Years ago, as I got out of the shower, I noticed my posture as I stared in the mirror. I realized that my lower back had bad posture. It didn’t seem normal to me as I looked. I quickly Googled to see what that meant, only to learn that my case was developing into a condition called lumbar lordosis. Wow. I could not believe that I could have bad posture without me even knowing. Posture correction is something that you want to keep checking and correcting if it goes off. Years later, I was prompted to write about it.
I’ve learnt, where something turns up is not usually where it started. Maybe this was something that I had developed over the years, however I did not want to develop bad posture on purpose. My point is, even though the mirror was right in front of me day after day, I never paused to check if there had been a shift or change in my posture. And bad posture can lead to back pain, damage to vertebrae, lack of self-esteem, etc. to name a few. This was my physical posture that needed attention and change.
My question to you is, have you paused and looked at what the posture you’re forming is, or is it something that you’ve developed over the years by default? It might interest you to know that you could continue to live life without realizing you’ve developed an incorrect posture and not see it unless you stand in front of a mirror.
I’d like you to take a moment and reflect on the following:
What is your:
- Emotional posture
Love people. Show love. Value relationships.
- Mental posture
Pay attention to your thoughts. What you feed will ultimately grow.
- Relational posture
Do community and dependable relationships exist in your life?
- Spiritual posture
God believes in you. Do you believe in yourself?
- Physical posture
Are you working to be the best version of yourself?
- Financial posture
Want versus need?
- Professional posture
Defining your work ethic and sticking to it.
I was listening to a podcast by Pastor Craig Groechele, and he said, “We live in times where we buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to show people we don’t care about. Let me tell you this, and you’ve probably heard this: if you want to live a different life, you’ve got to do different things. It begins with a change in your perspective, leading to a change in your actions, for knowledge without action is futile.
Have you ever stood in front of those mirrors that reflect different images? Back in the day when I was dating Joanna, we visited a mirror maze, which made us look small, big, tall, short, round, etc. It was, no doubt, a fun date because it made us laugh at each other.
There are definitely different types of mirrors available in the marketplace today. Mirrors that give the ideal image that you seek. Mirrors that make you look good while concealing your insecurities and flaws. Talk about filters that hide those flaws. We can sometimes love reflections and rely on the mirror for those reflections rather than working on what’s in front of the mirror.
However, to really get an honest and real picture of our incorrect posture, we need to have a mirror (and that could be your inner circle or a person, but who is honest and bold enough to speak into our life, without judgement) that reflects exactly what’s in front of it. And you may not like it at first, because it will give us a true assessment of things.
But one of the keys to growing up is being honest, accepting your flaws, and not defending yourself. It’s sometimes painful to go through the process, but I would encourage you to trust the process.
Just a couple of days ago, I heard someone talking about faith and how he was in a place where his daughters (3-month premature twin babies) got a limited life sentence. But what he did was to hold on to his faith. His faith carried his family through, and his daughters are alive and well 14 years later. And an example of holding on he gave was the feeling of waking up in the middle of the night where you can’t see anything, but you hold on to anything that keeps you steady so you don’t fall over and hurt yourself.
There is strength and confidence in the right posture.
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