Staying committed to anything can be difficult at times. Sometimes life can get in the way of a commitment and that is OK from time to time. Too often though we use life as an excuse to stray from a commitment. Especially when it comes to our workouts. Trust me I know how hard it can be to get up the fortitude or the ambition to go to the gym. We say we are to tired or I am just not into it today. The problem though with all this is that the times we want to use our bank full of excuses, but chose not to, we forget that the first statement we make after going to the gym and working our butts off is "I am so glad that I decided not to skip the gym. That was exactly what I needed". Why do we forget so easily how good we feel when we do not allow ourselves to use excuses and we stay committed to our personal causes to improve ourselves and the world around us. The reason is excuses are easy and work is hard. Lets face it, why do we want to commit to "voluntary hardship". The reason is the great feeling of personal accomplishment that is impossible to get when we use our excuses. So next time we decide to start thinking about letting our excuses win, think about the statement we make and the feeling that statement creates in each one of us every time.