Ahhhhh the ultimate question. Our time is one of the few things we truly own in this lifetime, yet there are so many demands on our schedules. Choosing to make a hobby a priority means it requires a consistent amount of time...aka dedication. And then the question becomes, don't you get tired of it?
+ tired of the early morning alarms
+ tired of carrying 6 bags out the door in the morning for 3 training sessions and work sandwiched in between
+ tired of packing said bags
+ tired of the exhaustion that comes with training hours the equivalent of a part time job
+ tired of the necessity to eat all.the.time
+ tired of a non-existent conventional social life
+ tired of the effort it takes to see any hour after 9pm
+ tired of spending every Saturday morning getting up before the sun to train for half a day
The short answer? No. Because what I know to be true is this: every day we have an important choice to make. We get to choose how to spend our time. And our time is finite.
+ I don't get tired of the feeling of accomplishment 3 hours after my 430am alarm goes off. When a hard training session is complete & I still have the entire day ahead of me
+ I don't get tired of feeling prepared for a day of training & work. Knowing that when I show up for a hard swim, it allows me to truly show up for an even harder part of my day
+ I don't get tired of using my time for something that makes me feel alive, exhaustion & all
+ I don't get tired of fueling my body. And feeling grateful that food is no longer something to fear
+ I don't get tired of a social hour being the sum of the time in between hard sets on the bike. And that those people in my social circle are some of the most driven & inspiring I've ever met
+ I don't get tired of making sleep a priority. Regardless of how I spend my days, I know my body demands sleep in the 9pm hour and I'm ok with that
+ I don't get tired of not sleeping in on a Saturday morning. Because I know that I have a tribe right there along with me who, like me, has a desire to uncover their own potential. And in our world, that potential gets up to an early alarm & doesn't care what day of the week it is
We are what we repeatedly do.
Of course, there are times when I question the time I choose to dedicate to a sport that does not provide monetarily. Actually, it's quite the opposite...it requires a rather large monetary outpouring.
But what it does provide is far more valuable than money: a chance (or rather multiple chances...to review: the hours are like a part time job) to become the best version of myself. To challenge myself in ways I didn't think possible and to believe in myself along the way. Not to mention the rad humans who choose the early alarm lifestyle that provide support, motivation & a little kick in the ass when I didn't even know I needed it.
So my question is: what's there to get tired of?
XO.
V
