When I think of the “E” word (exercise), I have mixed emotions ranging from a low, whinny groan to not wanting to endure physical pain. People have talked and written about a phenomenon called an “exercise high”, but I never experienced it; by the end of my workouts, I always felt like two minutes from death. “I feel great after my workouts!” Shut up.

I always heard the advice that when you start exercising, you should team up with a buddy so they will pull you into working out. Now they say don’t rely on a buddy because if they don’t work out, you don’t work out. I have two buddies I share my workouts with, but they are far from being traditional friends.

If you’ve done any amount of reading about the Peace Corps’ requirements, you will know they tend to set the bar a little high. What do you do if you don’t have their credentials? You keep on trying!

Americans love their cars and the freedom that comes with them, so it’s no surprise that when they go into the shop for any sort of work, we feel grounded and helpless. Giving up my car was the hardest thing I’d ever done, but there are rewards.

Before you run off and upheave your entire life, you should be sure this is something God wants from you. In the news we hear people killing their families because “God told them to”. This is why you test the voices to make sure they are His.

You never know when you’re going to get an idea that isn’t yours to begin with. It’s how you handle the idea that matters!

Everyone at one time or another considers joining the Peace Corps, but of all the sites on the web, no one talks about their journey to enlist. Follow this writer’s journey through the process of mental and physical transformation in pursuit of a goal.