positivepower’s BodyBlog

This week was pretty rough and I fell off the wagon for a little bit there but now I’m ready to pick myself back up and get back to it.  After lots of support from people on here and from my close friends, I’m no longer feeling unlucky for the relatively minor bad things that happen from time to time, but rather very lucky for all that I do have.  I have a few great friends I can depend on, a supportive family, and lots of other things to be thankful for.  Sometimes life throws you lots of monkey wrenches and ya just need to know that someone cares and will be there to support you, and the last couple days showed me that at least some people do care. 

Reflecting on everything that happened this week as well as my experiences with challenging myself in the gym the last few months has given me a new respect for how powerful the mind really is and how important it is to consume yourself with positive thoughts and energy and banish negative thoughts and energy.  I realize now that I actually ensured that the car accident would happen by worrying about it so much and making so many jokes that it would probably happen because I have such “bad luck”.  In reality my “bad luck” over the years was most likely self induced by constantly dwelling on bad things and envisioning more bad things until they actually happened. 

Likewise, I have seen that when I go into a workout convinced that I’m not making any progress or I’m too tired then sure enough I have a bad workout, which lowers my confidence and sets back my progress and the cycle continues.  Conversely, if I go into a workout convinced that I’m going to do a better workout than last time, I somehow manage to pull it off and my confidence goes up, I see more results, and the positive cycle continues.  It’s the “law of attraction”, also known as “the secret”, and I think now I truly understand and appreciate it.   I think I am now better equipped to recognize when I’m letting negative energy into my life and banish it before it attracts more negative energy.  I will continuously remind myself to not waste any time on negative things or negative people and will instead focus all that energy on positive things and positive people.

I also now see that bodybuilding is a great therapy and has given me purpose, confidence, and strength (both mentally and physically).  Making new friends on this site has given me a sense of belonging and the support you guys provide is priceless.  I am determined to stick with it and continue making progress and I know you all will be there to support me and encourage me and hopefully I can do the same for you all!