This Is Going to Suck
Spark #145 - But staying stuck sucks more
Monday morning. CrossFit.
The workout: snatches.
Heavy barbell. Ground to overhead.
I hate snatches.
This is going to suck.
That was my first thought.
The same one that shows up anytime something feels:
Unfamiliar.
Demanding.
Risky.
This is going to suck.
But then a more mature voice dropped in:
It’s supposed to be uncomfortable.
Growth always is.
Don’t sugarcoat it.
It’s meant to suck—at first.
Because what’s the alternative?
Same old patterns.
Same results.
Same frustration.
And honestly?
That sucks more.
✨✨I tell you how on the latest Pep Talk…
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Hi Cara. I had to open it! Curiosity got the better of me! As I read your note, I kept wanting to swap the word growth with change. I love change, though I know it makes most people squirm. Either way, both words hold power, and yours clearly sparked something in me.
Thanks for the inspiration. I’m now wondering how I might craft one of my reinvention posts to ignite that same curiosity in readers.
Well done.
Blue
I needed this today! I am turning on my 15 min ab workout!!! Thank you, Cara!!!