Power Moves: Gym Gains and Office Fit
Well, two days under my belt. To say the first day was a lot is an understatement. Everything went well, I was welcomed by the team with smiles, handshakes and hugs. The other TP was there too, as much smack as he talks he’s a solid friend - thank you for being there.
Like anything it’s going to take time. As much as I have changed for the better in four months, the world kept moving too. I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to keep peeling back the layers of my career goals while maintaining focus on filling my own cup.
I managed to make my sessions at the gym yesterday and today. I was so tired today I swear I could have fallen asleep on the way, but I went. On Monday I was mid leg extension and found my mind wondering to an all too familiar place “maybe I should reschedule Tuesday”, “maybe three days a week is too much”. I had only been back a half day and my pathways are already getting back into the mindset of me being second in my life. I have had so much therapy in the last four months my Psychologist’s kid is likely enjoying a first rate boarding school in the Swiss Alps. Stated differently, it’s not a quick fix. It’s going to take awareness, work, forgiveness and tenacity.
When I was going through my CMA program one quote stuck with me for a long time - “Nothing Worth Having is Easy”. Ain’t that the truth. Rewriting your story is exactly that, it’s doing life differently, veering away from what’s comfortable and unconscious. Forcing yourself to live in the uncomfortable is hard, especially if your special generational gift is trying to control the narrative of life (or as Jeannie calls it, my form of ‘tisim).
What hit me today as I was reluctantly doing post workout cardio you ask? I felt safe, calm, happy, at peace. Those of you in the back, did you hear that? I felt at peace!!! When I am in a gym full of strangers, loud noises, and sometimes limited space to exist I have found peace. I don’t know what the science is behind it, but I do know if my trainer Ana asks you to do something “for science”, decline. What brings you peace doesn’t need to be a book or quiet room, meditation or yoga. It could be a rage room, shopping at Winners four days a week, cooking, creating, coffee and walking the dog. There is no right or wrong here, but you need to find it and do it with purpose.
The moral of the story, which I will continue to preach:
Physical exercise is therapy for your mind and body. It doesn’t need to be perfect but find something you enjoy and make it a habit.
Find what brings you peace, calms your mind and leaves you feeling grateful.
Wear absolutely fabulous outfits to work that make you feel like a million dollars. No one cares the shoes hurt your toes, you look like a bad ass bitch.
I planned and chose all of my outfits for week one, gotta let em’ know what’s up!
Stay tuned for Friday nights Holiday party fit - Mom and I had a blast picking out a dress.
Stay peaceful and uncomfortable my friends.
