Do You Listen?

Do you hear that voice in your gut and heart that tells you what you need, right now?

For years I needed long hard runs that allowed me to cry, vent and move forward, if only with strides towards the unknown. Running is a metaphor for life.

One foot in front of the other.

Eventually I needed weights. Picking up the heavy, lifting it above my head, it seemed like a metaphor for each new second of my anger and my grief. Regardless of how hard the day was, my strength was enough to shoulder the weight.

Lately I’ve craved stillness through movement. Yoga, Pilates, Long walks with my dogs, hikes in nature. I think this is a metaphor for new growth, change, quiet, reflection, and peace.

Never be married to one method or one form of exercise therapy. You will grow through phases of anger, resentment, strength and inner shifting towards new life.

The beauty of fitness is it never judges your journey and it never says you aren’t where you should be. It simply waits for you to come to its doors and it welcomes you with its healing energy in whatever form you need for the day. It’s always there for you, you just have to decide to be there for yourself and go towards its light.

Michelle