In the Flow with Healing Waters

Did you watch the Summer Olympics? If you are like me, I really enjoyed watching the athleticism and what seemed like super powers of these amazing human beings. I am not an athletic person per se, but I do take exercise classes and I like to move and stay active. Oftentimes when I’m struggling in my exercise class, I’ll think of the athletes who make it all look so simple and effortless.

My cousin’s daughter posted something recently after watching an interview with Gabby Thomas. I thought I’d share what she posted.

“Tonight, we watched the Olympics and heard Gabby Thomas’s comments about winning the gold medal. She said, “so so many hours behind the scenes that no one sees.”

Isn’t that the truth about life? We see the big deals, we see the amazing moments and we forget all of the work and all of those decisions behind the scenes.

The hours no one sees. The decisions to try no one sees. The courage to step out of our comfort zone that no one sees. The faith in the future that no one sees.

Success isn’t just the giant moments. It is, as Gabby so eloquently reminded us all, the hours no one sees.

Yeah, success might not be the Olympics for the average person, but success can be in healing a relationship, starting the job, finishing school, running the 5k, working on your mental health, buying your first home, fixing your credit, meeting new people, writing a book, taking care of your health, putting in the hours – the place that no one sees that really matters and makes a life difference.

So, keep going. Keep trying. Keep having faith. Keep believing. Keep putting in the hours. Keep fighting for your dreams. Those hours add up, even if no one sees, they add up!

Thanks, Gabby, for reminding us of that truth. Congrats on your gold medal and inspiring and reminding us that success if often found in the micro decisions that often no one sees.”

Celebrate your successes! With each thing you’ve achieved, you’ll know the hours that you’ve put into it, even though no one else saw it.

Adding up the hours in the flow,

Deb