10/28/2021
Have you ever been on a roll with your fitness efforts and then
Something unexpected Happens?
This morning I woke up feeling very thankful because I was able to avoid a Mad car in the Walmart parking lot yesterday.
Thank you speed and agility training!
Because of you, I am a fit and feisty grandma.
Just try to run me down - you will see.
Lately, I have been on a good roll with my fitness and I feel great! Today a run was scheduled along with some strength training and yoga..
But,
For some reason, I decided to pause this morning to quickly reposition a shelf in my office.
It was just a small shelf, nothing that this agile old lady couldn’t handle.
Then something totally unexpected happened…
My back “Went Out”.
What? How can that happen!!
Yes, my back was like:
“see you later Teresa.
I’m done with you”
as in…
I literally had to Crawl down the stairs
one painful step at a time,
and then slowly try to pull my body from the floor and onto the couch…
Out.
In one second, I went from
“craftily agile” grandma to “creaky” old lady.
What a set back!
So here I sit, trying to think myself out of this.
My first urge is to Shame myself for getting injured in the first place.
What was I thinking?
Why didn’t I stretch this morning?
As if, somehow the injury gods will register my remorse and reverse the sentence.
Then my brain thinks about chocolate and how I deserve it, since after all, I am in pain. Sweets will help this for sure…
Where is that Halloween candy and
how do I get to it?
We do that don’t we? When things go wrong, we add to our suffering by beating ourselves up and then we do something unhealthy to make it even worse.
Rx- Shame and sweets.
Yup that will help!
But it does not have to be that way.
We can be compassionate with ourselves and the embrace process of healing.
That is also a step towards fitness.
RX - Self Compassion & Recovery
If your find yourself in a set-back
let’s talk it out on a zoom call.
Message me to set up a complimentary session. I would love to meet you!
Teresa Joan ❤️
