Alyssa leaned down to touch the front of her tennis shoes. Unfortunately, she couldn't quite reach without bending her knees. That was fine. She would get there eventually.
That was why she had this as one of her goals for the new year. She didn't have many other goals.
She wanted to have more new experiences and deepen her relationships. She just didn't want to overwhelm herself.
She knew that she would fall short at times and mess up, but she just wanted herself to get back on track if that happened. She wanted to be more forgiving to herself too.
There were holes in her life. She had endured pain throughout her life because of her parents and bullies in school. She was still healing and becoming a stronger version of herself.
She just hoped something good came out of exercising because it sure did hurt. She straightened back up and stretched her arms above her head.
