of the Lord feels like, then I have really been missing out all this time. As with all things, of course, there has to be opposition, and the doubts would come. That is when I really had to dig deep for my faith in my Heavenly Father, and remind myself that He wants me to do this. I actually am comfortable just sitting on the sidelines letting others take charge and doing these sort of things. Every time I would get these discouraging thoughts I would turn to prayer and ask for the strength to go on, and amazing things would happen. A movie, a thought from someone, a lesson in church, a quote from a leader, little things that no one else would recognize, but I realize were answers from my Heavenly Father to help me. So throughout having all these feelings this past month or two, I have been planning, setting goals, writing to do lists, and it is now ready, or as ready as I can be, and it starts tomorrow morning, 6:00 AM. Lot's of hard work, invested money and time and LOT'S OF HOPE AND FAITH. I talked with friends and family and 9 of them have said they will come and be my Guinea Pigs. I feel that this is supposed to just be the beginning, and that there are bigger things that I need to do with this, part of the ideas that keep running through my head, but I don't have the knowledge or expertise of how to put them into practice. I am learning that if I have the faith and keep asking in prayer, Heavenly Father will open the doors for me to accomplish the work he has for me to do.

For years I have been learning that we each have a mission to accomplish while we are here on the earth. My patriarchal blessing says that I have a specific mission to perform, and that I need to ask daily what it is. I have asked (not daily) but from time to time and not had any inspiration, until now that is. It is so difficult for me to explain how I feel. Some may mock or laugh at these things, but I know what I feel and cannot deny it.

Some things that I am still struggling with:
Coming up with a name, something catchy and fun. I can't set up a web page or blog until I come up with a name. (I have prayed, racked my and my families brains over this)
How to expand from my garage without any capital.
How do I make this business grow into what I picture in my mind?

So there you have it.....me...simple, humble Debra, trying to help others on the road to achieving good health through healthy eating habits and exercise. Because the Lord helped me on my journey, and I couldn't have, nor would have been able to have done it without His help. So now I am being called to my earthly mission to help others of our Heavenly Father's children achieve that.