Do One Thing That Scares You

Hello and happy Thursday, tender friends!

Remember the life advice “Do one thing every day that scares you?” It’s been a long time since I’ve attempted to push myself out of my comfort zone with such regularity, but I wanted to at least try to do it sometimes if not every day.

I’ve wanted to improve my conditioning pretty much ever since I got pregnant. It has nothing to do with the fact that my body has rearranged and generally become floppier since pregnancy (despite being the same actual clothing size my whole adult life). I just want to get stronger.

While I’m active every day, I haven’t made new physical gains in a long time. Even if you’re physically active, you have to move your body in new ways if you want to make new gains.

So I signed up for a yogalatis class. No big deal, right?

But then the self-doubt kicked in.

What if I look weak in front of everyone in the class?

What if I look foolish because I’m starting the class halfway through the cycle and everyone else is already familiar with the moves?

What if I’m the only one who has to sit some sets out?

What if, what if, what if?

“I’m afraid I’m going to be the least fit person there and get embarrassed,” I told Anthony.

But on the drive to class I kept repeating Do one thing every day that scares you. I knew that I was making the right choice in spite of my reservations.

So I went to the class. My moves were decidedly less smooth than some other people in the class.

But I was happy and relieved that I was mostly able to keep up. And the past two days I’ve been as sore as I used to be when starting a new sport season back in high school. I LOVE that.

I know that I pushed my muscles in new directions way past my comfort zone. Even though keeping up with my regular chores has been a little harder because my muscles are burnt out, it feels amazing to have worked hard enough to have my muscles so burnt out.

I’m glad I decided to do the thing that scared me. I’m glad that I took a risk and have received a reward for it.

I’m grateful for the privilege of using and enjoying that God has given me. I’m beyond grateful for the health that enables me to even pursue an experience that scares me.

I’m looking forward to the next class…sort of. I’m sure I’ll also look forward to the break between the class cycle also. 😊

Okay, tender friends, that’s all for today! I hope that you’ll do something soon that scares you (in a good way) too!

Thank you for stopping by, and thank you for sharing!

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