The more we leave unspoken, the less we are able to communicate and support each other. I think we have fewer words, skills, and tools to support each other and modify the mental challenges than the physical challenges - myself included.
You have talked out loud about the mental challenges Tony (and some others have too) and I really appreciate it even when it might seem small. I think that alone does a lot to make what we do more accessible for people to start and keep doing.
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28 Jul 14:12
I listened to a podcast where someone talked about how much it changed their life for the better. Looking back I think part of it was that he was a blue belt. Y'all blue belts have a way about you that makes this thing seem accessible, approachable, attainable. I think if the person was a black belt it might have been different ironically.