Comments on: Out of the Mud; On to a Rock. https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/ Healthy and Strong at Home with Kettlebells Wed, 06 May 2020 19:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Marianne https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/303810 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:34:00 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-303810 In reply to Kendra.

Thank you, Kendra.I hope you can find a way for fitness to help you express who you are and the strength you possess. <3

]]> By: Kendra https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/303790 Wed, 28 Dec 2016 17:21:14 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-303790 Marianne, I’ve followed you on and off for several years, and now that I’m returning to kettlebells, I was looking for a workout and found this blog post on the way there. Man, it really resonated with me. Fitness can seem to be a savior at times, but I think the real savior is self-acceptance and self-love. Fitness can get in the way of that, or it can help deliver it. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for being brave enough to be an authentic, changing, purposeful and beautiful human being–with amazing workouts and advice, to boot. I’m sort of God-lite (grew up Catholic, don’t really follow religion, but I believe in a greater beyond and the teachings of Jesus), but I always appreciate your commitment to something beyond the apparent. A purpose. We all need that, in whatever form. 🙂 Hope you are having a Happy Holiday season! Now to browse some workouts…

]]> By: If My Kettlebell Could Talk |18 Minute Interval Workout | myomy.tv | Coaching Fitness, Exploring Purpose https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/274548 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:06:36 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-274548 […] last two updates have discussed more heavy and perhaps difficult subjects: My journey back from depression, and a different look at the fitness goals we set our sights on and my personal realisation about […]

]]> By: Sincerely, Your Kettlebell |18 Minute Interval Workout | myomy.tv | Coaching Fitness, Exploring Purpose https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/274522 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:36:58 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-274522 […] last two updates have discussed more heavy and perhaps difficult subjects: My journey back from depression, and a different look at the fitness goals we set our sights on and my personal realisation about […]

]]> By: Hector Hernandez https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/264155 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:24:42 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-264155 I’m sorry for your pains but OUR LORD will continue to carry you!!

]]> By: Susan ; ) https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/254525 Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:01:56 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-254525 I am so happy to hear you are doing well. You speak so candidly about your experiences that it is obvious why you have so much support and dedicated readers of your blog. You are like a beacon of light in a dark room, giving hope and warmth to people who are struggling with this idea of perfection. If we were all truthful with ourselves we could admit we all strive a little bit to be seen in society as perfect or successful. It has taken me a long time but like you, I have had to retrain my thought patterns and realise that I am actually doing better than OK. I do not NEED to be perfect, I WILL make mistakes. It is how we handle this and learn from our mistakes that sets us apart. As long as we give our best to ourselves and the people around us then this is what should be the measure of happiness, perfection and success. I am learning that I should hold no guilt for not being perfect and gracefully accept it for what it is, learn and grow from it and as long as I can stand up and honestly say I am doing my best, there isn’t any more I can do then that’s as successful as I need to be. Thank you for letting us into your life and helping so many people in the process. Sometimes we forget about the beauty of the stars whilst we contemplate the universe. Take care, susan xxx

]]> By: Marianne https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/253652 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:48:11 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-253652 In reply to Scarlett.

Thank you for your comment, Scarlett. I am glad that this post has resonated with you. While it pains me that you suffer this way at times, it comforts me to see you share it and that I am not alone in how I have felt at times.

To answer your question, I think it has been a combination of many things, some automatic things that time has allowed, lots of seeking and then being still from me, and actively resisting the negative thoughts that try to creep in. Normally, I would entertain such thoughts and feel the burden and stress that came with them. Now I send them packing and call them out for the lies they are. It was really hard to do that at first, but it really helps. Another thing that has helped is being at my worst and trying to understand why I have got so low, so angry, so hopeless. Reaching out and allowing myself to rely on someone else (I tend to keep my real troubles to myself) has been a God-send! My mum has this big beautiful painting that hung above our fireplace when I was growing up and it is of a fishing boat caught in a storm. Then there is a Bible verse printed on it: “Cast your care for He careth for you”. That’s what I started to do. Even if you don’t believe in God, it still does us good to share our problems and let go of the things we can’t control anyway.

Finally, I try to remember the bigger picture. This last while, I literally feel like I just walked out of a dark forest into a beautiful meadow. For months I was walking around in that forest focusing on every tree I bumped into and I saw the shadows as monsters. I forgot that beyond the forest was beauty and if I allowed myself I could even be thankful for being in that forest. It was bringing me somewhere new and beautiful. Part of “the bigger picture” for me is being grounded in purpose, being fit for purpose and sharing these ups and downs because I know in my heart that it brings peace, hope, and connection/compassion (a kind of love).

I hope that makes sense.

]]> By: Marianne https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/253619 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:22:37 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-253619 In reply to Ingrid P.

Thank you, Ingrid 🙂

]]> By: Marianne https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/253618 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:21:50 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-253618 In reply to Michele.

I am so sorry about your brother, Michele. What a terrible loss. That quote is awesome and so applicable here. But as we know, when you are in the thick of it, you feel like you have no control over anything and you see no hope of things getting better. The fact that the quote helps you now is a good sign that you see thing getting better and you have purpose <3

]]> By: Marianne https://myomyfitness.com/out-of-the-mud-on-to-a-rock/#comments/253617 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:17:17 +0000 https://www.pullupacademy.com/myomytv.com/?p=8270#comment-253617 In reply to Rosie.

This is so wonderful to hear, Rosie! I am sorry about your health issue and I hope it is better or well controlled now 🙂

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