Hey injured runner.
Hey you. I know being injured really sucks. I know you want nothing more than to lace up your trainers and head out the door. I know how much you long to feel the beating of your pounding heart – hear the pitter patter of your feet dancing along to the rhythm you once knew so well. Yes, I know it's so hard to want these things and to have to remain still. I know it's so hard to be patient.
Hey injured runner.
It's okay. You're allowed to scream. You're allowed to cry. You're allowed to curse. You're allowed to lie on the floor and cry your eyes out - a waterfall of self-disgust and loathing. You're allowed to question how you managed to get yourself into this situation again. You're allowed to feel sorry for yourself - to be upset and angry. In fact, these feelings are only inevitable - How can this thing you love so much have the power to go so horribly wrong and hurt you like this? It is essential to accept this hurt and to feel it - a knife stabbing at your back, tearing apart your dreams. You have to let these emotions come. You're allowed to lie on the hard ground – just so long as you don't remain there. You have to pick yourself back up.
Hey injured runner.
Yes. You are allowed to forgive yourself.
Hey injured runner.
You have to forgive yourself. Please. With this acceptance, comes freedom. With your freedom - this healing process will aid the growth of your wings and you will once again fly. In fact, you will soar – so much higher than before. Forgiveness. Acceptance. Growth. Please just trust it. You are only human after all. Mistakes are part of life. Mistakes are proof you're living. Accept your mistakes, learn and move on.
Hey injured runner.
This is just a reminder – you're so much more than this injury. Just as you are so much more than just “a runner”. We are all carrying multitudes. Don't let this injury define you. Smile and be brave – even when your body doesn't behave.
Hey injured runner.
Please don't forget, you have family, friends, a whole support team and network of people who love and care about you. Don't push them away or take this injury out on them. Remember the ones who support you in the dark deep valleys and not just on the shining, sun-baked mountain tops. You know the people who stand by you and support you through thick and thin? These people are golden. Keep them close.
Hey injured runner.
Don't be afraid to dream. Don't be afraid to plan and turn your dreams into reality. Go on – make your dreams happen. Be spontaneous. Even if it seems kind of outrageously crazy. Even if others don't understand. If it makes you happy or if you know it will make you happy, you should just go for it. Life is for living. Don't stop living just because you can't run. There is more to life than this. There's more to life than being an injured runner. Be true to yourself. You are you. Don't ever forget that.
Hey injured runner.
Spend less time on your phone. Less time scrolling mindlessly through Instagram – seeing never ending posts of other peoples' running adventures will only turn you green with envy. Don't put yourself through it. Pick up a book instead. Let your mind wander and take yourself on an adventure of your own.
Hey injured runner.
Concentrating on the things you can't do will only make you bitter. Instead, focus on the things you can do. Do the things you've been putting off. Let your creative juices flow. Write, draw, paint – even if you know you have no skills and your drawing attempt looks like an egg rather than a person. Maybe you can't run up into the mountains, but that doesn't stop you experiencing them in a different way. You can draw them. You can write about them. You surely can find a way to use all these inspirations you've been gifted. And no - you don't have to show anyone. Create things, not for others but for yourself. Trust me - creating something with your hands will help to take your mind off your itchy feet. Perhaps you'll even discover a whole new skill. The world is your oyster. It is true - injury time can be an opportunity... if only you let it. So change your perspective and you will find other ways to fill the running-shaped hole.
Hey injured runner.
Are you scared? Are you scared your body is broken? Are you scared you won't ever heal? Are you scared your dreams are shattered? Do you wonder whether it will ever be the same again? It's okay. Take a deep breath and remain calm. It won't be the same Рyou'll have a deeper understanding, more inspiration, and gratitude. It may be a clich̩ but you will return to put one foot in front of the other and you will be stronger and wiser. Many rocks build a castle. Many tiny grains of sand build these rocks. It all adds up. Courage above fear.
Hey injured runner.
Yes, I know being injured really does suck.
But I also know...
Falling down is part of life.
Getting back up - That's living.
Hey you. I know being injured really sucks. I know you want nothing more than to lace up your trainers and head out the door. I know how much you long to feel the beating of your pounding heart – hear the pitter patter of your feet dancing along to the rhythm you once knew so well. Yes, I know it's so hard to want these things and to have to remain still. I know it's so hard to be patient.
