Motivation Tips
Have you ever hurt yourself? Did you end up with a scar? There are very few people in the world that have not had their fair share of bumps and bruises. Some of us have had much worse. The interesting thing about it is we are alive to tell about it.
There is an old saying, "What does not kill you makes you stronger", is very true. Take time to appreciate how strong your body is to survive what we have done to it. Take the time to notice how those scars used to be a cut and your body literally welded them back together.
Many people curse their bodies for failing them but they miss the point. If you had a dog and beat it everyday do you think the dog would like you? Probably not and if it didn't run away do you think it would give you it’s very best? Probably not.
Let’s apply this to our bodies, if you beat your body up and think to yourself, "What a lousy a body I have for not taking it", do you think your body will like you? Do you think your body will perform at it’s top? Not likely.
The body takes time to heal, if you have been injured it will take time to get better. The body only grows at certain speeds and depending on what you have hurt it can take several years to heal. This is where appreciating yourself for what your body can do is very helpful.
I was hit by a car and spend over five years in re-hab, learning many things we take for granted everyday. Everyday of those years I had a lot of pain, the sort of pain medicines don’t seem to eliminate. All those years I worked hard to regain my health and then one day it happened as if I had finally cracked some secret code. My pain vanished.
Along the way I was lucky to have therapists that pointed out my progress, even if it was only a little and I was glad to have it. Those little progresses seemed to build my confidence and hold me together so I could continue doing the work to get better. I marveled at how many other people I saw in similar or better starting condition than me quit therapy to likely have a life of pain.
After I recovered I entered Oriental Medicine and now apply my experience to people in situations similar to mine. All this experience has taught me the people that get better have self-confidence. They refuse to let an injury define who they are, or stop them from becoming who they want to be. They have confidence in their judgments to pick actions that will get them better.
The road to self confidence is filled with dangers, use all the experiences you can to make it easier. When you have an injury that heals take notice and realize that is your body doing a great job.
