Life, Not So Coincidental: Green lights, Rail-road Stops, School Zones...
Min...
"Relax, Your Right Where Your Suppose To Be."
Sometimes we forget all to easily. Sometimes taking a breath is more important than taking a step. Sometimes the best way to move is to realize currently, you are exactly where you are suppose to be.
Today you hit a red light. Most likely you stopped. Yesterday all you needed at the store was one thing...everyone in front of you needed one-hundred things...and they all had coupons. Tomorrow you will have exact change, no one will be in-line in front of you, and everyone will actually do their job efficiently, and every action puts you exactly where you were suppose to be...no matter how you perceived it.
In reality any and all stress you could possibly be feeling at this point comes entirrey from a preconceived notion of how you "thought" things should go. Followed by how they actually went. In reality there is no such thing as an externally stressful situation or we would all consider the exact same things stressful, and we all most certainly do not. In reality every bit of stress you feel, is internally created by your own perception not externally given. In reality, this is life saving...it means your totally in control. The difference is some folks revel in that simple truth. Others scare, run, and make excuses. And God only gives you so many opportunities, and only presents so many chances, then maybe he gets bored....best to stay exciting.
I could turn this straight into some bullshit life is cherry sundays and hand-holding throw-up-edness in the park...but it ain't. But it isn't the romps in the park that we live for. Can you immediacy recall the last time you had to dig out of misery, or pain, or discord. Im sure it is much more recent and much more vivid than your last memory of complete and utter serenity. We function best when we must overcome. We are simple interconnecting animals with muscle. When animals are caged they die inside. When muscles don't work, they atrophy. We are at our pinnacle when we must be better "now" than we were "then". But we need not view the now as negative. The now, and exactly how we got there was a gift to us weather we understand it or not, and maybe more importantly, it may be someone else's gift.
Everyday we are living on borrowed time. You are specifically placed here to do something. Something that is very much you and no one else's. And the reason the supposed asshole failed to turn and make the green light holding you back another five minutes could have prevented you from that seven car pile up down the road, ultimately allowing you to achieve whatever it is you are here for. Maybe you made the light, crashed into a pregnant mother and killed her child...maybe that child was the next Hitler.
The point of the story is, the more we think life is holding us up, the more stupid and selfish we prove ourselves to be. We are not on a path that is sidetracked by an excessive traffic jam...our path includes the traffic jam. It's when your jammed-that you need to look around. That currently stressful situation means your fighting whats happening, not looking for the purpose its happening in the first place. Stepping back and adjusting your gaze out of your ass works a lot better than shoving your head further up it. It's easy to do CPR on the dead, its much harder to save the living when your eyes are always on a mirror.
The moment you revel in the red light. When you begin to marvel at the meticulous. The time you finally start to believe nothing ever happened to you, but for you, then you can finally step out following your "call", not fighting it. Maybe all roads don't point to yes. Maybe there are only so many signs, speed bumps, and detours on the way we are allowed to take. Maybe fighting, complaining, and whining is what separates the successful from the dead. Maybe the dead fought against the path for too long. Maybe the conductor kicked them off the train because they simply wouldn't stop fighting the amazingness they were designed to have. Maybe hell is not living up to the potential you were created for.
Realizing your right where your supposed to should function as making you more determined to treat life as series of events leading to your climax, and you better damn well direct, produce and act well in the movie of your life. There isn't a sequel.
Strength:
Rest
For Score:
"Danny"
30-Box Jumps 20/24
20-Push Press 75/115
30-Pull-ups
AMRAP 20 Minutes
Post rounds and fractions to comments.
"It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness." -chuck palahnuik
Posted by: seeking zen | January 30, 2011 at 06:48 PM
I got on here intending to write various comments on this... and instead I've ended up thinking in circles - which pisses me off. So I'm just going to post my overall feeling of disenchantment. I'll not argue that I very much believe that things happen for a reason - but that reason could be to get you riled up to fight some cause as easily as it could be to humble you and forcefully give new perspective.
Posted by: Bonnie Mac | January 30, 2011 at 09:38 PM
Trainer note...
