How often have you had a minor injury or pain in your body and felt unable to workout? Even something as common as a cold, or you slept wrong and had a “kink” in your neck, or maybe you simply had a stressed day and was just “not in the mood” to move…are all days that we feel less than capable to be our best.
Maybe you are a mover and shaker, but you have a bigger injury like a broken wrist or even leg; or you have a strained muscle.
Each of these body issues are that..issues to deal with. Some of us stay quiet, accept the body and move on, but I venture to say many more let these obstacles stop us cold from movement in general. We complain, we make bigger excuses (which feel very real to us) of why we don’t feel good and we create huge stories about why life is now stopped as we know it.
I can tell you from personal experience, I have had all of the above issues. In each issue from the stressed day to the broken leg, I felt defeated at moments. I can tell you too, that once I got over my “issue/ obstacle as I saw it and excuses” and realized the rest of my body was able to move pretty darn well, I felt empowered that I could move…even in the tiniest ways.
You see, it’s all perspective. It’s acceptance and it’s embracing where we are in each place and time, as well as fighting to stay healthy.
I had this talk with a fitness friend earlier today and she said it simply…”just move…no matter how little or big…move”
I know someone who cannot move, and he would give anything to be able to.
That’s an unimaginable concept; and one I am eternally grateful that I hopefully will never feel. Knowing him though, does help me love what I can do, big or small. So when we have issues, do what you can, let the oxygen flow through your body, feel the strength of your muscles, rotate your body to see different perspectives, stretch to feel the fascia and gently assist your injured areas towards health. Doing this helps the body…as well as the soul and mind. Move what you can, do what you can…but somehow, keep moving.
