Yesterday when I went to my gym to exercise I was feeling pretty low; some things in life weren’t working out as I had planned and I was feeling my resolve starting to spin down. I was worried my motivation would quickly follow. Excuses began flooding my head about why things shouldn’t be this way. It should all be the way I want it, and if it’s not, then life had been unfair; or that’s how it was when I walked out of the change room onto the exercise floor.
Then I saw a young woman who wouldn’t have been much more than early 20’s. She was walking a bit funny as she approached a bench press machine and loaded it up with pretty respectable weights for someone her size. It took a moment to notice because of the very true-to-life manufacturing, that she was wearing a prosthetic leg. It was attached on her right side about mid thigh. This woman then got on the bench press machine and hammered out 4 sets with serious intensity. I watched her on and off for about three quarters of an hour as she went from machine to machine working out in a way that made everyone else look like lazy bastards.
You know, if anyone deserved to be making excuses about why life was shit, it was her. But then she wasn’t making excuses, she was in there giving it 100% and looking good doing it. The realisation hit me that we make excuses because we can. And we allow those excuses room to affect our resolve and motivation because we simply do.
That young girl taught me that you can make excuses if you want, but you can also get in there and make the best of it!
Life aint over until it’s over!
Andy.
Absolutely love this story.
Thanks for saying. I think you feel a little in the same way as I did. However I also know you’re a very motivated person that can get the message very clearly.
Very nice story !
I must confess to you, it is the first time I pay a visit to your blog though … but I really love it so far, please keep sharing !!
Hope you’re doing fine btw
Hi Nathalie,
Hey nice to hear from you again!
Sorry about the delay getting your comment up here. I’m a bit slow these days with my blog, and making sure to moderate comments when they come in. You’re all approved now so you’re next ones will be quicker (if you make some more).
Yeah I’m doing fine (but I’ll write you an email to tell you about it, and to ask you how you’re doing).
Thanks for the comment here; they really give me a lot of encouragement to write more, so please feel free to say something anytime.
A.