LIFE
On GRIT
I will never forget the final day of our first, 28-day GRIT Challenge. Twenty-eight days of hauling sandbags and kettle bells, running sprints and 5Ks, doing mountain climbers and burpees. Who knew that hanging from a bar could be so damn hard? (Now I know. It’s...
Grateful for All the Sucky Things
To fully understand gratitude and have an appreciation for it, I think we have to go through some pretty tough times. We also have to gain an understanding of the world that goes beyond the limited scope of our singular lives. It’s more than noting the haves and have-nots, it’s seeing that the world is vast and varied, infinitely complex. There’s something beautiful about that.
Mid-GRIT
Mike and I are in the middle of our 28-day GRIT challenge. This includes an intense physical daily workout. You are not allowed to miss a day. If you do, you’re booted from the group. It doesn’t matter if you’re tired or don’t feel like doing it. It doesn’t matter if...
Humor Makes It Less Awful
My mother, sister, and I are all drawn to morbid and terrible things. We’re not happy that the morbid and terrible things have happened, but since pretending they don’t exist doesn’t do any good, we indulge in a bit of fascination with them.
I mean, you can’t make them un-happen.
Inconvenience or Adventure?
I learned a magic trick. It goes like this: with a little shift in my perspective, I can turn an inconvenience into adventure. I used to be a complainer. Flight canceled? Insomnia? Difficult people? Crappy job? Illness? I could stomp my feet and pout and mope like it...
Elementary Role Models
When it comes to those who lead by example, we don’t have to turn on the television or the computer, or look for someone older or wiser, or try to identify someone in our field with more money or accolades.
Identifying Cause & Effect
In grade school we first learn about cause and effect. I remember worksheets with phrases like: Mom forgot the oven was on and the bread was burned. (Okay, that was never one of the sentences, but both Mike and I have mothers famous for their black-bottomed bread)....
Blue Sky Mind
Picture the Blue Sky, which represents your mind. It has a calm and clarity that are always there. This is your mental baseline.
LEGACY
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