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Sobbing. Just ugly crying and sobbing and wailing like a toddler in the comfort of my soulmate's arms.
I felt safe to let go and let it all out. All my overwhelm. All the stress. All the feelings.
Sharing my emotions with and around others is still a very new practice for me. It's vulnerable and scary and uncomfortable, but I'm learning.
And my husband doesn't try to fix it. He just let me BE. And that's exactly what I needed.
I somehow dug deep enough to rally for my son's party and made it all the way until about 4pm when I sat down on the couch and then couldn't get up.
Oops. Might have pushed it too hard with running after the fall.
Two days later after lots of Advil, rest and icing, I was able to walk again.
And then I started to train again, of course, modified completely.
If I've learned anything from physical injuries it's that NOT moving the impacted body part is often worse!
It took me two full weeks to feel about 95% back to normal.
What a humbling transition to go from feeling crummy to injured... almost 2 months of training thwarted by ailments.
But you know what?
I stopped to appreciate how far I've come.
Old me would have PANICKED and worried about skipping workouts, gaining weight, etc.
New me was in an odd state of calm and surrender, able to keep the long-term picture in mind and knowing that this supposed "setback" was a small blip in the overall scheme of my journey here on this planet and that it likely had a deeper meaning in getting me to slow down and reassess.
Strangely enough, after sharing my story with a few people, I learned that SO many others were dealing with similar, strange, seemingly out-of-the-blue situations that were so jarring it caused them to snap back into the present moment in so many ways.
... it's like those experiences that teach you real quick how to identify what is truly valuable to you.
It makes you appreciate the little things that you may take for granted.
For me, the juxtaposition made me feel immense gratitude for my usual physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
I felt gratitude for knowing that I wasn't alone, and for having such a beautiful community at The Green Door Life, checking on me and sending me well wishes.
And this right here is what I'm really getting at with this story:
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
As a lone-wolf, independent, Sag moon and ascendant sign adventure-seeker, community is usually the last thing I rely on or look for...
And now, community is something that feels like the glue that is holding together all the bits and pieces of me that are healing and growing after years of "doing the work" and getting through some of the most challenging experiences of my entire 40 years of life.
Our community, albeit virtual, is bonded through the common thread of self-care.
It all starts within.
We did not come together to drink alcohol.
We did not come together out of obligation because we have a blood relation.
We did not come together because of gossip.
We did not come together by happenstance such as being the parents of our kids' sports team.
We came together by choice over a love and commitment to become our highest selves through nourishing our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
I have never, ever experienced the bonds of such an uplifting community in this way.
These are not people who will talk poorly about you or tear you down, or compete with you, or peer pressure you into getting sloshed, or guilty trip you to eat a bunch of crappy food...
These are people who genuinely celebrate your wins with pure happiness.
These are people who are vocal about compliments and shower praise from a place of truly seeing you in your highest power.
These are people who see the beauty in you: your physical AND spiritual beauty.
These are people who are not just surface level, but who go deep.
These are people who would be there for you in a heartbeat, even if they only have known you through a small square on Zoom for the last 2 years.
These are people who are my rock of inspiration to show up day in and day out, even when I don't want to train or take care of myself... I do it as much for them as for me.
These are my people.
And this is why we opened up group coaching... so we can open the doorway to share the magic of what has been brewing at The Green Door Life for the past 4 years!! 🤯
We won't be offering up this group program again until after April 2023.
If you are looking for a community to hold space for you even in your darkest hours, this is the place.
Click below to reserve your spot by December 31st using the $500 off discount codes before prices increase in the new year:
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