Let’s chat come backs….
There’s been many times in life when I’ve gotten knocked down, but the most recent one was when I broke my elbow. Today, I am one year post break and I’ve learned a few things that have helped me come back despite the set backs.
First of all, you got a surround yourself with people who are going to push you to be better. Josh never let me throw a pity party for myself, and he continues to push me each day to make myself better. Lily continues to challenge me to pick up heavier weights, and my dad handed me a 3 pound dumbbell the day after I get out of a sling. Whatever your setback is in life, you can’t dwell in that space for long. Find someone to hold you accountable to grow.
Second, It might take you a while to get back to where you were, but it’s worth it. Trust me, the first time I walked into the gym after breaking my arm, I was extremely frustrated. There were so many things that I couldn’t do or that I could only do a few wraps up with a very light weight. It took me a year, but I’m finally able to do a handful of push-ups again. I didn’t return day one to doing a push-up, and I did modified ones from my hips, knees, and with a TRX for a very long time. Now your setback might not be physical, it might be emotional or even relational. So maybe the gym is in a good analogy for you, but I’m sure that you can see how small steps of returning to normalcy can help you get back to where you were.
Lastly, keep pushing forward. I remember when my marriage wasn’t doing well, and sometimes I just wanted to sit and wallow in it. But honestly friend, that wasn’t making my relationship any better. There were definitely days where I didn’t want to go to the gym, or when I left really frustrated because there was something that I wanted to do and I wasn’t capable of it. But you know what I did the next day? I showed up again. Complacency and giving up aren’t going to move the needle towards where I want to be.
Sometimes life just knocks you down. But get up, take it one day at a time, in a year from now you might not even recognize yourself. You got this, boo.
Wanted to share my most recent accomplishment with you. Following up on the broken arm, my goal was to be able to do a pushup one year later. Well I ended up doing 10 one year later. Here is a picture from last year & the picture at the top is from one year later! It’s been a long journey, but I’m thankful for the progress.
Let’s hear your progress!
XOXO,
Hil
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