Keep Trying for #BrodyMoves
Stefanie Gillespie posed on the stage of the NSL fitness competition in Houston and was fully present, enjoying the moment, and feeling the accomplishment of inner strength. It was June 17, 2017, and there she was exhibiting the culmination of her weight lifting training and mental perseverance over the past few months. Completely exposed in nothing but a bikini, she had achieved her goal of believing she could do hard things, showcasing her new physique with a fixed gaze of confidence.
“I stare differently,” she admitted. “I look at how strong people are and I genuinely feel proud of them… mostly for trying to be happy in the midst of doing hard things, for themselves or for other people. Everyone lives through hard times. If we reach out, our human connections can make us stronger. And in that moment, on stage, I believed I could do hard things.”
By Jennifer Weaver
Photo Credit: Cliff Gull, Photopia Studios
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Photo Credit: Laurel Hansen