I don’t have any pictures of Mother’s Day last year. I had hurt my neck that week, had only just found out what I’d actually done to it, and was in immense pain. It was the beginning of my sleepless nights, maxing my luck out at just 2-3 hours of sleep each night. I was at the point where I still assumed I’d be okay in just a few days,…
Category: Injury
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The Best Growth Year Ever
It’s been a year since I first developed anxiety in Jiu Jitsu. The battle against anxiety was promptly followed up by a major neck injury that kept me on the sidelines (and still recovering). It would be easy to write this year off as terrible. Easy. Most people end the year by saying something along the lines of how terrible their year was anyway, I could easily fall in line.…
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Reframing The”I Can’t’s”
I can’t’s are easy. They make it easy to dismiss the task at hand. Easy to quit. Easy to move on and forget about it. Easy to do and complete. But. “I can’t’s” inhibit growth. They divert your attention. They help you feel good about your decision to not push forward and figure it out. They keep you right where you are. No growth. Sometimes “I can’t’s” just need to…
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Have An Injury? Good. Get To Work…
So you have an injury? Good. -Jocko (basically, but probably) There’s no way around it-injuries suck. And if you are someone who has a sport they love to do, like Jiu Jitsu, then they can really, really suck. You can wallow in self pity and cry and complain, and you know what, I think those things are completely fine to do and easy to justify doing…for a minute. Then, you’ve…
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I DO NOT Have It Together
It never fails. The second you feel like you’ve got it together (insert anything you want in place of “it”), you get slapped in the face with reality. Life reminds you that you certainly DO NOT have it together. I suppose it’s just life cycles. Marriage, parenting, jobs, friends, sports. There’s never a point at which you “arrive” at all the knowledge and understanding you need for something, and if…