Failing to Succeed

Second to the feeling of loneliness is that of failure. Failure is never easy to accept, yet there is a difference between failing after putting no effort into the attempt towards success versus failing after giving your all. Individuals define their personal failures differently though, so what one person might consider "failing" in a given situation, another may view as having tried their best yet not reaching the highest level of success. I don't know if I'm making any sense here, but bottom line is that I hate putting all of my efforts towards achieving a goal and still feeling like I haven't succeeded in reaching that goal completely.

That being said, I really need to find a new diet plan and workout plan. The whole day of being stuck indoors post snack-shopping in preparation of Irene with Charu, did not help. I also messed up my knees pushing myself too hard with Insanity a couple months ago (which caused me to stop my exercise routine for about 2 - 3 weeks to heal them), and need some other way to stay on track with my weight loss goals. I wonder how much it costs to get a personal trainer at the local gym...

I guess one thing that I have been far from failing at by any definition, is graduate school. I can't believe Fall semester starts on the 7th, and definitely did not realize until this morning that that's next Wednesday. I still need to buy books.

One last thought going back to the workout routines - at the moment I'm just making sure I run 30 - 45 minutes a day and am getting tired of the same songs, so any workout song suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hope all of my friends that were in the path of Hurricane Irene are safe!