Is It Time For Some Support?

Something that is so important when it comes to anything that you do no matter what is

SUPPORT

Support - what does it really mean?

Well it is a noun - so it is a doing word - it is a thing that bears the weight of something, or keeps it upright. That's what we need. Sometimes when we are struggling we need someone to take some of the weight for us or to keep us from falling apart. 

Support is a key concept of life in general. 

-- when our kids are acting up - we look to our family and friends for advice and support

-- when we cant get motivated to train - we look to our fitness family 

-- when we suffer a loss - we cling to our family for love and support 

Recently I will be honest, I am struggling.  with self doubt about how I am doing.  Not only in the area of my workouts but also in every other aspect.  I have been struggling with negativity, with not believing in myself and with feeling useless.  

Normally I am able to shake the feelings easily - a good hard workout and I'm there, not so recently. I cant get rid of this grey cloud that seems to be over throwing everything.   I've become a negative nancy 

One of the side effects of Zoladex is changing moods and depression, achy joints and headaches to name a few.   I can feel myself slipping slowly into low moods.  I cry - for no reason. my joints hurt and I have a headache everyday now.  I don't see the positive things at the minute.  What do I need? Support. I need to be flung that life preserver 

The question is - who can support us? 

who supports you with what ever journey you are on?

Family can support you, friends can support you.

I thought the best way to deal with my inner problems was to keep it inside.  To crawl into myself and just wait it out, to do it on my own.  Today I learnt something, something I already knew and in my shame I forgot.  

Everyone NEEDS support to deal and cope with what they are going through.  I have a group of about five ladies who chat everyday and I can talk to them about EVERYTHING!!! I was going to pull back, and stop chatting for a while as I did't want to bring them down.  They reminded me that they can build me up.  They can listen to me chatting, they can offer a platform for me to be able to cope with what i am going through.  

They help me motivate myself to PUSH play and to keep moving forward with my workouts, with reaching for my positivity.  

They made me realise that I NEEDED them to help me through this. I will probably need them again and I know when that happens they will be there ready to listen 

My questions to you are - 

Who supports you?

Do you support anyone?

Is there anyone who is really struggling? (that you know about) 

what can you do for them? - can you send them a motivational quote?. 

Let us build each other up and support each other through the good times and the not so good times.

let us help each other increase our postivity and help stamp out the negativity that seeks to overwhelm us