Today was a challenge. As the day progressed the idea of going to the fit camp was daunting. I had not been since a week ago Monday. Last Wednesday I got sick, Monday was a holiday and that takes us to tonight. So rhythm was off and my old fear came flooding back. The fear of not being good enough or that I cannot make it through the exercises. All day I kept telling myself I have no option, I must go.
It came time to go and I really struggled to go. I forced my issues into a box and said to my self that at a minimum I will drive there. Even if I don’t get out of the car at least I drove there which is more than what I wanted to do. Well low and behold I THEN encounter the only rush hour EVER in my neighborhood. Getting out was nearly impossible with so few roads leaving the communities here and only one available.
Yup so you wouldn’t believe it but apparently some kid threatened a robbery with a fake bomb threat at the gas bar near my place. Subsequently that had the main streets all closed off and police everywhere. A ten minute drive turned into a 45 minute drive making me 20 minutes late for class. Definitely too late for warm up stretches. What was cool was now I was pissed about the traffic and did not want to be stuck going home in it. This left only one option, I parked my car and thought what can I do about this. I looked at the field and said well I can at least walk around the football/school field over and over again. I am not going to get beat, and managed five loops in 50 minutes later.
Okay so exercise did not go as planned but that is the way life is at times. It is how we move through our blocks to work towards our end goal. The path may not always be as you thought it should be. However not only did I get exercise tonight I had the biggest work out ever! I vaulted clear over the Olympic sized hurdle and that hurdle was located inside my mind. I am determined to make this work because I want to be fit.
So here is my question to you, what is your mind stopping you from doing?