Bodywork Las Vegas

Hi Everyone!

I just finished my first group ride this morning with a great group of folks.  The abilities levels ran the spectrum and I was somewhere in the middle, which was cool with me.  But even if I were in the back, it would be okay also.  Here’s the deal:  I had the opportunity to listen to various conversation as I was riding and lots of what I heard was about “not wanting to be last” or “how come I can’t seem to go faster” or “Sorry, I’m just slow”, etc.  So, I was thinking about how much most of us have learned to beat ourselves up with our internal talk when we don’t think we are going as fast as “we should” (ie. as fast as other folks in the group).  I’m guilty of all of these, by the way. [;)]

I say, let’s honor ourselves and our place, exactly where we happen to be today. Maybe you are just starting out with fitness activities, maybe you’re just thinking about it. Perhaps you are really active but not where you think you “should” be, or you don’t seem to be getting “there” fast enough.  There is no competition out there.  There is only us and our minds & thoughts.  Am I going to beat myself up because I can’t climb hills like Lance Armstrong? Heck no! The factors that make him an extraordinary rider are different than make me who I am.  You may say, well, THAT’s different.  I don’t think so.  The pieces fall together differently for every single one of us, whether that is a world class athlete like Lance, or just the person reaching the finish line a few feet in front of me in my 1st 10k (;-P).  We just don’t need to make up stories or excuses about “why” we are not fast enough, strong enough, or anything enough.  We are exactly perfect where we are.  Let’s just enjoy our environment, our health, our friends - old and new, and the richness of activities around us.

Anyway, all that to say…[i]please[/i] be kind with yourselves next time you are out and about, whether it’s in fitness or any other area of your lives.  If you haven’t joined in one of our meetups yet, please consider it.  Don’t let the “I’m not fast enough, good enough, strong enough…” talk in your head stop you!! Replace it with “I’m getting stronger and stronger everyday!” or “This is getting easier and easier the more I do it.” The community here is fantastic and everyone is trying to get somewhere.  Let’s do it together and have some fun while we are at it. 

Enjoy today and this moment.

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