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I’m not even going to try and come up with a clever little intro to this post.

Lisbeth (creator of the CrossFit Lisbeth Blog) does it again.

I know I share a lot of the same messages over and over again on my blog, but they’re motivating to me, and help try to keep ME honest and inspired through life. Hopefully you guys enjoy these, too.

Recovery ~ By Lisbeth

Recovering from a bad start is not an easy thing to do.But it’s a skill you have to learn — in the gym, in your relationships, at work, in life.

Sometimes, you start your WOD and everything just sucks. Everything. Your hook grip feels funny, you smack your chin with the bar, and your chest-to-bar pull-up catches . . . only air. WTF.

Life sucks. You suck. And then you die.

Or so it seems.

In reality, though, you have basically two choices: You can get bitter or you can better. You can quit or you can make something of this piece of sh** day you’re having. That’s always your choice. Nobody makes it but you.

So, decide. Reset your jaw and come right back at that WOD, and life.  Make it — WILL it — to get better. Finish your rep, finish your round, finish what you started. Do what you said you would do.

Or be a p**** and go cry about it. Quit something else in this life. Give up. And then convince yourself that you never really wanted it anyhow. Because that’s just how you roll.

Recovery isn’t a drink after a workout. It’s the entire way you approach life.