Make it yours

The past few weeks I have been pretty damn happy with my training. I'm about to brag...I got my first HSPU and ring dips and I'm totally a pig in shit.  I don't really like that saying, but it fits. 

Anyways, when you are on a roll, when things are going so well you can't begin to explain why, do you ever feel like you are just waiting for them to break? Waiting for something to blow up in your face? I know I do. It can sound really pessimistic at first glance, and its not something that is plaguing my thoughts all day long, but once in a while I stop and wonder when my next bad workout will be or the next time my heart will be broken. It's important for me (and maybe you too) to realize that most, if not all, of the good things in our lives are a result of what we are making of ourselves. 

Why have so many Crossfit skill movements started to just click? Because I have great coaches and I've put the work in. 

Why do I feel like I have an incredible amount of amazing people in my life right now? Because I have cared about them and loved them and been there for them and they have done the same for me. Because we have cultivated a real, genuine relationship. 

Why, for maybe the first time ever in my life, can I look in the mirror and be completely happy with the way that I look? Because I worked mentally and physically every day to finally get there. Because I watched the great people in my life be happy in their skin and be inspired by them (Kate, that's you!) 

So instead of wondering when the next bad thing will happen or when that streak of "luck" will run out, keep working, keep creating an environment and a life that will help you and the people around you thrive. Life really can be awesome all the time. 

(sorry for the profanity, but I'm an ecard addict and this one is perfect, go be awesome!)

Every Single Day

Yesterday, someone told me they loved reading what I had to say on here. To say that made me feel great is an understatement and to make it even better it was minutes after I PRed 'Grace' at our Barbells for Boobs fundraiser.

Writing on here has always been a bit of a struggle for me; I only feel the motivation to write when things are really bad and when things are really good. What I didn't realize until now is that everything between those moments is what makes the good moments better and what helps you through the bad ones. Almost 2 months ago I did my first Crossfit Competition and I was scared/nervous/worried etc. that I would be last. Yes, that's how I think... BUT in reality, who really cares if I was last or first or somewhere in between. In the end, I was disappointed in some of the workouts, but it really exposed where my weaknesses are. 

I may consider that one of my "bad" moments, but the training I did before and how I approached it afterwards is what defined that weekend for me. It would have been easy to go back to training for fun and not caring about Crossfit, but instead it I have been trying to make it my motivation to improve my Overhead lifts, gymnastics skills and endurance. The day to day matters, don't let the big good and bad moments be all that defines you. Learn every day, grow every day, train every day, and create who you are and what you want to be each and every day.