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Day 131: Exercise

Ugh.  This is one of those Gratitude Attitudes that  I am trying to swing around in my brain as a positive and a gratitude!  :)
Here's the facts, I really hate to sweat.  Really really hate it. It makes me cranky and uncomfortable.  And I sweat a lot when I exercise.  It's so gross.  I also really hate exercise.  I do.  I know, I know.  It's good for me, it's necessary, blah, blah, blah.  I'd rather read. I'm just being honest.
But I am grateful for exercise, I'm grateful that when I do take advantage of it and practice it that my body is moving, calories are burning, and probably a whole bunch of toxins are being released in all the sweating I do.  I'm grateful there are about a gazillion different kinds and types of exercise so I'm bound to find one I might actually enjoy someday!

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