"We're gonna make it through this hand-in-hand..."

 

 

I've mentioned him on here before, but if you're not already following Ed Mylett on Instagram... do it.  He's a great resource for adding some positivity, encouragement & inspiration to your feed. 

The other day he posted a short video titled "Why You Always Need a Crisis."  In it, he starts off by saying he was turning 48 and his daughter asked him "dad... what's up with the midlife crisis... the beard, the hair dye, all the selfies on instagram... what's going on, dad?"  Kinda funny, kinda relatable.  I think my own daughter has given up on questioning me.  TikTok anyone?  LOL

If I could share the short video on here, I would, but how he responded to her is really thought-provoking... essentially admitting to yes, I am going through a midlife crisis, but before you were born I was going through one, and at every age I'm in a crisis to change... to be a better human than I was before.  Our cells replace themselves every year, our digestive tract every 6 weeks, you're supposed to replace yourself every single year.  The whole concept of life is to be constantly replacing ourselves.  

He followed it up with this post & I love his positive spin on what it means to be in a "crisis"...

 

 

edmylett

I’m in a crisis RIGHT NOW!⁣

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I’m in an ongoing crisis to CONTINUALLY become the next best version of myself. ⁣
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Tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone and at the end of my life, when I come face to face with the person God created me to be, the BEST version of who I could have become, I want us to be identical twins!
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I want to know that I didn’t waste my time here on this earth. ⁣
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I want to know that I FULFILLED MY PURPOSE.⁣
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So I don’t have time to waste... and neither do you! If you feel stagnant, it’s time to crank up the pressure and put yourself in crisis mode! ⁣
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The whole purpose of life, besides serving others, is to grow, to change, to evolve. ⁣
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Get some URGENCY behind you! It will motivate and push you to reach the next best version of yourself. ⁣
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Think about what’s on the line. Your legacy? Your business? Your faith?⁣
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Think about who’s depending on you. Your family? Your employees? You?⁣
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As long as you’re alive, you’ve got more work to do! You’ve got a better you to become! ⁣

 

 

 

 

2020 has certainly made me think a lot about becoming the best version of myself... a better mom, a better friend, a better instructor... a better me FOR ME. 

 

This year forced us to majorly pivot at Bloom, with all of us learning to become virtual instructors.  Yelling, dancing, lifting weights to a monitor with the same energy as if we were actually in a room full of people.  ALL OF US... hand-in-hand, depending on each other to make it all happen... from behind the monitor with all the tech issues, to in front of the monitor pulling every bit of acting we had, to each and every person engaging through their monitors & working out along with us.  Still makes me tear up just thinking about it.  How much I looked forward to seeing all those faces on the other side of the screen.  Seems like forever ago that it happened & in a strange way I even kinda miss it & who it forced me to be. 

 

And about 200 videos later in our library, we pulled it off.  We are still pulling it off thanks to a year of forcing individuals to CHANGE. 

 

Stand still or grow, change and evolve.

Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. 

The universe has a way of forcing it when you resist it. 

 

 

On a similar note... I'm obsessed with this song & this video...

 

 

Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is AMAZING.

 

XOXO

Comments

[Kathy Byrne]

“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable”. I love that statement! I have never been so uncomfortable in my 64 years on this earth! I heard for King & Country sing that AMAZING song at the Powerplex Drive-in last month. So powerful! Are you are still hanging out at CB&W? 😊❤️

[Julie Tucker-Wolek]

SO true ... I really needed to hear that today! :)