Wow - sometimes we limit ourselves, don't we?
All that self-control may come in handy when contemplating a second piece of pie, but it thwarts our real success when we say 'no' to things our hearts know are true and full of growth.
Sometimes we avoid trying new things, connecting, reaching out because we're exhausted. Or stressed. Maybe we've gained 10 pounds. You know - "nothing in the closet fits, so we're not going shopping anywhere" - including life's basket of neat blessings.
When you're feeling down, a 'new opportunity' kinda sounds like it could be just another kick in the butt.
And so we gaze at that opportunity for a moment, and we opt out.
We freeze and let the good thing pass, like a shadow.
Or we holler an excuse at it - as if it's listening to excuses.
Sure, it becomes harder to breath when we emotionally roll into a ball.
Yet there's a weird comfort in the familiarity of our own labored breath.
Which is where my trainer, Donnie Posas, comes in.
He trains normal people, like me, as well as UFC and MMA fighters. He's studied multiple martial arts since he was a child. He is ridiculously strong and fast and gifted in teaching. His wife, Natalie, is gorgeous - she looks like something out of The Matrix - and is an amazing mother to their five children. You get the picture. These people are super sonic and accomplishing great things in the world.
Donnie is teaching me to box (not girly-boxing - REAL boxing) and pushes me physically and mentally past any old ideas I have of "that of which I am capable"…
His first question to me - every week - is, "You Ready?"
Well, this week, he texted to me the image that accompanies this post.
I don't really need to explain it, do I?
We each know an area of our lives in which the wimpy side of us is hanging out, hanging on, stifling our growth.
So kindly look in the mirror today and introduce yourself to 'The Person You Think You're Not.'
Why? You'll meet the person who holds in their hands The Greatest Things You Will Ever Do.
And to those Things, we must say, "YES!"
Love,
Melinda
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