Daily Inspo: “Live My Life”

Hey Strong Girls! It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks! I just got back from a few trips where I led Strong Girl Morning Workouts and shared both The Strong Movement and my talk, Steps to a Stronger, More Confident and Happier You with college and sorority women! When I speak, the majority of what I talk about has to do with how to build a Strong Mind as you navigate this thing called life!

I was putting together a new TSM Latin Workout Playlist on Spotify and realized one of my favorite pump up songs, Vivir Mi Vida, by Marc Anthony is the perfect theme song for a positive, happy life! (It’s the first song on the playlist!) So, I found a translated version of the lyrics online and have added it in below.

One of my favorite verses comes at the end:

Start dreaming, laughing

I’m gonna laugh, I’m gonna dance

Feel and dance and enjoy,

you only live once

I’m gonna laugh, I’m gonna dance

Live, always keep moving forward

Don’t look back

My people, you only live once

It’s hard to get the emotion of the song just by reading the lyrics, but he sings a powerful message to all of us. It’s very easy to forget we only have one life and if lived right, it’s enough. A lot of times we wait for that perfect moment or the perfect time to start doing something, which means we’re always looking to the future, while some of us live completely stuck in the past telling ourselves the same old story. It’s easy to get caught up with work, life and relationships, but how many of us truly, absolutely 100%, live in the present moment and soak every bit of it up? I have a couple friends I can count on less than one hand that live in the YOLO philosophy. I get it—it’s hard to find that balance between not missing anything and also getting work done and moving ahead. Sometimes, at least for me, I need the reminder to just take a step back, relish in the present moment and enjoy every ounce of it because you’ll never get it back.

So with that Strong Girls, let’s remember to stay focused on our goals, but not lose sight of what’s happening now right in front of us!

You’ve got a life to live, you’re going to hit obstacles, you’re going to fall, but the most important thing is that you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and as hard as it may seem, enjoy the journey. Because…it’s the journey and the person you become not the destination that’s important!

Love & Sweat! Ailis xoxo

Here are the complete lyrics to the song:
Vivir Mi Vida, Sung by Marc Anthony

I’m gonna laugh, I’m gonna dance