Fit with Ruthie

Its a thing. It's a thing that drives me a bit crazy. It's a thing that I believe shows us the symptom that many christian women in our society face. The search for WHO THEY ARE and how they fit in. I am talking about those surveys that tell you who are most like. You know the ones i am talking about .. and you have probably taken a few quizzes yourself, But just in case you are not aware. There are little quizzes out there to help you find out more about yourself. I just googled the following  "Which Star Wars Character are you" "Which Disney Princess are you" "Which 1940s actress are you" and (my favorite) "Which Nascar Driver are you"  (ha) I am sure you could find a quiz for just about anything, shoot, there are even ones for "Which Bible Character are you" and "Which Bible Verse are you" When I see quizzes like this posted to Facebook I wonder… why. I have never taken one of those quizzes, t...

Its been 8 months since my last post. I have become one of THOSE people. A few years ago i would find blogs I loved and was inspired by and I would follow them… only to find they would go months without posting. ….. Sorry… thats what I have become. I am at a point where my blog needs to be something more. I have been so busy doing what I love i haven't had time to sit and write. I dream of my own website, my own forums page, my own youtube channel to help coach and inspire people to be who they were created to be. The past 8 months have been amazing, stressful, exciting and mind blowing. I am in the best shape of my life but still struggle  to be healthier. Celiacs has taken many years to get accustomed too. I have had to conquer my food addiction, my sadness that I cannot be like everyone else and that some food is just poison to me. Thats my life… but even with the celiacs, i am thankful. I am thankful i finally feel GOOD… GREAT… I feel better than i did when I was 10 years old...

Years ago... I was one of those people who said "I cant zumba". I was out of shape, had never taken a dance lesson in my life, and I was so very far out of shape as I watch those infomercials on late night TV I remember thinking... wow... must be nice but I could never do that. Obviously I was wrong.  I invite people to my classes allll the time. Many of them say "OH I Can't Zumba" and sometimes it gets to me. Part of me wants to look at them and say "OK so what you are saying is I am not a good teacher" Because if I am the teacher and you come to my class and don't learn to zumba... then I have failed. They are judging my class before stepping into the studio.  Of course, I never say that... I mean.. I know their comment "Oh i cant zumba" is more about what their perception of Zumba is than it is about me.  What is fascinating to me is people automatically says "I Can't"  which in reality they should be say...

It's been MONTHS since my last run... it's been prob 9 months since I ran 2 miles. I cannot remember when my last run was.... I have been a heartbroken runner most of this year. I was angry first, then in denial, then depressed... I am soooo thankful for dancing and the fact that dancing didn't hurt these past months like running did. Running has hurt since December of last year... When I started having issues with my foot... Heal spur, and finally finding relief from my chiropractor who discovered the reason I could never stretch enough to fix my issue. ...... My tibia was out of place!  Anyway .. Back to today I RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN I RAN I AM SOOOOOOO HAPPY.  I  RAN.  2 miles on the treadmill AND NO PAIN.  NO PAIN.  NO PAIN. I am holding on to hope that tomorrow morning I will not wake up with foot pain... Tomorrow morning I will wake up pain free just like I am now....  Holding my breath that this is a new beginning for me.  I have missed run...

Yesterday morning was surreal. Yesterday morning I stood before 100 or so women from 15 years old to great grandmas, we danced, we punched, we clapped, we jumped for joy, then... I tried to tell my part of my story as well as I could.  Many many things were perfect about yesterday's event, but as I have had some time for all to sink in I keep feeling there were so many things I left unsaid that I wanted to say. This was my first time to be a key note speaker, my first time speaking at a church's event, and my first time using a power point presentation and wireless mic. I think for the first time I did pretty good. I prayed over n over that God would be heard and I wouldn't get in the way...hopefully the Spirit took over where I was lacking.  I have lots of thoughts I had to leave out, mostly because of time and partly because I left my notes in my bag and didn't want to leave the stage, so I just winged it. LOL.  WHAT I DO KNOW it's still strange to watch people wa...

Long time blogger confesses she feels like she has nothing else to write. Blogging for years she feels drained with no topics to write about. She is hoping joining the Josha in this daily blogging challenge will help her creative juices flow and once again have blogging abilities :) Stay Tuned As the Blog Turns... Will Ruthie overcome her writers block? Will she once again enjoy Blogging? Coming up: Madness Mondays Tabloid Tuesdays Whiney Wednesdays Thoughtful Thursdays Foto Fridays

I know, I know, I told you all I would post here more!  Good grief life is just busy these days and I need to just make the time to sit and blog at least a few times a week. This past week was filled with Halloween Zumba plus a TEEN party at my house :) Lots of fun! I am actually happy October is over.... was getting a bit tired of Thriller! Ha.. I am excited to get back to some Latin and other international moves for class. I am currently working on getting my thoughts laid out for a Womens Event I will be speaking at this next Saturday. I am so excited, as nervous at the same time! As I sit here preparing I simply cannot believe what God has done with my life. I flash back easily to my years of struggle and am so thankful I am where I am today. I am beyond blessed and soooo excited to do what I can to help others find health and fitness in their life. I have been teaching 6 times a week and doing Personal Training as well so my weeks are busy. Next semester I am looking to...