22/01/2024
This will be a funny one!
I bought these red yoga pants over 20 years ago. It was a purchase made from my very first wage as a fitness instructor! (obviously, I was a child prodigy ๐คฃ)
Apart from the fact that it still looks incredible, and hasn't lost its integrity or elasticity, these yoga pants have a special meaning for me.
It was just a couple of years before buying these pants that I ever sat foot in a fitness studio.
To say I was intimidated by it all was an understatement but I went back day after day. First, because I wanted to lose weight and look good, and later because I started to appreciate just how good it feels to move and be healthy. But more than anything else, I found my people. ๐
The owners of the studio TM Sport, a lovely couple who, cultivated a friendly, welcoming, family-like atmosphere were amazing. There was no room for egos, they actively encouraged friendly competition and gently managed out those with unhealthy attitudes.
I felt safe and relaxed in this place. And it was with the encouragement of this fabulous team I decided to get my instructor certification. The day after graduation, I started teaching two classes a week and it changed my life. I started to believe in myself and in the possibility that there are more options and opportunities for me than I ever thought.
The fact that they believed in me, made that unrelenting voice of self-doubt grow quieter and I dared to believe in myself a bit more every day, not just as a fitness instructor but as a person. It's been a long road and I am nowhere near finished with exploring new horizons but my gratitude remains for those who gave me that gentle nudge and let me believe that โI am good enoughโ. ๐โจ
So, thank you pants for the reminder ๐คฃ
And for those who need to hear this today:
I BELEIEVE in YOU!You are good enough! Go and do it! ๐ช๐