Friday, May 05, 2006
Hitting What's Pitched
Life can throw all kinds of things at us and the reality of how we react to them is entirely up to us.
Irreguardless of what it is - we are predominantly the captain's of our ship when it comes to choice.
I realize of course there are things that are beyond our control (the weather, the physical laws of nature,etc.) and there are also natural processes that occur within ourselves, yet there are some things that I believe we can and should direct in our lives - kind of like the Serenity Prayer.
Our attitudes and reaction to life's events for instance.
I personally know of very few, if hardly anything that provides pay-off for having a general negative attitude. Anger can be used to motivate us but that in itself is wound about a positive turnaround in that instance. We can also let it leave us bitter and dry, chewing up life's precious time and opportunities - if we choose to. I don't know why anyone would want to do that. I realize things aren't always black and white and to say I've never been angry would of course be a lie. Deep down however I've always known, no matter what - we must go on and we either get on with the business of "living" or we get on with the business of dying or some half-hearted compromise of truly living.
(No thanks, for the latter)
How do you react about life's many events in general?
Our reactions can take on the faces of positivity,negativity,ambivalence or no reaction and even ignoring things intentionally. There may be a time and a place for all of these, but day in /day out - who wouldn't wanna walk down the path of gratitude during this life's travel and journey? It's looking at the bright beautiful flowers instead of the weeds.
The glass really is half full ya know. Half full of some fine vintage.
Check out these passages written by Kent Keith. They are dandies. He wrote these when he was a mere 19 yr. old. Amazing insight. I especially like the ideas of doing all these things Anyway no matter what obstacles may be in our pathway. It comes across to me like Nike's - Just Do it.
http://www.paradoxicalcommandments.com/index.html
Oh by the way - Yes my arm was injured but I've really been enjoying life lately. Mainly simple pleasures involving "NEAT":
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
(Thanks DragonMomma for those articles)
Doing household chores,yardwork,walking the dog and riding my bike - giving my forearm time to heal. I'm still eating clean and doing as I feel - I actually only worked out twice this month.
Update: I went to a Sports Doctor this morning and got a second opinion on my left arm. The pain that remains at present is now mainly where my lower bicep meets my forearm, unlike a few weeks ago.
Diagnosis: Tendonitis
Prescription: Stay off it one more week. Take these anti-inflamatory steroids (non-anabolic). When you go back to the gym, use the machines with light weight & rebuild back up to free weights and heavier poundages. I can follow that as I like concise information & a plan to follow. All my connective tissue (ligaments/tendons) looked "OK" (as far as major tears) in the X-rays. So onward "we" go, hitting what's been pitched with a good attitude.
It's all sweet and good, that's all that matters.
Just for the record -
216 lbs. - 33 lbs. lost so far
I lost 4 more lbs. during April .
Take Care - see ya next month. "Hudg"
Irreguardless of what it is - we are predominantly the captain's of our ship when it comes to choice.
I realize of course there are things that are beyond our control (the weather, the physical laws of nature,etc.) and there are also natural processes that occur within ourselves, yet there are some things that I believe we can and should direct in our lives - kind of like the Serenity Prayer.
Our attitudes and reaction to life's events for instance.
I personally know of very few, if hardly anything that provides pay-off for having a general negative attitude. Anger can be used to motivate us but that in itself is wound about a positive turnaround in that instance. We can also let it leave us bitter and dry, chewing up life's precious time and opportunities - if we choose to. I don't know why anyone would want to do that. I realize things aren't always black and white and to say I've never been angry would of course be a lie. Deep down however I've always known, no matter what - we must go on and we either get on with the business of "living" or we get on with the business of dying or some half-hearted compromise of truly living.
(No thanks, for the latter)
How do you react about life's many events in general?
Our reactions can take on the faces of positivity,negativity,ambivalence or no reaction and even ignoring things intentionally. There may be a time and a place for all of these, but day in /day out - who wouldn't wanna walk down the path of gratitude during this life's travel and journey? It's looking at the bright beautiful flowers instead of the weeds.
The glass really is half full ya know. Half full of some fine vintage.
Check out these passages written by Kent Keith. They are dandies. He wrote these when he was a mere 19 yr. old. Amazing insight. I especially like the ideas of doing all these things Anyway no matter what obstacles may be in our pathway. It comes across to me like Nike's - Just Do it.
http://www.paradoxicalcommandments.com/index.html
Oh by the way - Yes my arm was injured but I've really been enjoying life lately. Mainly simple pleasures involving "NEAT":
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
(Thanks DragonMomma for those articles)
Doing household chores,yardwork,walking the dog and riding my bike - giving my forearm time to heal. I'm still eating clean and doing as I feel - I actually only worked out twice this month.
Update: I went to a Sports Doctor this morning and got a second opinion on my left arm. The pain that remains at present is now mainly where my lower bicep meets my forearm, unlike a few weeks ago.
Diagnosis: Tendonitis
Prescription: Stay off it one more week. Take these anti-inflamatory steroids (non-anabolic). When you go back to the gym, use the machines with light weight & rebuild back up to free weights and heavier poundages. I can follow that as I like concise information & a plan to follow. All my connective tissue (ligaments/tendons) looked "OK" (as far as major tears) in the X-rays. So onward "we" go, hitting what's been pitched with a good attitude.
It's all sweet and good, that's all that matters.
Just for the record -
216 lbs. - 33 lbs. lost so farI lost 4 more lbs. during April .
Take Care - see ya next month. "Hudg"
