Avoidance Doesn’t Resolve Problems

So I am thankful to report that I have had another transformative weekend. I am exhausted from these past two weekends to be honest; I don’t usually reflect this intensely in a short period of time and it has drained me. Despite the exhaustion, the growth I have experienced is exactly what I have been needing. The subject line from the newsletter is just one snippet of what was said during my continuing education class. “Avoidance doesn’t solve problems, it just makes your world smaller” was said by Antony Lo (@physiodetective on Instagram) who is a physical therapist based in Australia. I’m going to give you a few moments to reflect on that statement…….

​For me, I was avoiding the big elephant in the room… my current belief system was limiting my forward progression because I believed I didn’t deserve it. I was stuck in an internal victim mindset without even realizing it. And then in the middle of the night, while supported by strong and smart women from all over the world, I acheived a personal record of the amount of weight lifted during a deadlift. If you haven’t seen the post, check it out!