I didn’t want to share this at first because quite frankly it is stupid. It was preventable and that couldn’t have been more clear to me after the fact. But the more I thought about it, I think there is value in accountability here 😅. In this picture I found myself floating above the earth after leaping off of this cliff side and headed toward a painful consequence to my actions.
But how did I get there? Weeks before I had leaped off of a smaller rock in Utah successfully and now it was time to take my rock jumping to the next level!
This is the point at which I should have listened to that little voice in my head saying “That looks a little farther than you should jump”. 🤨
After lots of hesitation I decided I would abandon all fear and just go for it...I came down...hard. Immediately pain shot through both heels and I realized I had made a huge mistake.
It has been months and I am still recovering from this injury. I have just started running again but at times feel a little tenderness.🤕
Here’s what I learned:
You may have already heard “look before you leap!” It makes sense but you may have missed the implied “think before you leap as well”. 🧐 As I thought about this I couldn’t help but think there are other areas I can apply this. How many times have I carelessly written a Facebook post without first thinking about how it would make others feel? How many times have I spoken out of anger before taking the time to cool down and approach a relationship in love? The answer is too many 😅. If you’re like me you can benefit from taking the extra time to look and think before we leap or speak. Our actions and our words matter. We can afford to take the extra time to make sure we are using them to build up others instead of tear them down! If we don’t we may spend lots of time recovering from the effects of our carelessness. Hope this helps ❤️