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Another knitting story that makes me LOL. I suggested once that we bring play lists to the gym to showcase our various music tastes. (FYI I have NOT received permission, nor will I ever ask permission to name people in my posts...might make you think about what you say to / about me. But I digress) Dale Bruce Hopkins, with a grin known to every Synergy Strength member, says "What's your playlist called, Laurie? Music to knit by?" LOL. Funny the things that imprint on our brain never to be forgotten. The comment was obviously directed at my age, not my odd personality, right Dale?
This leads to the subject of my post. Being normal. I analyze first, then evaluate so here's how I look at this:
Normal - adjective
1.
conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
Me - What's the standard? Common, usual? No, no, no! There is NOTHING common about any of us.
2.
serving to establish a standard. Who's standard?
3.
Psychology .
a.
approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. I don't care for the word average, either. God didn't create "average" anywhere.
b.
My friend David Spur taught me a great lesson about this very subject. (You're like the Mom with the great legs in the cartoon, David.) David replied to a photo of my pinkie with #weirdestpinkie. I replied "What do you mean, my pinkie is weird?" He simply replied "The weirder, the better." Follow me here...this all fits. You see David suggested I embrace my "normal". I missed it. And here's my chance to thank David for the compliment. I like my normal, being driven, wanting to be better today than I was yesterday, not being satisfied with status quo, and yes, I like my pinkie.
I know I'm not happy if I'm not being challenged to be that better version of myself. Whether it's in business, at home when my 18 yr old says, "Mom are you really going to eat that?" or when strict chest 2 bar pull ups are programmed and coach Tron tells me to do ring rows because that last 2 inches of scapular retraction is not there. Potential! Being challenged pushes our comfort zone out. We become less and less frazzled every time we face uncomfortable. And I bet if you get comfortable with the lion inside you, you will find out something really cool about yourself...you'll discover your normal. It won't be like anyone else's normal...it will be ALL you!! #you'respecial
Today was a HIIT WOD with light Oly work. HIIT - 8 Push Jerk, 12 T2B, Heavy Farmer's Walk. 4 rounds every 5 minutes. I did 50kg push jerk (too light), broke the T2B into 6/3/3 (but didn't make that last round) GREAT potential on my T2B, and did 50kg each hand Farmer's Walk (maybe a little light). I like HIIT WODs likely because I recover fast. And I like being conscious of how the taxing on your body builds with each round...very cool. Pay attention to it sometime.
“Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you...God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it--made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
free from any mental disorder; sane. I know many people think Crossfit is insane. We were all given gifts to serve in a special way... my sane makes you think insane. That's ok!
Some people think competing at the Crossfit Games doesn't fit into the "normal" mould. Being driven, focused on improvement and learning, risk-taking, they all sometimes get the "that's not normal" nod. It's the "Can't you just be happy?" question. I believe the following. There is no status quo, no staying in the same place. We are either growing, moving forward, maturing spiritually, physically, emotionally, intellectually or we are going the other way. I won't give the "other way" words because I've chosen to let only positive things fill my head and come out of my mouth. See? I'm still maturing, figuring it out, being inspired to be my best, that better version of my current self.
My friend David Spur taught me a great lesson about this very subject. (You're like the Mom with the great legs in the cartoon, David.) David replied to a photo of my pinkie with #weirdestpinkie. I replied "What do you mean, my pinkie is weird?" He simply replied "The weirder, the better." Follow me here...this all fits. You see David suggested I embrace my "normal". I missed it. And here's my chance to thank David for the compliment. I like my normal, being driven, wanting to be better today than I was yesterday, not being satisfied with status quo, and yes, I like my pinkie.
I know I'm not happy if I'm not being challenged to be that better version of myself. Whether it's in business, at home when my 18 yr old says, "Mom are you really going to eat that?" or when strict chest 2 bar pull ups are programmed and coach Tron tells me to do ring rows because that last 2 inches of scapular retraction is not there. Potential! Being challenged pushes our comfort zone out. We become less and less frazzled every time we face uncomfortable. And I bet if you get comfortable with the lion inside you, you will find out something really cool about yourself...you'll discover your normal. It won't be like anyone else's normal...it will be ALL you!! #you'respecial
Today was a HIIT WOD with light Oly work. HIIT - 8 Push Jerk, 12 T2B, Heavy Farmer's Walk. 4 rounds every 5 minutes. I did 50kg push jerk (too light), broke the T2B into 6/3/3 (but didn't make that last round) GREAT potential on my T2B, and did 50kg each hand Farmer's Walk (maybe a little light). I like HIIT WODs likely because I recover fast. And I like being conscious of how the taxing on your body builds with each round...very cool. Pay attention to it sometime.
“Be sure that the ins and outs of your individuality are no mystery to Him; and one day they will no longer be a mystery to you...God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love. Your place in heaven will seem to be made for you and you alone, because you were made for it--made for it stitch by stitch as a glove is made for a hand.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
Nice essay. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrea...great to have you here.
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