I was just scrolling Facebook. Because Facebook is in my top 3 for avoiding-doing-hard-or-brave-things-at-work strategy. Personal experiences and world news and windy weather has left me in an achey, scared place, so everything feels extra hard and brave. While Facebooking, I came across this post from exactly one year ago.
Today, my legs are on fire because I've been duped into this they-call-it-exercise-but-its-tourture-class on Mondays. Drill sergeant says this means I'm doing it RIGHT. GETTING HEALTHIER.
And I'm reminded of this song.
Because *I think* relationships are like exercise: If you're doing them right, you might be achey-on-fire the next day. But, the flame has to burn a bit to give off light, right?
Apparently, this achey is not an new phenomenon. And while I feel a little betrayed by Facebook because I was trying to AVOID not BURN BRIGHT, the reminder came at the right time. So, I'm sharing it with you. Whatever space you're in, be compassionate with yourself. Compassion and courage and safety doesn't start with foreign policy and TSA restrictions. It starts with each of us having an internal sense of what compassion and courage is.
