Sometime we forget that WE are in control of our own destiny. No one has the ability to make us feel inferior unless we allow them to. We choose how we live, love and treat others. We decide whether to work to our potential or let life (and opportunity) pass us by. Who we are is not about how much money we make, who our friends are, what we look like or what our social status is. Who we are is who we CHOOSE to be every single day. When we have a positive attitude, when we put more weight on the bar, when we treat others with respect, when we hit a PR, when we push ourselves to do one more pull up despite our screaming hands, when we accept ourselves in every single moment despite our flaws, when we encourage our box-mates - that is when we are the truest reflection of our best selves.
No one, especially me, is perfect. We all have our "things" - our faults, our flaws, our weaknesses, our walls. Our reasons to want to run and hide instead of exposing ourselves and taking chances. Life is about learning that it is in the most uncomfortable moments of exposure and risk that the best things happen to us. Without risk there would be no reward. Without acceptance there would be no love.
Without CrossFit there would be no outlet, no community, no home like the one we've made inside our box.
Go to your box. Lift heavy and lighten your emotional burden. Appreciate your callouses as well as your team. Get sweaty. Accept your performance and always strive to be better. Take it in and remember that this is one place where no one will ever judge you.
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