Mine happened the first week of January. Right after I made all those resolutions.
(I didn't actually make resolutions but I did write down what I want for myself, friends and family in the year 2010. Rather than the forceful: I WILL stop having popcorn for dinner, I wrote something like: I see myself maintaining a balanced diet that includes popcorn as a treat not a food group).
The first 3 that I wrote for myself included:
I see myself walking with confidence
No longer am I motivated by what people think
I am maintaining a consistent exercise / running routine
Monday, January 4th
- I feel fantastic.
Tuesday, January 5th.
- wake up late
- run out the door with a coffee but without breakfast
- very ungracefully get out of the car, spilling the contents of my purse on to the seat
- walk across the street (this is the only thing that was easy that day)
- trip UP the stairs outside of the Landmark Towers during the busiest part of the day
- try to prevent myself from falling on my face, twist and re-injure my back, which prevents me from running for another 2 weeks
- spend the rest of the day feeling sorry for myself and thinking that it was foolish of me to assume that things would change
- did I mention I chipped my new coffee cup during my spectacular fall?
A) Stare at these overwhelming situations and think, here we go again, nothing ever changes and then give up.
OR
B) Recognize this as an opportunity to get up, dust off and walk confidently even after a fall. Realize that people care more about if you are o.k. rather than making fun of the fact that you fell in the first place. Come to the conclusion that running will still be there in two weeks and I've always wanted to try yoga. And....a chipped coffee cup is an valid reason to get a new coffee cup.
I choose B.
