A Million Small Steps

Funny that a journey to fitness should start with love, but that is the most important thing I have found. Love of the things that were placed in me when I was conceived, and love of the things that made me what I am today. All things good and bad that happened to me are a part of what I am today. Accepting them brings me peace. I do not have to love the bad things that happened to me, but I do love how it shaped me into who I am now. You probably know the famous statue of Michelangelo’s David. Imagine if the giant block of stone had feelings. One day it was happily minding its own business, and the next day, some crazy man is hammering on it. The events of my life felt like a hammer breaking off parts of my stone block. It was painful and senseless at times. Am I a masterpiece to view in anyone’s eyes? Probably not in yours, but to me, I see that places in my life where the hammer struck as beautiful because they changed me. Take three really deep breaths and accept the strike of the hammer right now. You don’t have to like it, just accept that it happened and it made you who you are. That’s enough for now.