Focus, Fight, And Forge Ahead With Cindy: "Two Magic Words"...
Mobility...
"The mouth obeys poorly when the heart murmurs."
The second installment in our series, "Focus Fight and Forge Ahead with Cindy" is all about timing. Some folks out there may give this a glance and truly not need need its power. Some of us will skim it because people like Cindy can be a little too real, and many of us are better with fake. The rest of us will gaze longingly and give Cindy two magic words back: Thank You!
For most of my adult life I thought that the two most magic words were “Fat Free” or “Lose Fast” but like all things in life I realized that there is no quick fix to happiness, strength, or confidence. Even though most of my twenties and first half of the thirties were filled eating all the “fat free” food I could get my hands on and feeling so good about how healthy I was being. Strange to think that now when I sit down to a meal I ask myself, “did I get enough fat today?”
I believe that the two most powerful words in the English language are value and appreciate. I also believe deeply that it is those two things that we all strife for in every aspect of our lives. In every single relationship that we have with another living thing we want two things, to feel valued and feel appreciated.
Look at the bond between humans and dogs…Dogs are one of the best examples of creatures that show value and appreciation. You give them food…they wag their tail. You take them for a walk…they wag their tail. You give them some of your time…they wag their tail. Hell, you walk in the room…they wag their tails. They value and appreciate us even just walking into a room. They don’t judge us for successes or failures they just want us to know that they are happy we made time for them. All creatures especially humans want to know that their investment in the relationship is worth their time, effort, and nourishment. We all want to truly feel that we are worth the effort.
Some people would say that the love is what we all want to feel…but I disagree. I think that love is a word that has become an easy fix. I know that my husband loves me and I know that my children love me. When I am having a bad day it is not because I don’t think my family loves me…it is because I feel that I am not being appreciated or valued. You can tell someone you love them all day long but have you looked them in the eye and said, “I truly value and appreciate what you bring to my life.”
The same goes for your friendships, your relationship with your boss and co-workers, and even the relationship with your trainers…all of us want to feel that the investment that we are putting fourth is going to be valued and appreciated. Relationships don’t end or fail all the time because there is no love between people, they end because one or the other feels that they are not valued or appreciated. I often tell my children and husband, “I will always love you…no matter what, but there will be times that I don’t like you…and that is okay because you won’t always like me.”
We all love CrossFit, we might not always like it but we love it. We might not like what our trainers tell us or we might not be happy after a bad WOD. But in your relationship with CrossFit do you value and appreciate what it brings to your life? Do you put in the effort and heart that makes you worth the investment? You will get out what you put in…that goes for CrossFit and for life. So, tell the people in your life that you value and appreciate what they bring to you and your life…show your trainers that you are worth their investment…because at the end of the day we should all take a lesson from dogs…life is better when you wag your tail a little bit…
Strength:
Rest
For Time
"Murph"
1-Mile Run
100-Pull-ups
200-Push-ups
300-Squats
1-Mile Run
*Break up the inside however you want.
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Murph @ 9am tomorrow...who's gonna do this one with me? There will for sure be dancing!!!
Posted by: heather mc | September 19, 2011 at 08:28 PM
Freakin Murph... Heather can I talk ya into 430? I need some booty shakin in my life!
Cin- this blog is fantastic, and you couldn't be more right. Thank you for pointing out something so simple and yet so easily overlooked.
Posted by: Min | September 19, 2011 at 08:36 PM
Murph?! OH NO!!! :(
Posted by: Lori | September 19, 2011 at 08:49 PM
FUCK!
Posted by: Angela | September 19, 2011 at 08:59 PM
Spot on Cindy! Thanks. And Miss Heather, there could not be a more appropriate day for a booty shake than the day that follows Cindy's suggestion that we all wag our tails a bit more! Show those trainers how much you value there teachings with a little booty shake! ;)
Good luck to all the Murph-ers tomorrow! As a full Murph virgin, I am a tiny bit afraid...but ready to give it a go!
Posted by: Mindy | September 19, 2011 at 10:38 PM
...Pretty excited to realize today that I made it to my 1 year PCF anniversary...Sept 17...ready for year #2!
Posted by: Mindy | September 19, 2011 at 10:40 PM
Very nice post Cindy!
Mindy congrats on year # 1, cheers to many more to come!
Good luck on Murph tomorrow everyone!
Posted by: Jen D | September 19, 2011 at 11:30 PM
"Some people would say that the love is what we all want to feel…but I disagree...All creatures especially humans want to know that their investment in the relationship is worth their time, effort, and nourishment...Relationships don’t end or fail...because there is no love between people, they end because one or the other feels that they are not valued or appreciated." Amen.
Posted by: seeking zen | September 20, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Mo 41:50 PR
10 38:00 PR
Posted by: Mo | September 20, 2011 at 06:17 AM
48:55 with 20# vest. That's always a nasty wod, but I think I scared the living shit out of the people in the box when I came barreling through the door with a vest that looks just like kevlar... hahaha
Posted by: kurt southam | September 20, 2011 at 06:24 AM
39:30 PR
mess u up!
go team davis-mitchell
Posted by: runmelrun | September 20, 2011 at 06:57 AM
Nice work Mo, 10, & Mitchell!!! Holy smokes you early birds - way to kill it before anybody else is even awake!!! :)
40:45
Thanks to Coby for being my "rabbit" on that last run!
Posted by: HN | September 20, 2011 at 07:39 AM
My favorite wod ! 35:58
Posted by: franchise | September 20, 2011 at 09:54 AM
55:20 1st Murph
Posted by: jen w | September 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM
46:30 and yes, i danced a little :)
Posted by: heather mc | September 20, 2011 at 01:04 PM
51:23
Posted by: terra | September 20, 2011 at 02:07 PM
64:49 1st murph. Great noon class ladies.
Posted by: melissa f | September 20, 2011 at 02:09 PM
64:39(m)....loved how our trainer, Stacy Scott, jumped right in battled this with us! We had an awesome 12 class! Great job everyone :)
Posted by: Angela | September 20, 2011 at 02:15 PM
58:10 PR
1st UNmodified Murph:)
Posted by: Lori | September 20, 2011 at 06:53 PM
1st Murph ever!!
57:34m
(purple banded pullups, knee pushups)
Posted by: Krissy | September 20, 2011 at 07:17 PM
Great work to everyone attacking Murph tonight!!
I love the excitement and team work it created today.
35:42(m). Rowed and 100 push-ups with supine row instead of pull-ups.
Posted by: chas | September 20, 2011 at 07:17 PM
DNF...1 mile run and 2 pullups gave my back enough to say STOP!! Ice and mobility, then bring it on on Sunday!!
Posted by: Mindy | September 20, 2011 at 07:38 PM
44:46M
60 Pull Ups (3 for 20 rounds)
100 Push Ups(5 for 20 rounds)
Posted by: Carrie | September 20, 2011 at 08:27 PM
37:44 PR
Congrats to everyone who did the WOD today. Even with an (m) this WOD was super tuff. Feel proud that you went all out!!
Posted by: Sammy | September 20, 2011 at 08:29 PM
Great work today for all...
40:25
Posted by: jb | September 20, 2011 at 09:08 PM