Hello
and a belated welcome to 2016..........
And wow, what a start its been.
Let
me explain.
Over
Christmas my dad had a minor fall which unfortunately led to bigger problems. On the
1st January we all ended up in A&E and he had to be kept in (reluctantly) for a few
days. I
won't go into details but we all realised the next few weeks would be tough for everyone.
What
does all this have to do with Connect I hear you say? Well, no need to point out my
mind was on other things and I stopped training. I was spending pretty much all
my spare time either at the hospital or at my parents house.
The
first couple of weeks out of hospital were particularly tense but slowly things
were improving. However my mind was on 101 other things so training took a back seat.
My
family did their best to get me to get me to go with them to the box but I always had
'something else to do' or I would come up with some excuse such as 'I'll start next
week'.
After
4 weeks I still wasn't training and I have to say the thought of going back
filled me with dread. I felt scared to go back as I had been of for so long.
After another couple weeks went by and I was so scared I was seriously thinking of quitting. One evening however I had a call from a friend who I used train with. He had also been away from Connect for a while but was going in the next morning and asked would I like
to join him. This caught me by surprise and so I had no excuses. I therefore reluctantly agreed. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I have ever made and within minutes of training that following morning I remembered
why I train.
Through
speaking to other members and coaches I have learnt that it's perfectly normal
for training to take a back seat because of things happening in our lives and
its normal to have reservations about returning. It seems that almost everyone
feels this from time to time. The important thing, that I seemed to forget, was
why I train in the first place.
The feeling it gives me, the people, the community, the
atmosphere, everything!
It's
now a couple of months on and the good news is my dad is doing much much better
and I am enjoying Connect more than ever.
Connect
is still THE place to train.
