We All have the Same “Time” to Commit

Posted on by Lovie Price

While browsing through one of my favorite youtube subscription channels for bodybuilding, I recently stumbled upon a musician who writes music geared toward accomplishing goals. At least, that is the best way i can describe it. It is motivational, empowering and inspiring . The artist and his wife are also bodybuilders. The music itself is a combination of heavy metal hip hop-perfect for working out . It’s an obvious win-win for me.

One of my favorite lyrics in a song he wrote is “We all got the same hours in a day. We all got the same time to commit”. This, along with many others, hit me square in the face.In fact, i find myself saying many of his phrases like mantras as i go about my day- encouraging myself to ‘Git ‘er done’.

Like most things I do ( art, writing, budgeting, working on nutritional goals, to name a few) bodybuilding takes practice, time, energy and commitment. It doesn’t happen over night. You don’t just “land in it.” Success takes patience, perseverance, and determination. You set goals , keep at it, and over time, you get results.

Of course this phrase tends to strikes a chord in many. It is often argued with:

” That’s just not true, i work “___” amount of hours every day”

“What about those with young children?They have less time for themselves”

“I am ( disabled/ old/ diabetic/ overweight/ chronically ill/ insert your own )- i have less time because of dealing with these issues.”

“I work night shift/ swing shift/ 3 jobs/ in a stressful feild/ insert your own…i dont have the energy or the same amount of time as some others”

“I wasnt born wealthy, i can’t afford to commit the same amount of time as some people”

ETC, ETC, ETC…

While all of these reasons are somewhat legit, the problem with the argument remains. We all have 24 hours in a day. What you do with it actually your “choice”.We have the same “time” to commit to what kind of life we are going to have and what kind of life we want to have.

Granted, your obstacles many differ from your neighbors, your favorite celebrity, a famous athlete, or your friends. But bottom line- the hours in a day do not change for any of us.

And chances are, most of these”other” people spent a great deal of time getting where they are. There were hours and hours of practice. There were days/weeks/months of sacrifice. There were mistakes. There were 3 steps forward, two steps back. There was an exchange of personal pleasure for personal effort. On many days, it was harder than hell.

I am so glad I am always finding these inspirational people and stories. They help to remind me that my goals will not be easy to attain, but they will be worth it.

But most of all they help me to keep going.

Namaste

p.s. please feel free to enjoy this bird:)

A recent piece i did titled ” Saving for a Rainy Day”

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17 thoughts on “We All have the Same “Time” to Commit”

  3. Time management is important for sure. However, being type I diabetic really affects things because one gets to experience moments when they cannot do anything, from an hour to many hours until the effects of the hypoglycemia go away. In some cases, it can be days.
    It is true that it is easier to justify why we didn’t do one or another thing than do it.
    I’ve noticed that once I passed 60 mark, I became slower. Yes, and there are days when it’s impossible to get done anything at all for many reasons. Also, distractions take away lots of time: phone calls, messages, need to address some urgency or household disaster.
    Your goals are great, alone setting them is good.
    When it comes to nutrition, I’m in favor of completely clean, pure, unaltered, unmodified, absolutely unprocessed foods. Which, for instance in Canada, are not that common. All diary, all breads, not to mention many other foods, everything is modified with something added, something removed, and that means, it’s not natural any longer.
    The painting looks nice and cheerful!

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    1. i understand why people say these things and that these problems are very real . Dealing with any and all of these issues is tough.But it is possible to work around and manage these issues if one is willing to put forth the effort. It all depends on what is most important to someone.Much of this is about adjusting our time and energy to accommodate these obstacles. It’s interesting about Canada not having as much access to whole foods- i would never have thought that. thanks about the painting- it’s just one of my usual night shift quickies- but i think he is cute none-the-less:)

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  4. Love the bird! Cute title, too. Would you mind sharing the link for the YouTube channel you mentioned- that sounds like a kind of music therapy – I’d love to check it out! And, what a useful takeaway – everything takes time. We just have to start and be persistent.

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    1. i shared it above under Dwights comment..not sure if it will help any one here, because they are both bodybuilders and the focus is on that in their videos, but some of them contain some gems about determination and commitment:)

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