Phil stretched me at the Keiser machine. I was feeling good from Monday’s stretch so I thought I would have a good showing. Phil brought over a GREEN half popcorn ball thing. It was a pretty green but I told him, “It’s NOT PURPLE but it’s NOT even ORANGE so… ” as if the half popcorn ball thing color had some bearing on my showing for stands. He replied, “Oh yeah! THAT’S it!” with a roll of his eyes and a sort of a smile. He got me positioned to stand. I STRUGGLED maybe 4 or 5 times and then Phil had me sit in my chair to stretch me some more.
Then he got me positioned to stand again. It was beyond disappointing that I STILL wasn’t able to stand!! I tried 3 or 4 times to no avail. Phil told me that this last attempt would be my last time before we went over to the table. I stood straight up and Phil said, ” ‘Bout time!” It was a struggle to stand for a long time so I sat. We then went over to the table so Phil could stretch me VERY well.
i was tired and wasn’t able to get into my car. Phil put me into it. I drove home kind of bummed because of my lack-luster showing. I talked to my Mom. She doesn’t often put things bluntly but our conversation boiled down to her giving me two choices: either 1. Give up or 2. Fight. When she said that, things clicked for me. Duh! OH YEAH! I am going to fight! It’s just taking longer than expected but I KNOW it will be worth it.