Being Big 

Dooley Noted: 10/12/2015
 
I am a size 8.
 
In fitness, this makes me one of the big girls.
 
I don’t have serious aspirations to be smaller. 
 
I have enormous strength that increases every day.
 
I feel fit and fast and focused.
 
I fit in all my clothes. 
 
Why would I encourage myself to be smaller? 
 
When I broke a baseball bat over my glute last night, people didn’t ridicule me for being thick-thighed.
 
Instead, they watched the video 6000 times in 24 hours. 
 
When I tore a full deck of casino cards, I wasn’t concerned what I looked like while doing it. 
 
I don’t watch videos and pick myself apart.
 
In fact, it’s quite the opposite.
 
I want to do great things – and these things have no size requirements.
 
I want to bend steel with my hands.
 
I want to inspire people to do things they never saw themselves doing.
 
I look at my videos and I dissect them for technique changes I’d like to make.
 
I don’t dissect who I am or what I represent based on my size.
 
If you are big, small, or anywhere in between, I hope you aspire to do great things.
 
I hope you want to be big – even huge – in spirit. 
 
I hope you keep growing huge in effort and have gigantic goals to chase.
 
I hope you want to do big things, no matter your size. 
 
As always, it’s your call.
 
– Dr. Kathy Dooley