Building life-muscle

I really struggle with a workout routine … I have a hard time getting myself to go when I sweat, run in the same place, I always feel judged and I most DEFINITELY always hurt the next few days. 

Do you know why a body hurts through those next few days?  Muscles are made up of tiny fibers.  When you work out, you actually “tear” those fibers – creating the sore feeling.  This is a good thing, however.  Because when your fibers rebuild, the rebuild stronger – and that’s how you see changes in your muscle structure.

When you get into a routine and start building up muscle, your body starts to hum.  Muscle burns calories – meaning that if you’re watching what you eat and building up your body, you’ll receive the results that you want physically. 

That same analogy can be used to our lives as well.  So many times life is like a workout routine.  We feel like we’re running on a treadmill (not moving forward), we feel judged and, frankly, life just hurts.  But after we recover, we find that during those times of being broken down, we come back bigger and stronger – and the “life-muscle” that we’ve built helps us through everyday situations in life.

I hear so many people resenting the pain and sadness in their lives.  They focus on the “bad hand” that life has given them and they find it hard to rise above.  Don’t get me wrong – I get it.  Life IS hard and life can most definitely be hard to navigate.  But when life hurts the most, remember that’s when you’re being broken down.  You can’t get stronger without pain – emotionally or physically. 

Coming out of a difficult situation, day or bad stretch usually means this: You’ve learned, you’ve come through it and you’ve developed strength. 

Being wrong, making mistakes or just getting the “short straw” can be difficult.  But focus on the lessons and embrace the pain – it won’t last forever and you’re going to be stronger than ever.

To the road of happiness,

Michelle