What The Heck Am I Doing?
This week, four of us decided to try a CrossFit class. One of those “Let’s push ourselves” kind of ideas that sounds great in theory.
We showed up in our best workout gear, full of confidence and caffeineted. Five minutes in, we were all in very different places. One friend was crushing it. One was silently regretting everything. One was faking a shoe malfunction. I was pretending to adjust my mat while secretly gasping for air.
What made it great. Not the burpees. Not the box jumps. But the feeling that we were in it together, figuring it out as we went even if it was simply awful.
When I started last week's series, I thought maybe I would share a few lessons, some encouragement, maybe a mildly helpful metaphor or two. I did not expect to overshare, spiral into vulnerability, or admit how often I almost quit writing a book.
Hey, but here we are!
Showing up, trying new things, laughing at ourselves, and building with the people who make it feel a little less scary.