"Why Do I CrossFit ..."

"Why do you CrossFit ...." I have been asked that question time and time again and I have never really put any thought into it when I am asked the question, until recently. Why do I CrossFit ... it is a hard question to pinpoint for me and I am not really sure why. I use to CrossFit because I was trying to please someone but I was never really into it soooo I stopped but then why did I come back. I came back not because of the community, I wasn't close with anyone when I left so I wondered what really made me come back to what I felt was this horrible torture of an hour that in the beginning made me inadequate and scared and nervous.

Well I guess I came back because I wanted to prove something to myself. I was not sure what it was that I wanted to prove to myself I guess it might have been that I was a person worth something, after the break-up I felt like nothing, I wanted to prove to myself that I could pick myself up and be that women my mom had wanted me to be ... and yet I still remember thinking jesus what am I doing to myself I still come in last in a WOD I don't feel improvement BUT THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN HAPPEN ...

...A group of ladies who literally have amazing souls and by some holy power came into my life and really showed me what CrossFit was about .. it is of course about looking beautiful and becoming stronger but it is more than that, at least for me, it is a breaking down of my insecurities and building myself back up into a rock solid positive human being. These ladies did that they picked up the pieces and helped build me back up through their experiences and encouragement, through conversations or just a friendly hi. It was from these women that I learned what really came out of CrossFit.

For me CrossFit Costa Mesa has been a rock in my life that humbles me and yet has been able to instill me in a sense of confidence I never knew I had. The people in that community have nothing but love and positive influences to share with others. It is through this community that I have rediscovered myself spiritually, mentally, and of course physically. I am able to share my every thought with this community without judgment. I will always be grateful for the past year I have shared with this community because without them I sometimes wonder where I would be.

So Why do I CrossFit ... because it continues to open the doors to the person I am meant to be.