Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.
COT: Met up with the regular AM crew at the AO for Cinco’s name-o-rama & BOM.
THE SCENE: full moon with a little of wet leaves and miss
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: 17 Hims showed up to push themselves
WARM-O-RAMA:
THA-THANG:
300’s
Climb and tag
Five minute double
Mosey back to the flag for some Bruce Lee core
MARY: the PAX got on their 6 and completed some core
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Roman’s 5:1-5
THE SCENE: Beautiful morning after some late rain yesterday
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC; LBAC (F/B) x10 IC; Tempo Squat x10 IC; Tempo Merkin x10 IC
THA-THANG:
PAX worked through a series of exercises doing 100 reps of each, after every 20 reps run across parking lot and back. Also had EMOM timer, every time it goes off stop and do burpees. Start with 1 and increase by 1 every time until you can’t complete in a minute then reset to 1.
MARY:
Overhead Clap x40 IC; Seal Clap x15 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 for the beatdown plus 5 mall walkers
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.”
As I shifted through some quotes, this one struck me. You can definitely look at this like the blurb that was attached to the quote suggested. It said the quote “speaks to the importance of patience, urging us to find satisfaction and pride in even our smallest strides.” That is sound wisdom and something that we each should strive to do but I see deeper meaning in the quote. The seed we are to be sowing daily is something that will improve those around us not just ourselves. For me, as a Christian, that means telling others about the Good News that Jesus died on a cross and rose again so that we can be with God. Christians are commanded to do this very thing, but we can’t save a single person. It is only by Christ that any man is saved so continue to plant seeds daily and let God worry about the harvest.
“Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” And when he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables, so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’” And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.””
Mark 4:1-20
MOLESKIN:
Thanks for having me this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
11/5 – Brolympics
THE SCENE: Warm & humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Yes all the things
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Tempo Merkins, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Down-Ups in the Grass for Football, BBS at the base of Baby Everest, run to the top with some Man-Makers.
THA-THANG:
Three (3) stations for (3) Teams with a (4th) team carrying Betty to Bump the next group. The workout order of the stations were for each time a group was at a station, they did the next exercise.
MARY:
It’s the weekend, so we had to hit the ATM
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 HIMs with the introduction of an FNG who was named 0600.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Q focused on the quote from Jack London, “I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.“ May we all burn brightly for God’s Will and not stay idle for our own glory.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
THE SCENE: A beautiful 80 degree fall evening
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER done
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, cherry pickers, this and that, Rockettes, and some leg stretching
THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When I get in a funk, I read “The Book of Joy” by Douglas Abrams. It documents a meeting between Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama where they discuss “lasting happiness in a changing world”. The book is separated in two sections, 1) Obstacles to Joy & 2) the Eight Pillars of Joy.
A quote that resonates with me: “Too much self-centered thinking is the source of suffering. With a self-centered attitude, you become distanced from others, then distrust, then feel insecure, then fear, then anxiety, then frustration, then anger, then violence.” It reminds me that, when I start focusing on myself, and forget to focus on others, things start going off track. Like the F3 concept of “Living Third”.
The Obstacles to Joy
Fear, stress, & anxiety: Stress & anxiety often come from too much expectation & too much ambition. When we don’t fulfill that expectation or achieve that ambition, we experience frustration. Often, we are not being realistic about our ability. When we have a clear picture about our own capacity, we can be realistic about our effort. Then there is a greater chance of achieving our goals. But, unrealistic effort brings disaster. So, in many cases, our stress is caused by our expectations and ambition.
Frustration and anger: “A moment of patience in a moment of anger will save a thousand moments of regret.” When anger develops, ask what is the cause? Then ask what will be the result of that anger? You will realize anger is of no use in solving problems. It just creates more problems.
Loneliness: We are social animals & cooperation is necessary for survival, but cooperation is based on trust. When there is trust, people are brought together. When you have a compassionate mind, the atmosphere around you is positive. If you feel fear & distrust, then others will distance themselves from you. They will feel cautious, suspicious, & distrustful. And that brings about the feeling of loneliness. Although the drive behind excessive self-focus is to seek greater happiness for yourself, it ends up doing the opposite. When you focus too much on yourself, you become disconnected from others. You also become alienated from yourself, since the need for connection with others is a fundamental part of who we are as human beings.
Envy: What causes suffering in life is a general pattern of how we relate to others: 1) Envy toward the above, 2) competitiveness toward the equal, & 3) contempt toward the lower. Often envy comes because we are too focused on material possessions and not on our inner values. When we focus on experience or knowledge, there is less envy.
Suffering & adversity: Suffering can either embitter or ennoble us. The difference lies in whether we can find meaning in our suffering. Without meaning, we can become embittered. But, when we can find meaning in our suffering, it can ennoble us. The depth of our suffering can also result in the height of our joy.
Amazon book: https://www.amazon.com/Book-Joy-Lasting-Happiness-Changing/dp/1524708631/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1662562715&sr=8-1
Audible audio book: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Book-of-Joy-Audiobook/B01IQ15URC?qid=1662562762&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=4JBQYWP0YQ9EQ71QS9JS
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sept 10th, 9/11 Stair Climb, 10a Asylum
Sept 11th, Picnic, 4p Victor Ashe (check Slack for details)