Again, it has to be one of my alter egos that I'm just meeting named Will doing this gym runs these ongoing 2 weeks. Not me Sa'eedah. Anyway, nice to meet you Will, there're more things you're still going to do. 🤝🏻
RECALIBRATING
your system from grief is such tough work…! That’s why many people sink deep into it and lose themselves. I sincerely can’t blame anyone.
From the rude shock to the feeling of despair, to denial and the painful memory recaps, to the harsh reality of…
THE PAIN OF PUSHING THROUGH
The pain of holding on
The pain of seeking help
The pain of numbing out
The pain of despair
The pain of illness
The pain of caring for
The pain of having faith
The pain of a tiny line of hope
The pain of staying strong
The pain loss
The worst thing you can ever do is take a long break from the gym.
Not because you lose muscle.
You can rebuild that pretty easily.
It's worse than that:
THERE ARE TWO KINDS
of trainers I’ve come across in my fitness journey: the ones who seem hard to crack until you get familiar with them, and the ever-smiling, friendly ones who still push you to do the hard things.
What they have in common is a genuine interest in helping me
NOT EVERY NIGHT
is for the gym. Some nights are for movies, 📺 hopping in a cab, 🚖 ordering pasta, 🍝 and getting lit on the bartender’s recommendation. ⚡️🍹
It’s been a lot lately… I’m praying April brings good news and ease. 🌻💜
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ACROSS EVERY AREA OF LIFE,
prayer, work, fitness, rest, love, finances, growth, the common demand is simple: showing up.⚡️ Not perfectly, just consistently.
This ‘Sweet In The Middle” is sending you all the love you need to show up today. 🖤✨
MATURING IS
Understanding that consistency is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s building brick by brick, not trying to erect a whole pillar at once. It’s in every drop that fills the jar.
Consistency is showing up on tired days and pushing anyway, not just working when your…
BEFORE NOW,
you would never find me at the gym during the 30 days of fasting. And it would take me almost half the year to return because relapse had such a hold on me.
This year, I asked my trainers for the best approach to keep showing up, even if it meant just…
I continued at a graceful pace, I tried again to stop fussing, I gained more clarity, I saw through my traumas and started to manifest differently.✨️
I’m on to a beautiful and fulfilling March. 🌻
What about you?
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