Hello Lovelies!
So after what seems like an eternity, I have finally been able to proclaim bon voyage! to the crutches, the ankle wraps, and the seemingly endless days of sitting on my behind elevating my foot! I am so excited to say that I have bounced back and returned to (somewhat) physical exercise.
For me, exercising is something I look forward to; I have generated such a love/hate relationship with it that has blossomed into, well, a small obsession. Which is exactly why I needed something like this injury (ironically enough); something to physically barre me from what I was purposely avoiding to confront my own self with: overtraining.
Exercise, any general exercise, is so undoubtedly amazing both on a physical, emotional, and phycological level. Its benefits, as we all know them to be, are endless: from improving lifestyles, expanding life spans, and promoting strength, endurance, and power on both a mental and physical stance.
The endorphins we experience as a result of physical activity is one of the best, in my opinion, feelings in this life. There is few that matches the satisfaction you can uphold from just one basic hour of physical movement a day; a satisfaction that intertwines our inner and outer selves.
Which I presume, in my case at least, is why it can be so "addicting". One of my biggest challenges is knowing when my body needs its rest; coming to terms with the fact that it is ok to just lay down and relax for a while. I have always known how important rest is for the body; how vital it is for recovery. But when it came to putting that concept to practice, I failed.
I was scared of some ridiculous notion that I would somehow loose months of hard work, from one day of rest. It came to a point where two days in a row of rest would make me antsy. Although having a sincere motivation to workout is something to be proud of, I was taking things too far. My body was under stress, I was overworking it, and I was not listening to it. My injury forced to me to take a step back, and I was able to put some very important things into perspective.
Which comes to what inspired me to write this post; If I learned anything from this small period of strict resting and reflecting, is that we will always encounter periods of highs and lows. Just because we are on top, doesn't mean we will always stay on top. And that is okay; as hard as it is to come to terms with. The same works the other way around: just because we may be at our lowest point, just beginners in a new journey, or fragmented, doesn't mean we don't have the opportunity to reach amazing goals. It also applies to those days where we, for whatever reason, don't feel adequate; we may be in a "funk", but that doesn't mean we'll never see the light again.
Life has this ability to thwart us out of our comfort zones; to challenge us just when we think we have it all figured out. Yet the beauty of it all, is that we possess the ability to meet these challenges however which way we choose. The power of perspective has never reflected its importance as much as it has in the past few days for me, and I have come to a realization that any challenge can be met; in fact conquered, if we only allow our perspectives to look at the glass half full rather than half empty. If we choose to look at all the positive aspects about our lives, before we allow negativity to swallow us whole.
So no, I haven't been able to workout or workout to my full ability, and yes I would love to be making improvements. Yet these days of rest have offered me so much more, in both aspects of physical health and mental perspective. Life is not a straight line; there are bumps, curves, twists, and barriers. It is important to remind ourselves everyday of this, so when we do meet a challenge, we don't allow it to crush us. We give ourselves that ability to conquer it, even if it means hard work, patience, and trial and error.
If you want it, fight for it; don't allow obstacles to shut you out of achieving everything you wish to achieve. Its all a matter of attitude, and perspective.
And with that, I sign off--XO Adri
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