But….some days you lose. Some days you feel powerless. You feel defeated. You feel it just isn’t worth it. Some days your mind is so weighed down by other thoughts that you aren’t even sure if you can put one foot in front of the other to run. You simply feel too weak. Too overwhelmed. Too exhausted.
So…instead of working out, you throw on your big ole sweatpants that are approximately two sizes too big & you might even pour yourself that glass of wine. Because for today, you are not gonna win. Today, you just are not going to fight the battle.
It happens.
But, then you crawl into bed. You lay awake for hours with your mind racing. You open your eyes up and remind yourself of what really matters and what is not important. You remind yourself the past is the past; the future is a giant question mark waiting to be written.
Then, you get that reminder from one of the amazing people in your life that you are stronger than this. You are reminded that today you made the choice to be weak. You choose to give up & feel powerless. That isn’t you, you’re not weak.
I had that moment with myself that explored how I am, in fact, way stronger than I was feeling. For whatever reason, this soul-searching process took me to the fall & my marathon. The girl who started the training, the girl who thought “MAYBE I can do this,” is never the girl who finishes the marathon.
The girl on the left was just becoming a little stronger, a little more confident but still full of doubts as she wouldn’t tell anyone yet that she was training for a marathon. She still did not believe she could accomplish this goal of hers! But, she decided to keep trying to put one foot in front of the other to test her limits.
The girl on the right crossed the finish line of 26.2 miles in complete physical pain in her knee/leg/hip. Mentally exhausted as she fought through that pain, through the rain & through the wind. She pushed through a wave of emotions during the course. Many times she wanted to quit, but knew deep down she was too strong to quit. She no longer had self-doubts & knew she could do anything she set her mind to. She was strong. She was not the girl who had started the training a few months ago. She was new. She was improved. She was exactly who she was meant to be.
Some days we just forget who we really are. We find ourselves lost & weighed down by life. It is going to happen, it will happen again. The amazing thing is when you have those incredible people in your life who are there to always remind you of your magic & you are willing to see it again….
Because…then…today, you win. Today, you make the choice to feel powerful & strong & believe in your own magic again.
Until Next Time~
*krisha*
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