Faith

Yesterday when Nancy got home from her run, both hummingbird feeders were bone dry. She had filled them at 7 a.m. before leaving for work and they hold a total of 4 cups of sugar water. This is why her husband, at this time of the year, calls them hummingpigs, since it usually takes several days for them to go through that much.


The rest of the season Nancy changes out the feeders long before they are empty, just to keep the food fresh, but now they are trying to stock up for their big trip south. Especially in a dry year like this, when many of their nectar sources have already dried up and withered away, they need all the help they can get.

One little guy refused to accept the fact that the feeder was empty. He sat on the perch determinedly, as if saying to himself, “There was food in here before; there will be food in here again.” That is faith, my friends! His patience was rewarded, as Nancy immediately prepared new sugar water, cleaned, filled, and rehung the feeders.

It’s important to remember to have faith in yourself when you are trying to incorporate fitness into your life. You will not be rewarded immediately for your patience. It will take time for your muscles to tone up and to turn fat into muscle. But if you refuse to accept defeat, if you determinedly say to yourself, “I can do this!” slowly but surely you will be rewarded. Think of that little hummingpig and remember, don’t give up! It will happen!