Last week I found myself a little stuck. And it was odd, because everything has been going very well. I’m excited about what I’m doing, I’m excited about where it’s going. I’m excited about all the people I’m working with. All the doors continue to open up before me, clearly laying out what I need to do. I knew exactly what I needed to do. It was right there. I just needed to…do it. Yet there I was, feeling somehow stuck. Feeling a resistance to passing through some translucent membrane. Which is ridiculous, because I WANT what lays before me. I’m happy with what I’m about to embark on.
And with each day (funny how a few days can feel like weeks ;)), it felt like I was watching this mountain before me, a mountain I want to climb, get higher and higher, as each new opportunity piled up on top as if to say “alright, here’s some more.” And the “weight” of it was growing increasingly heavy, making the thought of taking that first step more and more difficult. This resistance was deep and I couldn’t immediately work out on my own what it was. Then in a conversation with my wife, it donned on me. I haven’t had a day off in, I can’t remember how long, I had been feeling a little tired and run down and feeling like I just needed some time to myself. Some time for reflection. Being a very action oriented guy, I tend to do it on the fly, which seems to have worked so far, but every once in a while, taking time to go deeper is necessary. And as I watched this mountain before me get higher, I was unconsciously holding back to fully committing out of FEAR of getting sucked in and not having that time before initiating the ascent before me. Some hold over from a particular past experience.
The thing is? I love climbing mountains. Alot. Despite the “work” it takes to get up one, I always feel exhilarated afterwards. My energy is high, a grin spanning from ear to ear. I feel alive! This mountain before me has no negative associations, either. It’s a very positive one, motivated from a powerful source, a source with Mmmphh! So I have nothing to fear because once I start, the energy will be there. It’s already there just waiting to be harnessed. The opportunity to reflect will be there as well, probably allowing me to go to a deeper level than if I try now. Because reflection is inextricably tied to action and vice versa. One cannot truly exist without the other. If it does, it’s true potential is not being fully recognized.
So climb the mountain it was!
I had spent too much time in my head and it was making it difficult to get anywhere. I needed to connect it to my body. Just as I do through my training and in my work. Yes I’m a personal trainer. But not to help others lose weight or build muscle (that is a by-product). I see us as complete beings: physical, spiritual, emotional and mental. And to fully realize our potential requires our growth in every aspect of ourselves. And growth in one effects the others. We live in a physical world and feel everything physical. Because I’m a very physical individual, that is a natural avenue for me to assist my overall growth through. And that is what I pour my energy into. Providing the opportunity for others to connect physically to themselves (which is often easiest because of the immediate, tangible feedback). By doing so sets off a chain reaction into the rest of our lives. That’s what I’m in the business of…changing lives, and serving that end the best way I know how. I needed to literally climb a mountain so that I could connect with the action required emotionally, mentally and spiritually to move forward. And that is what I did.
Dare to Evolve,
Shane.
Gonna have to join you on one of those climbs one day hombre.
Would like nothing more than to have you along hermano.
s.
Can’t wait to see the view from the top. Man the spring water out west is so nice! I have lived in Ontario my whole life and I have always wanted to go out West. I really got to get out there some day.
If you ever do, give me a shout Brian. Would be great to connect. Hope the training is going well!
s.
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Just read the post and watched ALL of the videos for you mountain climb. Thank you for sharing the journey, view, and insights. They have been very helpful and help me to realize that I do have my own mountain if not several to climb and see things from a different vantage point and then conquer. We all tend to get into “slumps” or periods of “blue-ness” from time to time. I feel as if I’m in one now. This blog and videos helps me to come out of it; define/find what my mountain(s) is/are, and climb the heck out of it. 🙂
Thanks again