Impossible is...Impossible
There are certain things we all assume are impossible. A lot of these things are not true, and they prevent us from living our true, happiest lives. I was surprised this month, while working out with a trainer, and I had this concept illustrated for me. The first training session, I could barely lift 10 pounds. My arms were shaking! Of course they were...weights are something that I felt were "impossible" for me, as I only considered myself "moderately athletic." I wasn't really surprised that I was struggling. Three weeks later, my trainer looked at me, confused, and said, "You look stronger. I wonder how much you can actually lift." He tested it out. He started with 10, but kept adding more and more weight. 30....40....50. Shockingly, I was able to easily life this weight without much struggle. Then he put it up to 70 pounds! I had never in my life lifted 70 pounds. But I lifted it, quite easily. This was only 3 weeks after I cou