Yesterday I found out that I have a stress fracture in my foot and I’m not allowed to run again until the swelling goes down. On average, I run 11 miles a day, 4-5 days a week. To me that is like telling me you are taking away my drivers license. When the swelling goes down I’m allowed to run 4 miles a day — max!
My first thought was: Hell no.
Then: Is this really happening to me? The one thing that has kept me going in 2020 is being taken away from me.
Is it the doctors orders, or my thoughts about what the doctor ordered?
I can choose to wallow in what I think is being taken from me, or I can pivot my thoughts.
My body is telling me that I need to slow the fuck down. I had been having random aches and pains before my foot diagnosis and I did not want to listen.
My new thought: I can find new ways to move and sweat while my body heals and, maybe, I will find that I like the new ways.
I bought a bike. I will do more yoga. Take longer walks.
When our bodies yell to us, we need to listen — as stubborn as some of us are at times.
What is your body yelling at you? Are you listening?
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