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I laid in bed last night unable to sleep. Not a deep breath & not a positive thought could calm the nerves to help me sleep. Was it the early morning wake up for an airport pick-up or lack of dopamine causing this anxiety. I literally wanted to jump out of my skin. Y’all know that feeling. 🤨

At some point I finally fell asleep. Alarm went off and I could barely get myself out of bed, y’all know that feeling. I told myself I’d go back to bed when I got home from the airport, which I tried & didn’t work. Again, feeling so much anxiety, nothing could calm the nerves. Normally this is where my substance abuse habits would take over. Thank you sobriety 🙏🏼

Now, today was suppose to be an active recovery day, no running or lifting - most likely a lot of mobility and fascia work. None of that would fix this feeling. 🤦🏻‍♂️

So I decided to go for a run & run away from the feelings. If you’re a runner, you know you solve a lot of life problems during your runs. In this run, I changed the narrative. 😁

I wasn’t running away, I was running towards something. I was running towards discomfort, pain, and suffering. Vacation is nice and all, but I got really comfortable. Beach, food, sunsets, and sleep. All good and you need that, but I needed to feel alive. I have a huge ass blister from some new orthotics I have in my shoes (dealing with some foot pain) & while it hurt, it made me feel alive and my senses were on blast. At the end of the day I just needed to GETSTUNG! 🐝

Do you run from your problems or do you run towards a solution? 🤔

Mahalo Hawai’i, till next time! 🤙🏼

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The west side of Oahu is beautiful. The road was closed so we couldn’t get through. 4 years ago it was open and we swam in some natural tide pools.

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I’ve crossed path with quite a few turtles the last few days. This one came up to lay out on the beach & soak up the sun. 🤙🏼

It’s relaxing to just watch the way they move about life. Patient, slow, and with purpose.

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the aloha got me like…. 😁

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out of office 🤙🏼

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so much work left to be done… 🤙🏼

I’m full of insecurities. Identity, body image, social class, who likes me & who doesn’t, and there are other. These insecurities challenge my mental health every single day. It leads to anxiety, stress, depression, and other physical challenges. 🤷🏻‍♂️

suffering and challenging my self daily to GETSTUNG builds my self-esteem to help take on these demons. The suffering builds me up and makes me confident to show up authentically & who I’m meant to be! 🐝

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I was looking back at this picture & it makes me feel free. This is a spot that my family and I frequently visit in my trips home to Vermont. It’s called Heavens bench🤙🏼

it’s also the same area I internally discovered GETSTUNG. There are some world famous mountain bike trails here & they also are great for trail running. I learned a lot of great lessons running through these trails. I feel so connected and appreciative. ❤️

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this last weekend was spent at the beach with my family & friends. It was a nice little recharge for everyone 🤙🏼🌊

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the throw everything you got in a bowl kinda morning! Fuel for today! 🤙🏼

🐝 Quinoa/Brown Rice/Black Beans
🐝 Sunny side egg
🐝 Avocado, Crushed Almonds
🐝Tomatoes, Jalapeños
🐝Strawberries, Tomatoes

We don’t transform, we become who we truly are 🌻