“A good hurt…”

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 Shared by Breanne Smedley

My abs are still feeling a twinge of soreness from my workout on Monday.

A series of hollow rocks, arch rocks, and sit ups did me in.

All day yesterday, as I twisted to grab something, coughed, or picked up Charlee, I was reminded.

“Ouch! My abs!” I thought, every time a movement would bring back the pain.

Then there’s the camaraderie that comes among others at the gym who did the workout and feel the same way.

“Are you sore?” We ask each other, hoping that others feel the same way.

“Yes! Those [fill in the movement from the day before] killed me!”

I love it though. That soreness is what I like to call a “good” hurt.

It’s like a reward for me.

Because we know that on a psychological level, that pain means growth.

My muscles endured microscopic tears as I used them the day prior. They are now repairing, recovering, and most importantly: growing and getting stronger.

It’s the same in a workout. The pain of burning muscles and lungs, the buildup of lactic acid, that tiny voice in the back of my head saying “quit!” is what I run to, not away from.

Because on the other side of this pain is growth and strength.

It’s nearly impossible to get better without it. That pain makes us physically stronger, but it also improves our mental strength.

Putting ourselves in that state of pain, over and over again, equips us. It empowers us.

It allows me to see other pain in my life the same way. As an opportunity for growth.

That pain and uncomfortableness I feel about a broken relationship in my life is now seen as an opportunity for growth.

I force myself to run into the uncomfortableness. Lean into the pain. Work through the feelings. Take action.

Because just like in a workout, the alternative is to run away. Quit. Stop.

And what does that lead to? Staying the same. Never growing. Never getting stronger.

So, I will continue to run to the areas of pain in my life. With the goal to work through, and come out stronger on the other side.

It hurts. But it’s a good hurt.

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