Fighting It All the Way

National Blog Posting Month – May 2013 – Comfort

Prompt – When was the last time you did something that made you uncomfortable but was ultimately worth fighting through those feelings?

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This is easy. Last Thursday I went to SCA heavy weapons practice.

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, going to practices can be a terrible challenge. My anxiety begs me to come up with excuses. Some days it wins, and I curse myself later.

The Thursday before last, anxiety won and I didn’t go to practice. I spent the next week grumbling at myself for my cowardice. I wasn’t going to miss it this time. Even though I was tired and hungry and my hips were really killing me. I mean, seriously, I have a legitimate reason to not practice. I can barely run because my hips are so bad.

But I wasn’t going to miss practice. Not this time.

It wound up being great. Everything was fine. I did suit up, though I didn’t actually fight. I worked on my technique a bit then stopped when my hip started to yell a bit. It was good.

I know that nine times out of ten, the anxiety is about nothing. I can’t let it rule me. I know better.

And even when the anxiety was justified, it is still always worth the effort.

You don’t know what you can handle until you try. I guarantee you, you can handle more than you think. A lot more!

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