So, at the end of February or so, I started going to Orange Theory. It required a big mindset shift for me, cuz I had all these little worries about going! Sort of like, being too old, too weak, or too something or other. I found my way around those obstacles and have been going faithfully ever since. Twice a week I don my swanky heart rate monitor and out the door, I go to earn splats. I know isn’t that funny? Splats are points you get for raising your heart rate and that is only part of why I go. I go cuz I love running, I love being fit and I love having time just for me. It is an ultimate form of self-care.
Anyway, I was expecting to write an inspiring post about changing mindsets and celebrating my 27 th workout, and getting a little “way to go sign”. I had it planned to share how by changing a mindset, you can change your life and really Start Living your best life.
When whack, my flip-flopped baby toe hit the corner of an ottoman, baby toes hurt a lot, you know this if you have ever whacked one. Within a few minutes, I started to doubt my ability to earn splat points on the treadmill in 45 minutes when class was to start. Frustrated and disappointed I decided to go to class and see what I could do. When I got there I got a stationary bike instead of a treadmill and the workout was just fine. OK so maybe I didn’t get a lot of splat points but I went and had fun.
The point here is not actually my baby toe or splat points. The point is actually about honoring our commitments to ourselves. It is about doing what we say we will do, even when it is hard, and also about finding ways to adapt to the circumstances as need be. It is about talking the talk and walking the walk of change.
We humans have a funny way of wiggling out of things when they are hard don’t we? We can convince ourselves of so many sneaky little lies, like being too tired, or it doesn’t matter, or I’ll do it tomorrow. The good news is we also can choose to honour our commitments to ourselves. When we do that we get more splat points. We become unstoppable, we achieve results, we become empowered we Start Living.
I hope this little story about baby toes and Splat Points has been helpful.
All the best,
