09/25/2019

Yesterday, I made a funny video, had a blast, and laughed a bunch.
Today, I felt a sadness pour over me regarding an issue and cried-a lot.
And I apologize- -
for neither. -
I don’t judge myself for experiencing either emotion.
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I don’t force myself to be happy, and I sure don’t equate crying to weakness.
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This photo is purposefully taken-
In our scroll, we are bombarded with products and all the ways we need to take better care of ourselves and
This.
This picture here- is me.
taking care of myself. -
My act of “self care” today isn’t printed in magazines-
it doesn’t sell prod and it sure as heck doesn’t get the headline of a magazine. -
before the first tear rolled down my cheek, I knew I needed what was about to take place-and I knew it needed to happen.
Today, over the span of an hour, I cried-
it was insanely cathartic and I felt so much better afterward.
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This has nothing to do with my surgery recovery (and maybe it has everything to do with my recovery?) b/c I have slowed down (almost to what seems like a halt) and ‘busyness’ isn’t there to cloud my emotions-
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I can 100% assure you all that I am okay-
I have support and resources for my current situation.
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My goal here with this post is to show you all-
a personal trainer-
exemplifying a health behavior that I believe gets under-rated in a world of “Gym + Grind + Hustle + (insert veggie) noodles!”
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Recognizing my emotions-
Acknowledging them,
sitting with them (non judgmentally)
and doing the next right thing.
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I will leave you with a beautiful quote from J.R.R. Tolkien that a dear friend wrote me today
“I will NOT say: do not weep; because not all tears are an evil.” -
Side note: I would love it if one day “I just had an Awesome cry!” Was equivalent to “Hey man! I just had an AMAZiNG workout!” -
Cheers to tears!