Is “Powering Through” Really a Good Thing?

Or are we doing more harm than good?

I’m going to be honest right now. I am struggling. The world is heavy. I am exhausted.

There are times in my life when everything flows easily. My energy level is up, my mind is clear. I feel motivated and successful. This is not one of those times.

When the going gets tough we are often given the advice to just power through it. Just keep on going and it will get better and eventually we’ll get up that mountain.

I don’t know what your mountain looks like but mine slightly resembles Kilimanjaro piled on top of Everest. I feel like if I power up that mountain my legs are going to fall off. I like my legs to stay on my body.

I’ve taken this advice more times than I probably should have. Hunker down, put your head down and plow forward. Just. Keep. Going.

It seems like a good idea but I am exceptionally prone to mental exhaustion. I can handle physical exhaustion all day long. On Sunday, I cried my way through a 375 pound leg press set. It was either cry or pee my pants and I chose to cry. I can do that because the moment I get out of that torture…