This is how we're gonna feel.
I love you, Jim Beaumont.
Sometimes you can get obsessed with things, they become unhealthy.
The thing you are obsessed with becomes bigger than it really is, exaggerated, much more than the reality. And then something happens that makes you strip back that exaggeration, and view your obsession as others view it.
You see the truth, and it sets you free.
To those of you who tried to make me see the truth:
I thank you.
And I apologise.
Today's Training:
Monkey Bar Swings/Sprawl Push-ups - 3 sets
12 TGUs with the 24
500 Swings with the 24 (2 sets of 100, 6 sets 50: this felt so good today, focused, painless smooth)
10 minute hill sprint intervals (30s on/30s off)
And now, I realise, or maybe I relearn, that the only thing worth being obsessed with is becoming all you can be...the ultimate you. And this isn't really obsession, it's just following our path, evolving in to the animal we were meant to be.
The animal we are, deep inside, when everything else is stripped away.
And also, I realise this:
Being a sheepdog is about more than looking after that one special sheep.
Because at the end of the day, all sheep are special.
General out.
Your insights are truthful and powerful brother. I think most sheep dogs don't necessarily accept it whole-heartedly. It's a pain in the ass at times.
ReplyDeleteI learned a powerful statement last week, "Your microphone is always on". What that means to me is that I've really gotta be careful of what I say and how I say it. It's especially true with my wife and children, and training clients.
I am my own ambassador, and if I choose carelessly/thoughtlessly, I can really fuck things up. You set the example everyday, and it's a damn good example. I love your posts, they're honest. Keep on keepin on.