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Make the change ( your mindset matters )

2/22/2023

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Sometimes we forget about the importance of our mindset, the importance of learning to accept change rather than fight it and the importance of loving and accepting ourselves for who we are, who we are becoming and who we are going to be. This post discuss the importance of accepting and making the change. Acknowledging something you once had is gone and learning to grow with it instead of against it. 

I was flipping through some old videos and photos tonight and came across this one.….
This was such a great day for me. I had practiced this skill for YEARS but was so terrified of doing it. I remember this day I told my coaches I was going to do it…. And you would’ve thought I was crazy by the way they looked at me (I was). But that’s who I am, I push through, know what I’m capable of and am determined to it, even if I’m being told I can’t or I won’t. It’s the determination I was taught to have growing up that has allowed me to become the strong person I am today, and for that I am so thankful.

…But there’s the other side of me that gets it.

For those of you who are in this page because you need support or guidance as you navigate learning mobility back, life without mobility, or life impacted by it…. Know that I get it.
I get how hard it can be to look back and think “if only” or “I wish”. I get it. I get it more than you know because I used to be the girl who quite literally was always flying in the air & had a “dare devil” side to her, and I get because of who we once saw ourselves as, we fear for who we might become from our injury and pain. But…

​I wanted to share a little of what my mind is like when I see pictures or videos of when I had my full mobility, because like I said…. I get it, and if you take anything away from this, know that you don’t have be able to have that old mobility to be the same you, and hey, maybe there’s something new to you now that’s even better than ever!
Now back to how I thought when I first saw this. Know you’re not alone and those thoughts are just as much a part of the process as pt and recovery are….

Laying in my bed I opened up the video… and instantly just thought
“what I would do to be able to do that again”
“what I would do to be able to live that feeling of flying through the air again”
and “what I would do to be able to live with that mobility again”
And just in time I caught myself before I allowed for a negative mindset to take over.
“What am I doing?” I asked myself. “I know better than this, I know better than to think any less of myself now because of something I once had back then”

But it’s hard. It’s hard to not think of yourself as less. It’s the honest, real and brutal truth. Sometimes I find myself being so incredibly mean to myself for things that I have no control over changing… and that’s just the thing, we have no control.
Sure, we can go to PT, follow recovery guidelines and stay on top of our recovery. But at the end of the day, we have no control on what you’ll lose, what you’ll gain, what you’ll overcome, how you’ll function daily, if you’ll recovery fully …., we have no control because it’s out of our hands, we can only contribute in a positive manner to benefit the recovery in a positive way.
And at what point do you need to take a step back and ask yourself, “how long have I been letting these toxic thoughts fill my mind? How long have I been letting myself think I am any less? How long have I been negatively impacting my recovery because I’m thinking negatively myself???”

And that goes for every aspect in life.

How you talk to yourself, will reflect on the outside.
How you treat yourself, will reflect in your health.
How you show up for others, is how they’ll show up for you.
How you speak to the world, is how the world is going to speak back to you.

Life is a mindset, and I cannot preach it enough.

Once you believe it, you’ll start to hear it, feel it, believe it, and even see it.

Change your mindset.
Change your mindset to see if it helps.
Change your mindset to benefit yourself.
Change your mindset to become the best version of yourself.
&
Change your mindset to show others around you that being on the side of accepting life for what it is, isn’t as scary as you might think…You just gotta give it a chance and stop letting your mindset hold you back from thinking you’re any less capable
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    Hi I'm Sarah! I am twenty three years old living in Flordia with my puppy, Penny while recovering from a life altering injury. Originally I am from Michigan, and graduated college with a double major in criminal justice and legal studies, as my recovery continues I am eager to get back to my studies in hopes of pursing my dream of continuing my advocacy as a future attorney.

    I've worked really hard to get to where I am now, and I am hoping by you being apart of this page you will be able to regain your confidence, find support and motivation all while accepting life for what it is and not what you wish it could be. Road to Recovery is a safe place, and I hope you find the comfort you are seeking <3 

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