Creating 2015—Day 50: Hitting A Wall
Posted by Kelli Joan Bennett
My last experience skiing wasn’t good. It was day two of being on the slopes. The first day I was a total rock star. I graduated from the bunny slopes to the real slopes in no time. At the start of my second day skiing, I was riding the lift up to a run I had just done brilliantly the day before and it came time to slip off the chair and ski to the start of the slope. I was at the edge of the seat and went to jump off but my legs didn’t move. Uh-mazing Romantic Partner easily glided off the chair and skied away to where you’re supposed to go. I was left behind.
1st Day Rockstar Skiing – Before The Fall December 2003
It was such a bizarre moment. My mind commanded my legs to get the hell off the moving ski lift, but they didn’t respond. I panicked. With a grunt, I used every ounce of strength I had to hurl my whole body off of the lift as it started to turn a corner to go back down the mountain. I dropped about four or five feet and landed with a thud in a heap on the frozen solid, snow covered ground. Amidst gasps and horrified stares, the whole lift came to a screeching halt. Uh-mazing Romantic Partner and a ski resort worker rushed over to help pick me up. I was shaking, crying and mortified. With bruised knees and a bruised ego I slowly made my way back down the mountain, falling periodically as I went, still unable to make my legs do what I wanted them to do. I never skied again after that day.
The lesson? Don’t ski a second day when your muscles are fatigued to the point your mind can’t make them do as their told but you keep pushing, you’re gonna get hurt or severely embarrassed. That is where I find myself today…not with my literal muscles but with my mind muscles. My mind is fatigued to the point I can’t will myself to do what I want to do today! I have officially hit a wall. I’m not exactly sure what I need right now. I’m going to start with a sure bet: a nap.
Until tomorrow, create from what you have…walls.
I saw a t-shirt recently that said, “Dear naps, sorry I was so mean to you when I was a kid.” I thought that was hilarious. Get some rest Kelli!
That is hilarious. I LOVE naps as an adult! 🙂 Thank you so much. I got a lot of rest last night and felt so much better this morning. Sleep is magical!