Ever have one of those days?
You start out tired and struggle from there. You’ve got a million things on your to-do list(s) and not enough hours or capacity to tackle it all. You are on the verge of tears and just want to get back in bed. Except you’re a parent and you’ve got people. And your people have needs, EARLY in the morning.
This was me today and I had to DIG DEEP. And I’m not talking about exercise. I’m talking about life. I was having a serious case of the blahs. And doubt. And a bad case of the comparisons. Healthy? Nope. Realistic? Nope. Still happen? Yep.
Fortunately I have a great partner who gets me. He could see it on me. He encouraged me to drop everything I was doing and go out for a run. He may have been trying to get rid of me, but he also knows running is my thing. And running is where God and I have some of our really good moments. And it was COOL in Texas this morning!
Forefront on my mind this morning was my team. As a health and fitness coach I’ve had the honor and privilege to walk side by side with hundreds of women on their own journeys to become healthy. I’ve shared in the highs, the lows, the stumbling blocks, the victories. Every text or call I get from a client is an opportunity to encourage, educate, and inspire. I listen. I dispense advice. I pray. I build relationships with real people, living real lives, facing real obstacles. Those interactions boost me up, no matter the content. I get to play a role in others lives. They have invited me in and I can help make an impact.
All of this. This is why I coach.
So why am I struggling with it today?
I am no graphic artist. I’m no social media maven. I don’t know all the ins and outs of the ever-changing analytics and algorithms. It sure looks like everyone else does. Ugh. Comparison is a liar. Comparison makes me feel like I don’t know enough, I’m not witty enough, I’m not clever enough.
But I know that I know that I am enough. Because God says so. He created me to encourage. He created me to exhort. He gave me the tools to help others in their struggles.
I can’t get hung up on the details, and get down on myself when I don’t feel like I measure up. I need to keep my eyes on the big picture. The reason I ran health groups at church, the reason I helped lead womens ministry events, the reason why I stand side by side with my husband at the altar after church and pray for others, speak life into them, lift them up. It’s the reason I became a coach.
And tomorrow it’s the reason I will get up. I will show up. I will exercise for my physical and emotional health. I will be here to help my clients. And hopefully people who I may never have spoken to about any of this will reach out, but I can’t control them. I can only control me.
And that is enough.
I am enough.
And so are you.
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