So my little Phoenix took her first steps two months ago, and for a couple weeks she would take a few here or there. Then she stopped. She would stand on her own for long stretches,cruise along ALL walls and furniture and walk holding our hands. but I could not coax her to walk. She didn't like falling down so she refused to walk. Untill Christmas that is, she got tons of shiny new toys and she has been taking waaay more step frequently throughout her day to get those toys!
And it hit me how bummed I was that she stopped just cuz she didn't like how it felt to fall. How else will we she get better? eventually she will have to face the bitter truth ... she gonna fall on her butt and its gonna hurt. But its a fleeting moment, far outweighed by the new experience of walking! Its astonishing how often we stop doing things cuz we don't like how it feels when we fall
Ex. If I miss one day of eating healthy or working out I feel like a failure it becomes sooooo easy to fall off the wagon for weeks. I hate the way falling makes me feels. It knocks me down and negative self-talk kicks me while I'm down.
So as new year approaches and we make resolutions its sooo important to remember WE ARE HUMAN!! We fall down and it hurts. but in the words of Dory (finding nemo) just keep swimming !!
Falling is an important part of growth, don't despise it! Learn from it! "Ahh yes the past can hurt, but you can either run from it or learn from it" -Rafikii (Lion King)
Clearly im feeling a bit Disney.lol :)
