Day 3 (10-Day Holistic Health Challenge)

Romans 3 was the focus of my reading the past two days. I don't know why I've always enjoyed the book of Romans, not necessarily as a favorite book of the Bible, but one I like to frequently re-visit. I enjoy reading context around verses that I memorized when I was younger. I enjoy the teaching or Paul and how he asks questions rhetorically and then answers them. What stood out to me in reading Romans 3 was the promise of God's faithfulness and the truth that my lack of faith at any given time never nullifies the faithfulness of God's promises to me. My perception of God's promises and what they actually are two entirely different things, yet I recognized how often I see my perception as truth when, in fact, it's usually not.

I forgot early in the day that I was playing volleyball last night, so I ran 3 miles on the treadmill and paid for it later on the court. I tried to listen to different music today while running, but ended up like a magnet back to the Spanish music. What gives with that? I actually have never noticed that inclination until I started to pay attention to the music I listen to. I also find myself oddly motivated by Melinda Doolittle singing "I'm a W-O-M-A-N."

I resisted another huge temptation yesterday. A can of ice cold Coke! After I realized I had run and was also going to play volleyball, I realized I could maybe intake a few more calories...and I pop sounded SO delightful. Normally it takes very little convincing of myself to give in to those kinds of things, but I did find it within my power to stay away from it. I'm not sure how to handle this new and controlled Kasey. I almost feel like I should give myself a new name, a super hero name.

This may not seem like a big deal to you, but to me, this one is huge. I got two phone calls yesterday in which I literally couldn't answer them..."couldn't", by my standards, means I generally refuse to answer my phone in a public place or when I can't talk with a high level of being able to reciprocate attention to the conversation. Normally I would let a voicemail sit for days and never listen to it, subconsciously hoping the person would just call back. But yesterday, I took the initiative to actually listen to both voice mails AND immediately call each person back. HUGE step!

I made egg curry on rice for dinner last night, minus the eggs (not by choice but due to time restraints). So, I guess I technically made mixed-vegetable curry. It actually turned out quite tasty and I didn't feel sick after eating it.