Strength does not come from winning. Your struggle develop your strengths

I have been finding it hard to stay motivated.  I just have not had the energy.  It's been hard.  The less motivated I get the more disappointed I get with myself.   I think I may have finally turned a corner.  I forced myself to workout today instead of going swimming with the kids. I walked into the gym grumpy, tired and feeling like I have made no progress in the last month.  Almost Defeated.  My workout started out slow and without purpose.  As I progressed, I felt my mood change.  My walked turned into a slow run.  My slow run turned into a fast run.  Soon I was adding inclines. I know this sounds weird and almost new age.  The harder I worked out, the better I felt.  My mood improved.  I had more energy .  I was able to do more push up then I thought I could. I think I figured out that my workout is more then pounds and inches.  It's about how it makes me feel. Don't get me wrong I will still check the pounds and inches .  But I am starting to figure it's not the important thing.