readiness, courage, solidarity
The organizers of tomorrow’s female powerlifting competition made unique friendship bracelets for all the lifters, with different words on each one, and I love them!!! We are fierce. 🖤🌈💪🏼
I have a big day tomorrow, my third powerlifting competition, and the nerves are starting to kick in.
I’ve been preparing for this for over three months. I’m going after some big goals tomorrow, and they’re pretty intimidating to me. Furthermore, I’m here by myself, and this will be my first time competing without a coach guiding me through the day.
It’s easy to second guess ourselves.
“What if I’m not ready? What if I didn’t prepare well enough? What if I’m not recovered well enough? What if I do something wrong? What if I’ve already done something wrong? What if my back hurts too much?”
Good. Get all those fears out.
Then remember: just because you’re afraid doesn’t mean you aren’t brave. Your nerves show how much you care, and without fears to face, how could we ever practice courage? And just because it’s heavy doesn’t mean you can’t lift it. It’s supposed to be heavy, and you have trained for this. You’re ready.
Besides! I’m not truly by myself! Powerlifters are a tight knit, fiercely loving community, and I already made a few new friends this morning who will be there tomorrow. Every person in that room is going to bring their passion and encouragement with them to support all the strong ladies who show up and give our max effort. It’s a great group. It’s an amazing sport and solid environment. None of us are alone; we have each other! Instant connection. (and that’s a piece of magic!)
Plus, I know my friends and family back home are all rooting for me and excited to hear all about it!
Here’s how it goes: all of us here, everyone reading this, everyone connected to anyone else (that’s everybody, in some way or another!), everyone doing their best with life, everyone growing with love and intent… We believe in each other. We choose to believe in ourselves. We decide to keep showing up, even in the face of the resistance. We grab life. We’ve got this. 🙌🏼
