04/22/2019

So often us fitness gurus will state that we want to lay the foundation of a lifelong love of fitness to our children.
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I find myself in that boat—
I want my child to find joy in movement. To run-like Phoebe does in that episode of friends, where she doesn’t care what she looks like. -
I want her to be 32 and do cart wheels down a big hill when it calls her name. I want her to be 60 and twirl with her grandkids when they’re pulling her to do so.
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But what I don’t want is for her to put working out at the apex of health. -
I must also display to her that when mommy is sleep deprived, she sleeps. When mommy is injured, she rests- and when a friend needs her, the workout can wait.
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I also want her to see me screw up, take accountability, and ask for forgiveness. I want her to see me continue to grow in one of the longest lessons that life continues to teach me— The one where it’s OK if everybody doesn’t like you. -
Because if I am going to do anything worthwhile, or stand for anything, there will be people who disagree. There will be people who for no reason (and sometimes for a good reason) not like me.
That is OK.
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Movement is a wonderful part of life, but there are a lot of other things that come into play with building a healthy relationship with it- and that’s what I’m continuing to work on, to show her, one day at a time.