The answer is to avoid the hypnosis of circumstance.
Circumstance says you are getting sleepy. You are getting very tired. Your arms and legs feel listless. Your muscles feel like warm jelly. Your eyelids are shut. You can't open them. You can't lift your arms.
How much weight do you give to circumstance? Do you allow it to hypnotize you? Take you out of action?... so that you have no chance at a courageous SURGE of creativity?
What if you lifted the circumstance?
Would you not grow stronger? If you lifted the circumstance up? Some people call it resistance training, and they love it. They hire a personal trainer to show them how to take on more and more resistance training.
What if you were weak and vulnerable and living on the side of a rocky green hill in Wales? And you decided that you would not be weak any more. And those rocks you hated out there in your yard and on the hillside became Godsends to you. Godsends!
You began lifting them! Those rocks that you cursed as circumstances became things that you lifted now and stacked up. Soon you were able to lift larger and larger rocks.
They were making you strong!
Resistance training.
We run from it in real life and then we sign up for a membership in Gold's Gym to engage in it big time. L.A. Fitness here I come!
You can do resistance training every day everywhere. You can think of it as LIFTING CIRCUMSTANCE. Or you can grow weak. Use it (that arm of yours, that big heart) or lose it.
Because the easiest way to "live" is to let the rocks hypnotize you. You are growing sleepy now. Your arms and legs are growing weaker and weaker with every breath you take.
I got a letter from a reader who said "Steve I love your SHIFT YOUR MIND TIME WARRIOR stuff but I don't apply it. I read it, and feel excited while I read it, but I find that I never apply it. Do you know why that is? Can you help me?"
Sure.
You don't apply it because you don't apply it.
That's it. You don't need to go deeper than that.
If you wanted a hole in your back yard and I brought you a shovel, that would be all you needed. You wouldn't need to trust the shovel or believe in the shovel to just use it.
If you called me to say there is still no hole in the back yard, I would say it was because you haven't used the shovel.
"Why don't I use the shovel?"
Because you don't use it.
"Why don't I want to use the shovel?"
Because you don't use the shovel.
Remember that only fire starts fire.
To say "I don't apply it" is already giving yourself the answer.
and sadly not only is your hubby not the only man to do those things ... my peatnrr is horrible about them as well. the bathroom that she swore she would drywall so i could paint it? it's still greenboard and bits of peeling drywall tape and bits of mud.*sigh* I like the idea of handing out the soggy laundry!! brilliant!
Posted by: Hanne | October 27, 2012 at 02:14 PM
Hey now. I understand where you are coimng from, but there is A LOT of hard working people out there trying to make a living. People just like you. Don't judge A WHOLE nation from what you see one TV. Come on. If that is the case then the UK is full of royalty snobs, India is full of singing pretties, China is full of sick children, and Russia is full of drunks along with Ireland. The point is, we work hard for what we have. Parents working two jobs to keep their children clothed, fed, and warm. Be nice.
Posted by: Lhisa | August 15, 2012 at 12:43 AM
- Thanks so much for these Dean, you were great to have around on the day and we LOVE the potohs! You and James did a fantastic job, and we can't wait to see more of your images from the day. Oh, and thanks everyone for the lovely comments and yes, Mell is gorgeous and I have done well for myself, but no need to go on about it
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Posted by: Nike Norge | June 05, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Tyler -My post was poorly werodd.My concern is that measuring weight loss as opposed to fat loss or fitness capacity is not a meaningful quantifier.For someone (like myself) who has a significant amount of excess mass to dispose of, being told I'm going to have to *compete* against much thinner persons on a % weight basis is actually discouraging.A measurement of % fat loss would be a much better indicator of improved lifestyle. So would a fit test measuring respiratory capacity, core stability, and muscle performance (sprints, max weight lifts, etc.).Because the competition is supposed to be about lifestyle changes, education, and community building maybe it would be better to not have weight loss as a competition factor. As leaner denser muscle mass builds at the same time the lighter fat burns off, participants may not see a significant change in weight. In some cases participants might even see a temporary increase in weight.As to Fat-Off being catchy, maybe to those who are merely out of shape or with 10 or 15lbs to loose.I would not presume to speak for any obese person other than myself, but a Fat-Off competition that *does not in any way measure fat loss* feels more like being poked in the ribs with a broom handle. A not too subtle reminder of the contempt and disregard the general populace has for people with significant weight issues.Although the competition is designed to promote healthy lifestyle modification in a fun, collegial, and supportive environment for myself and possibly others we're trying to save our lives.Am I being overly sensitive on the issue? Perhaps.I apologize if anyone feels slighted or affronted by my statements. I appreciate that Gangplank even concerns itself with the well being of its community and do not intend to malign or minimize the effort put into organizing this event.
Posted by: Weare | June 04, 2012 at 11:22 PM
Had to laugh at the photo of you on the couch with your pal. Love it.
Posted by: Margaret Hrushesky | January 11, 2012 at 06:54 PM