Focus, Fight, And Forge Ahead With Cindy: "Faith"...

Monica...

"I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward."

There isn't a single human walking the earth today that doesn't have faith in something. In Cindy's latest edition of "Focus Fight and Forge Ahead", she shows us how often our faith is just in the wrong place, in a holding pattern waiting for us. For us to make the call, faithful in something, or faithful in nothing.

When Josh first asked me if doing some writing for the blog would be something that I might like to do he said, “We can call it Cindy’s Corner, or something like that.” I thought to myself, holy crap that is beyond awesome…but I am not loving “Cindy Corner.” So, I thought about it for a few days. I tried coming up with something that had the word faith in it because that word has always sparked something in me. After a few tries I wasn’t feeling anything so I went back to where it all truly started for me…a phrase that I came up shortly after I started CrossFit…Focus. Fight. And Forge Ahead. Plus I really didn’t think Josh was gonna go for “Stop Bitchin’ & Just Do the Work” even though I had that in the running too.  

Then I started thinking, what does it mean to have faith? So many times in my life I have been told, “You just gotta have faith Cindy.” Right, I hear that but does my head and heart match up on this one. Do I have faith? And what does it mean to have faith? I struggled to answer those questions because of one reason. Having faith means to stop asking why. Once you stop asking why…you can have faith. 

Like most women I want to know why. Why, do you feel that way? Why do I have to do that? Why did that have to happen? Why…Why…Why? It was like I was stuck on remix and could only say why. I felt if I could answer why, then I would have control…when in reality it is when you stop trying to control everything that you find your faith. Faith in a higher power…Faith in relationships…and Faith in yourself. 

I believe in a higher power and I have faith that He is leading on the path I am supposed to be on. I have faith that through thick and thin my husband will be by my side…even though I also have faith that I will have to tell him the same thing about 10 times before he remembers. But to have faith in myself…there’s where it gets tricky. And there is where I think about CrossFit… and CrossFit for Life not just a workout.

My trainer says “Do squats and do burpees for 8 minutes” I do. They say, “Throw that 14lb ball against the wall 100 times” I do. They say “Power Clean that bar with 95lbs on it” I do. Not once did I ask them why. I never questioned why I had to do any of it. I had faith that they were going to help me. I had faith in my trainers and in CrossFit. We ask why because we don’t want to face something, instead of having faith and keeping our mouth shut. 

And do you know what happened when I shut my mouth and did not ask why? I finished those squats and burpees, I hit that damn wall 100 times with that ball, and I cleaned 95lbs. Did it hurt…yes. Was it hard as time…yes. Did I want to quit…No. 

A funny thing happen on the way to the gym each day, I started finding that faith in myself. I started forgetting to ask why for everything and just started actually living my life and believing in myself. 

So, instead of going through life asking…Why can’t I face a confrontation with dignity…why can’t I be honest with that person…why can’t I lose those last 15 pounds....I just stop asking why…You cannot keep letting the “why’s” in your life be permission slips for not doing. When you have faith in yourself you can stop asking why and you just do…It’s true sometimes you just gotta have faith…or in CrossFit terms, you have to stop bitchin’ and just do the work.

Strength:

Rest

For Score:

"Chief"

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3-Power Cleans 85/135
6-Push-ups
9-Squats
AMRAP 3 Minutes
5 Rounds/1 minute recovery between rounds

Auxiliary:

Muscle-up/pull-up

Alternate between strict MUPs, or PUs, or MOD for a minute, and resting for a minute.
AMRAP 6 Minutes

Hollow Rock
AMRAP 3 Minutes

Post impressions and time to comments. 

Comments

[Krissy]

Love this, Cindy!!! It really hit home for me. I ask 'why?' way more than I need to, but that never seems to happen at PCF.
I have faith in my trainers & trust that what they're telling me to do is exactly what I need to be doing. I just do it, and it works!

[k]

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[kurt southam]

Yeah, that post was filled with so much awesome!!!

Chief, 6,6,5,4,5 total: 26

For Aux work did Amrap 6mins of muscle ups, got 30 muscle ups with 3 seconds to spare. New PB by 4:44 huge improvement.

Oh jb, got the new program... time to destroy the competition!!!

[runmelrun]

30 PR

[Franchise]

27pr for Franchise
21 for Hollywood

[nikki j]

I'm excited to come in and try "Chief" today!!
Great post Cindy....Love hearing your words. I am pretty solid in faith- but it helps to stop and think about it in our lives!!

@ Krissy....what about "faith" in your BFF for making you come along with me- even when you are doubting :) XOXO

[Mo]

...it is when you stop trying to control everything that you find your faith. so true Cindy!

24 PR
10 and Mitchell, you're amazing

[jen w]

19 1st Chief

[terra]

Mitchell so proud of you !!

[vicki]

Way to go Mitchell!!

16m PR 1st rd @75# all others @ 65#

[Sammy]

27 PR

[jb]

Sorry to miss that 30 rds mitchell...great work

[jb]

Sorry to miss that 30 rds mitchell...great work

[Nikki j]

16rds

[Shelly]

16 rds (m) for 1 knee push ups
PR - 5 round improvement from June. :)

[Shelly]

...And Cindy great post, as always.
Your words hit home with me every week.
Looking forward to your first novel!

[runmelrun]

Thanks everyone! 30 has been a goal of mine for a while! but now I hear I have to shoot for 31??? nice job teammate (Darin)

[heather mc]

22 and it was ugly

[Krissy]

15 PR (m to one knee push ups last two rounds)
1 squat away from 16 rounds!

[Carrie]

14PR

[kara MIKOLAJEWSKI]

20 PR
way to go mitchell and darin! bad asses!
great post cindy!

[Cindy Lou]

Mitchell...Awesome!!
Darin it was crazy to watch you finish....youre a freakin All Star my friend!!!

I got 16+ RXed!!!! teehee
Last time I got 15M

Great class 5:30!!! We had a super charged corner...it was awesome!!! Mindy Shardo....youre an animal!!! Nice work tonight!!! Krissy & Nikki loved being able to "Chief" it up with you!!! Even though I did bark at Nikki when she asked, "sure I can make 85 the whole time" I knew you could!!! and you ROCKED it!!
Kara Foster....you were so great!!! Loved you coming over and pushing us...Scottie Too Hottie and I were pushing it!!! :)

Thanks for your kind words about the post...I try to make my PCF family proud :)

Who says we vote out the push ups in "Chief" and just go for 6 Power Cleans and Squats! haahaa!!!!

[JN]

15 pr by two rounds
+ a nice bruise from bouncing a power clean directly off of my knee

[Min]

25 PR... great classes tonight with so many PRs. That last round was frightening but what an awesome atmosphere. Nice job to the 30s!!