Hey injured runner.
It's okay. You're allowed to scream. You're allowed to cry. You're allowed to curse. You're allowed to lie on the floor and cry your eyes out - a waterfall of self-disgust and loathing. You're allowed to question how you managed to get yourself into this situation again. You're allowed to feel sorry for yourself - to be upset and angry. In fact, these feelings are only inevitable - How can this thing you love so much have the power to go so horribly wrong and hurt you like this? It is essential to accept this hurt and to feel it - a knife stabbing at your back, tearing apart your dreams. You have to let these emotions come. You're allowed to lie on the hard ground – just so long as you don't remain there. You have to pick yourself back up.
Hey injured runner.
Yes. You are allowed to forgive yourself.
Hey injured runner.
You have to forgive yourself. Please. With this acceptance, comes freedom. With your freedom - this healing process will aid the growth of your wings and you will once again fly. In fact, you will soar – so much higher than before. Forgiveness. Acceptance. Growth. Please just trust it. You are only human after all. Mistakes are part of life. Mistakes are proof you're living. Accept your mistakes, learn and move on.
Hey injured runner.
This is just a reminder – you're so much more than this injury. Just as you are so much more than just “a runner”. We are all carrying multitudes. Don't let this injury define you. Smile and be brave – even when your body doesn't behave.
Hey injured runner.
Please don't forget, you have family, friends, a whole support team and network of people who love and care about you. Don't push them away or take this injury out on them. Remember the ones who support you in the dark deep valleys and not just on the shining, sun-baked mountain tops. You know the people who stand by you and support you through thick and thin? These people are golden. Keep them close.
Hey injured runner.
Don't be afraid to dream. Don't be afraid to plan and turn your dreams into reality. Go on – make your dreams happen. Be spontaneous. Even if it seems kind of outrageously crazy. Even if others don't understand. If it makes you happy or if you know it will make you happy, you should just go for it. Life is for living. Don't stop living just because you can't run. There is more to life than this. There's more to life than being an injured runner. Be true to yourself. You are you. Don't ever forget that.
Hey injured runner.
Spend less time on your phone. Less time scrolling mindlessly through Instagram – seeing never ending posts of other peoples' running adventures will only turn you green with envy. Don't put yourself through it. Pick up a book instead. Let your mind wander and take yourself on an adventure of your own.
Hey injured runner.
Concentrating on the things you can't do will only make you bitter. Instead, focus on the things you can do. Do the things you've been putting off. Let your creative juices flow. Write, draw, paint – even if you know you have no skills and your drawing attempt looks like an egg rather than a person. Maybe you can't run up into the mountains, but that doesn't stop you experiencing them in a different way. You can draw them. You can write about them. You surely can find a way to use all these inspirations you've been gifted. And no - you don't have to show anyone. Create things, not for others but for yourself. Trust me - creating something with your hands will help to take your mind off your itchy feet. Perhaps you'll even discover a whole new skill. The world is your oyster. It is true - injury time can be an opportunity... if only you let it. So change your perspective and you will find other ways to fill the running-shaped hole.
Hey injured runner.
Are you scared? Are you scared your body is broken? Are you scared you won't ever heal? Are you scared your dreams are shattered? Do you wonder whether it will ever be the same again? It's okay. Take a deep breath and remain calm. It won't be the same Рyou'll have a deeper understanding, more inspiration, and gratitude. It may be a clich̩ but you will return to put one foot in front of the other and you will be stronger and wiser. Many rocks build a castle. Many tiny grains of sand build these rocks. It all adds up. Courage above fear.
Hey injured runner.
Yes, I know being injured really does suck.
But I also know...
Falling down is part of life.
Getting back up - That's living.
"So m-m m-m-m-m maybe you should
Take the first step
And the rest will follow" - Follow / Tom Misch
my body is still
but my mind
oh
how it runs
Hey injured runner.
This is a gift.
So smile.
It will be okay in the end.
Sending positive vibes to all the runners who are battling their way through injury right now. You will get through this. You will find the light.
With love & dreams,
Heidi x
this is the situation that helps you to understand if it’s real or just a joke ....
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