Method of Fixing Things

There's an old adage that popped into my mind today.  As I was doing my morning routine involving stretching, I looked over at my "Why am I trying to get in shape?" board (aka - "Goals" board) and read through the list, then something kind of ironic(?) / funny hit me....



Sometimes you have to break things, before you can fix them.  And/Or:  In order to fix part of the body, you have to break the bone for it to heal properly.  ...something like that.  You get the point I hope.

"Okay, but what on earth are you getting at?  The fact that your board says "not to be broken" - you're trying to heal yourself....."

..well, yes....and...  I have been running into some injuries (sort of) in the process.  I had my hip issue suddenly come up where I needed to see a chiropractor, and the hip essentially was misaligned / shifted, etc...  So, snap-crackle-pop, things are fixed(ish).  Then there was also my hands - a few years ago they were useless - quite literally.  I managed to (mostly) fix them, by learning the type of rehab I needed to do on them, and taking a joint inflammation pill daily....okay, so the hands doesn't quite fit with the theme....but there is a positive take away in there that I'll get to.  Down the road in a couple months, I'm having surgery to remove an avocado sized lypoma from my left side, and a couple tiny ones from my left and right sides.

Let's break this down:

1. Hips:  My hip broke down.  I got (am getting) it adjusted and popped back into place.  In the process i'm also getting my back worked on a bit (bad posture).  This is giving me less pain, and more positive outlook on things.
2. Hands:  What I went through in fixing myself, has giving me motivation for a lifetime, with the mentality of  "heal theyself" , and proving that just about anything is possible if you put in the work.
3. Lypoma:  How on earth does THIS fit the subject??  ... I've had this growing inside me for years, and it's gotten to the point of causing discomfort when walking / jogging (at times), definitely when sleeping, and especially when prodded.  It's a physical pain (at times), and in my opinion an eyesore.  I will be having a chunk of me removed.  There will be a hole where it used to be that needs to be healed.  This is an example of "breaking myself, in order to heal and better myself".

Okay...with all that said, I'm not saying you should try and physically / literally bust yourself up.  Not in the slightest.  I'm just seeing the irony in what I'm going through.  Perseverance and what not, it's a big deal, and kind of character defining.  Honestly, if I could reach all my goals without going through these dumb things (hips, hands, lypoma) I'd be friggin' stoked!

That's all.  I just wanted to share that moment of my day that made me chuckle a bit, because I don't think I had ever thought about it before.

Keep you head up, and keep on grindin'!

...or in my case, legs...