Know Your Worth & You Shall Grow.

With every workout, I grow.
Working out is so much more than just exercise.
It’s therapy.
It’s a release.
It’s empowering.
It’s fuelling.
It’s a time for reflection.
It’s a way for me to disconnect.
It’s an embodiment of my progress.
It’s a REWARD.
It’s a reward because seven months ago, it was a PROHIBITION.
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Even if it weren’t? It was something I NEVER would’ve had the energy or strength to do.
So in those moments when I’m spinning my brains out.
When I feel like my body is going to stop on me.
When I’m squatting & about to collapse.
Or when my arms are shaking & I’m just about ready to throw the dumbbells in the air.
I think of those moments when I struggled to lift my body out of bed.
When I spent a half hour just trying to get into a position comfortable enough so that my bones wouldn’t protrude or hurt.
When I couldn’t make it down the stairs from my bedroom to the kitchen without getting heart palpitations.
When all I wanted to do was curl up into a ball & disappear.
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Then suddenly… My body ignites.
My legs are pedalling faster than ever.
I’m squatting lower than ever & I’m holding them harder & stronger than ever.
My arms regain their composure & the dumbbells are moving smoothly with every repetition.
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All I want to do is keep going.
Keep pushing.
Keep fighting. Make it through.
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Just like that, I DO.
So what am I getting at?
Just as each challenge, adversity & baby step I take in my recovery journey is an opportunity for growth, so is every workout.
All of these things have one thing in common:
They are a reflection of my strength & of how far I’ve come.
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The epitome of the fact that when you want something REAL BAD & you FIGHT FOR IT, you have the POTENTIAL to ATTAIN it.
You just have to KNOW YOURSELF.
KNOW YOUR LIMITS.
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Most of all?
KNOW YOUR WORTH.
When you’ve got that, you’ve got it all.