Quick read from the Affiliate site: http://crossfitfenway.com/2011/01/19/no-rep-yourself/
Nothing profound or overly insightful (it's actually stupid simple) but valuable nonetheless...especially during weeks such as the one we just came through where extensive use of a particular body part may make skippin a rep seems like the RIGHT answer (or, at least, an acceptable one).
Stand down if you're about to debate me on safety or knowing your body best. This isn't about that. The message is one of accountability. The WOD is one hour of your day; one which, undoubtedly, influences the remainder of them. You know it's gonna be hard, so sign up for it. All of it. Don't cheat the game just because you may not aspire to be a CF Gamer. Yeah, I know. Sometimes it's beyond tough (#@!%& wall ball), and some days you're not fully in it. Redo the rep. It's what you should aspire to be about.
Posted by: k | January 30, 2011 at 10:10 PM
3 rds
Everything does happen for a reason and sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.
Posted by: Mo | January 31, 2011 at 06:24 AM
Good read Foster, thx for pointing it out. It's very easy to just keep going on a simple movement like wall ball or k2e when u just barely missed the target, but you're right... you're here, you've committed to this, so do it right. Missing a rep may seem small, but if we take short cuts in small matters how soon before we do it in other arenas of our life? Integrity and accountability aren't part time qualities. I feel convicted and I hope everyone else does too.
Posted by: Min | January 31, 2011 at 06:29 AM
3 rds PR
Posted by: holly | January 31, 2011 at 07:25 AM
3RDS (and 2/3's - missed 4 rds by 28 pullups) PR
Posted by: heather mc | January 31, 2011 at 07:40 AM
3 rounds
with a minute to spare instead of at the buzzer.
McCormick said I can count it as a PR so I am!
Posted by: runmelrun | January 31, 2011 at 08:08 AM
3(m)
Posted by: Angela | January 31, 2011 at 09:01 AM
Mitchell- how come you stopped with a minute to spare if fractions count?
Posted by: NP | January 31, 2011 at 09:56 AM
4 rds
Posted by: franchise | January 31, 2011 at 10:57 AM
NP
I was dry heaving and bleeding, but you are right, that is no excuse!
Thanks for calling me out :)
Posted by: runmelrun | January 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Ahh... I guess you're forgiven then Mitchell :)
Posted by: NP | January 31, 2011 at 12:10 PM
4 rounds...same as last time I did this one. Thought I'd see if I couldn't do better, no chance.
Miss all my PCFers!!!
Posted by: ASH | January 31, 2011 at 04:53 PM
2 rds (m)
Bad news is I had to stop at 10 mins because my back crapped out on me again
Good news is I decreased the # of pullups so I was able to get them all unmodified in both rounds!
Posted by: Mindy | January 31, 2011 at 06:52 PM
4 rounds
and I almost died!
Posted by: Kerry | January 31, 2011 at 07:26 PM
3 1/3 PR
I'll vouch for Kerry... he really did almost die on those last box jumps. Good job :)
Posted by: Min | January 31, 2011 at 08:22 PM
2 2/3 M + for box jumps
Posted by: jen w | January 31, 2011 at 08:32 PM
3 rounds.
Posted by: NP | January 31, 2011 at 08:54 PM
3 rds
Posted by: Chuck T | January 31, 2011 at 09:08 PM
3 rounds
Posted by: betsy | January 31, 2011 at 09:13 PM
3 rounds M at 95#
Posted by: Dave | January 31, 2011 at 09:38 PM
2 2/3 rnds M
I hate not workin out for 11 freakin days but I certainly deserved gettin the crap beat outta me on my 1st day back. We missed you all & it was great to see the 5:30 & 6:30 WODers tonight! Update on Steph & the baby boy, Max, anyone?
Posted by: Ken | January 31, 2011 at 09:58 PM
Hi, Ken. According to FB (wow...that already discredits my statement, eh?),she was induced at 8a but nothin' yet. She may not see the dude 'til Tues. Two days of torture or two more of freedom...depends on your perspective, I suppose. Glad your back in.
Posted by: k | January 31, 2011 at 10:29 PM
2 2/3 (m)
Posted by: JN | January 31, 2011 at 10:36 PM