Things Take Time

Whether I’m trying to promote growth and development, or healing it’s helpful to :

Remember things take time. Growth and healing rarely happen quickly much less overnight. We know this but it’s so easy to forget.

Allow them the time they take. Much easier said than done. But, when I can do it I’m able settle in, be patient and present and, not only trust the process, but commit to it.

Take them one thing at a time. Coming back from an injury we might first focus on mobility, then technique, then strength, then work capacity. We don’t try to do them all at once. Taking one thing at a time actually makes it easier to see progress as we cross each threshold and stay focused on the task at hand. The same goes for developing a new capacity or skill. It happens in stages and phases.

Taken together these three things can give us the perspective, patience and focus we need to get where we want to go, to heal and grow in healthy ways and enjoy the process.