Posts Tagged ‘Dr. Seuss’

Thought of the Day: 1/7/12

Posted: January 7, 2012 in CrossFit, Media, Training
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What are you afraid of?

That’s a pretty simple question, huh?

I would be willing to bet that most of us have at least one thing we have been wanting to do, to try, to say that we just haven’t had the courage for lately. This question kind of keeps the theme of some of the other things we’ve been discussing this week, too!

I came across this video from a friend on Facebook, and absolutely loved it! Dr. Seuss was an incredible author, and if you haven’t gone back and read some of his stories over the past few years, you should. They may seem like children’s books on one level, but the topics he discusses are oh-so-very-real.

This video was taken at Burning Man 2011, and I absolutely LOVE the creativity of it!

We cannot predict where life will take us, but we do know that wherever we go, it will be an adventure.

CrossFit says one of the ways to get fit is to “regularly learn and play new sports”. Let me take that one step more and say, “regularly learn and do things you’ve never done before!!”

Here’s to living it up, and having a great time on this adventure of ours!

Thought of the Day: 4/1/11

Posted: April 1, 2011 in CrossFit, Media
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I saw a picture online this week that made me laugh out loud. Literally. Not just type “lol” or “haha” (which I do a lot) and keep a straight face. I was laughing so hard because this image tends to be true for almost all of us. Not necessarily to this extent, but still true.

It made me think, though… it’s rare people will post on Facebook things that make them seem less cool (whatever that means). But there is a huge difference to me between only posting fun things that happen to you, and blatantly lying about who you are to make yourself seem (or feel) like a more worthwhile person.

I think it happens a lot, and it’s a really sad truth about our society today. The older I get (yep, I just dropped that line), the more I’m realizing that the most important thing in this world is being happy with who YOU are, and embracing it.

Do you have a quirky laugh (snorters, I’m talking to you here)? Can you make yourself laugh until you cry while the other people who just heard your joke stare blankly? Does your left pinky bend off to the side in a weird angle? Do you really like dipping french fries in your Wendy’s Frosty? GOOD!!! Embrace it! Be proud of who you are. ALL the time!

So, to quote Dr. Suess (or Bernard Baruch, depending on who you ask), live your life proud to be in your own skin because:

“Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter.”

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Try to minimize the gap between these two images 🙂

(The original picture can be found here, along with their commentary on the post entitled “Lying to your Friends”. Funny stuff.)

*****UPDATE*****
Let’s show a real-life example of what I’m talking about. CrossFit Lakewood member Greg Walker is pretty much the man. He has a few choices with his Facebook posting, though.

He can only post pictures that make him look like a bad-ass (pardon my french) like this:

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"I am all that is man." ~ Greg Walker

OR, he can post pictures like these, where he looks… a little bit less “cool” (in the traditional sense of the word).

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Silly #1

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Silly #2

Thankfully, Greg is the kind of person who would do both. Again, that’s why he’s the man.