WODs & Well-Being

September 4, 2012 I was having a conversation with a friend on Sunday at a cookout Hubs and I attended about his schedule change for work. This was a difficult adjustment for him and his family, as he went from being the late in the day into overnight worker with his wife (my friend) working early morning into the afternoon to flip flopping roles so he is morning to day and she is evening to late. They have 3 children and working this type of schedule is what works for them so they dont have to put their kids in child care and one of them is always home with them. He said the biggest adjustment is that he was so used to not going to sleep until pretty late and not having to get up as early, to going to bed at 9 so he can get up in time for work with enough sleep. However, he knows... you have to do what you have to do and he might as well embrace it and "learn to deal" because thats the way it is going to be. If he wakes up everyday thinking about how miserable it is to get...

August 27, 2012   Nope. There is no secret. If you want it... there is is... go get it.  God I wish there was a way that I could bottle this message up and feed it directly to some people. Even give myself (a little over a year ago) a healthy dose of it... But than again... that would in turn mean that there is a "secret" to success. When in fact what is stated above is perfectly true. Hard work, dedication, motivation and even some sacrifice is necessary to succeed This message is so important... from graduating from high school/college all the way to losing weight and eating right. There is NO easy way. There is no magic pill. There is no one who can do your work for you. To succeed you have to use your mind, your body, your talents and your abilities. I think that until you are ready to accept that, you will always be holding yourself back a bit.  Its amazing how much inspiration is lofted into the air at a CF Gym. Its just waiting for someone to com...

August 9, 2012 Why do we look so hard for happiness? Shouldn’t it just be “easy” shouldn’t it just come “sit on your shoulder?” We only know what goes on in our own heads, in our own lives. Even if you have a best friend, someone you share everything with, you still don’t know exactly what that person is feeling. What makes them happy and how they stay that way, and I guess… if they are really as happy as they appear. We all know that everyone gets excited about different things, and different people have different things that make them “tick” or their heart “pitter patter” on a daily basis. So, really… the question is… is there actually a real definition of “happiness?” How do we know what happiness supposed to be like? Its only what you think… its only in your own mind. You define your own happiness.   Someone else might be perfectly happy with a life that you are unhappy with. But, how do you know if you are as happy as you can be? I guess you cant. So do...