Hope and faith are intertwined. Both concepts are a huge part of my everyday life at the moment. For those of you that don't know, our daughter Kelsey is in the NNICU and will be there for some more time. She's so beautiful, and basically healthy. But a problem with her intestines is holding her up. Everyday in the NNICU brings something different. While we're confident Kelsey will be okay, some days are difficult. Everyday, and especially on the harder ones, it's so important to hold on to hope and keep faith. It's the only way I know to get through these times. Not only applicable to major life hardships, I believe that hope and faith are important to have every single day. Why? Well, whether we realize it or not, hope and faith keep us moving forward. We all have goals of differing degrees, and we all face set backs. Your goals may have to do with work and getting a promotion. They may have to do with athletics and achieving a certain status or qualify for something. They may have to do with overall fitness and health such as achieving a certain weight for ascetic or health reasons, or a certain physique for a competition. They may have to do with a relationship, such as saving your marriage. They can even be as simple as getting to the grocery store at the beginning of the week so you're not frantic on Monday preparing your kids lunches. Whatever your goals are, you have them. Most of us have many. No matter how big or small your goals are, you won't reach them without the hope of successful achievement and the faith to take even the very first firm step in that direction. Perhaps hope and faith together equal positivity. Therein is the key to remaining positive--holding on to hope and keeping your faith. Lately I've learned that this holy equation may work in reverse as well, wherein one can discover within positivity both hope and faith. I find such positive energy from the endless love and support from my husband, parents and children. There's also, as you can all imagine, my workouts. Lately I'm hitting the gym pretty hard. I draw such an incredible feeling from every workout session. While nothing can compare to the hope and faith my family fills me with, my workouts are different. They are an intensely personal source of positivity. So everyday, find your hope and faith. Find your positivity. Right now for my sweet, strong and beautiful Kelsey... Go baby girl! CRUSH TIME!!!