Words kill, words give life: they’re either poison or fruit – you choose. Proverbs 18:21 (The Message) Throughout this journey I have battled the negative chatter that periodically pops into my head and occasionally comes out of my mouth. During one of my workouts it dawned on me that my negative thoughts, especially when they were verbalized, were hindering my training. I hate to admit this, but at times I would not push myself as hard as I could because I believed I was inadequate and I didn’t want to feel uncomfortable. I figured since I was slow, why push myself out of my comfort zone? It’s not as if I would place overall or even in my age group at Augusta – it’s just about finishing before the cutoff. I was cheating myself. I was not allowing myself to reach my full training potential or learn how to adequately deal with my mind feeling uncomfortable with my body being pushed to its limits. But to ensure that the “best me” would show up at Augusta, I knew