Root & Rise | Sustainable Fitness
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May you be happy, [first name goes here].
Reader, May you be happy. May you be free of suffering. And may all your dreams be realized. I sat in the dark room as faces flashed through a slideshow in my mind. I saw people I loved, people who hurt me, and I saw myself - all different shapes and ages and versions of humans who are all just doing their best. I repeated those words again and again and again. May you be happy. May you be free of suffering. And may all your dreams be realized. May you be happy. May you be free of suffering....
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE], you don't have to be perfect.
Hey Reader, Happy Monday! I hope your week is off to a great start. I've been traveling for a few weeks, working remote and visiting friends all over the East Coast, and I've been reminded of how hard (yet how important) it is to maintain my habits and practices, and all the things that make me feel my best, in these situations. For years I reallyyyyy struggled with keeping up my habits and making good choices when I was gone. But this time, I've taken a different approach – and it's made all...
You have one life. How do you want to live it?
Reader, Saturday was the second anniversary of my Dad's passing. I know it feels weird and dark and uncomfortable to recognize a day as some sort of death-iversary, but when you have an experience that shatters you, you carry it forever. September 21st, 2022 is a scar on my skin. But this year, it feels a little softer and a little smoother. A little more healed on the outside, and within. I spent part of the day reliving some of the pain and darkness I felt in that moment and in the time...
is your approach to fitness hurting you?
Reader, This last week I climbed up and down 7,000 vertical feet over 20 miles in three days in the Enchantments in Washington. It was hard and long and both a mental and physical challenge, but I did it, and I got to experience this magical, mystical real-life fantasy land for myself. The waters were deep and green and clear and crisp, cradling fish with scales that colored the rainbow. The peaks were rough and ragged, like shields towering around us. Their slopes were dotted in chunks of...
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE] - when do you need encouragement the most?
Hi Reader, Before I jump into things, I have on question for you that will help me send you these emails and stories and tidbits of encouragement to help you become your strongest, healthiest, most confident self. When do you need the most encouragement to stay true to your habits and the healthy lifestyle you're trying to create (and maintain)? Monday: starting the week strong Wednesday: a mid-week pick me up Friday: before the weekend Saturday: during the weekend Sunday: prepping for the...
[FIRST NAME GOES HERE] 💛
Hey Reader, As s quick refresher, I'm Morgan, a sustainable health and fitness coach on a mission to help you build a healthy lifestyle that you can actually keep, where you can feel like your strongest, most authentic and confident self. You opted in via a recommendation from another creator so I hope you stick around, but feel free to unsubscribe here if this isn't your jam. No hard feelings! Story time. “I am not good enough” “I am not worthy” “I am not lovable” are some of the stories I...
I messed up, [FIRST NAME GOES HERE] 🫣
Reader, I didn't make any New Years resolutions this year, but I did set one goal: to write and send 52 newsletters this year. I already messed it up. Today will be the fourth newsletter out of the six weeks of the year. And while that's not too horribly far off from pace, it wasn't the strong, consistent start I expected. I feel that sinking feeling between my sternum and my spine. I let myself down. But on Monday morning, I journaled about this. And in an effort to show up, course correct,...
Tired of procrastinating and falling off track?
I hadn’t spoken on my Instagram story in what feels like months. Since the last time, the thought of it pulled into the space behind my sternum. It made me dizzy. So I put it off like my taxes, and it's April 15th. Each time I thought about it, I watched the moment pass like a bystander to my own inaction. Each time, I gave more power to the pull inside me. To that sinking feeling tying me down. Procrastination. Inaction. Guilt.Procrastination. Inaction. Guilt. Procrastination. Inaction....
I fell off track all week long 🫣
If you'd rather not read my chicken scratch, here's what I wrote in my journal this morning: I haven't journaled since I got home [on Sunday] and that's okay. For the first few days after getting home, I was so sick that I felt like I was melting and like my eyelids had their own gravitational pull. I couldn't keep them open and I couldn't stay awake. For a few days, I somehow clocked over 20 hours of sleep. Like, damn. Honestly impressive in a weird way. But as some of my energy returns and...
An endless helping of shame
The worst years always started with a declaration. “I’m being healthy this year.” “I’m doing a keto Thanksgiving.” “I’m not eating the leftovers.” In the days before Thanksgiving, I usually passed the test. I tiptoed around meals, wore sweat as my burned-a-lot-of-calories badge of honor, and avoided sugary breakfasts and the countertop nuts. But on that fourth Thursday, after just one cranberry marg, I was spiked with scarcity. My struggling self control took the reins. I ate and ate until...
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