Today was aaaaalll about lessons in humility. And pointing your toes. And how not to take yourself too seriously.
Let’s all take a moment to remember that if we take ourselves too seriously, we risk losing the joy that brought us to where we are in the first place.
I’m learning to find joy in things that make me uncomfortable. Like spinning. Or trapeze. Or being in a beginners class to support my (trapeze traitor) husband. All of these things challenge me in a way that reminds me that if we only do the things that are easy, we let parts of ourselves atrophy because we don’t pay attention to them.
We can’t skip uncomfortable feelings day, just like we can’t skip leg day.
But this commitment to doing the work, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally, doesn’t have to be all maudlin, depressing, overwhelming shit all the time. It’s important to find ways to adapt, to make that challenge accessible, to break it down into manageable parts, to revisit the foundations of what you’re doing but with fresh perspective… to make it yours.
I notice that when I forget these things is when I cause myself suffering.
And when I remember, I give myself joy. Even if I still feel like I might throw up.
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