Original Post: Undeniablykim.com Sept. 30. 2015

Behold the fruit from the apple tree that lives so beautifully in my front yard. I'm sure if I could hear her speak, she'd be gasping a long sigh of relief. Her branches were bent almost to the ground with the weight of her fruit...but she held on without a single broken branch, long enough for the apples to reach their sweet-tart, crunchy ripeness.

As you can see, I'm not a fan of sprays....my apples have bug bumps and worm holes and a dusty dingy cast on the peel. Many people might be so bold as to call them rotten and throw them away. Heaven forbid they might take a bite of the delicious fruit, warm from the sun.

But not me..... no way. I knew underneath that ugly skin I would find perfection. I cut into the unpleasant outside and and found beautiful crisp white flesh that can be eaten out of hand, roasted, cooked in to sauce or frozen to be used another day....

It's kind of a talent I have....finding perfection and beauty in things that others would throw away.

It happens almost every day at the gym.... people walk in the door, feeling sad, unhealthy, and well....ugly.

Many have lost the ability to feel "good enough"  and that's where I come in..... my goal is always to get them to look beyond the mirror (and the scale), because when they do- magical things happen.

When you look beyond the surface, you'll often find goodness and joy. It's easier to be healthy when you're happy....it's easier to stick with a program when it's fun.....it's easier to eat good food when it's delicious.

I know my glass-half full viewpoint is probably quite irritating to some of you.... but it's who I am. There is no perfect in this life.....my life is full of dirty clothes, messy counters, stacks of bills and an overfull calendar, but it also includes love and good friends and sunsets and ugly apples.....all of which have the potential to become something sweet and delicious, and.... perfect to me.