November 3, 2009

Tuesday AM...totally

Today's Workout:

X77, W25, M

BIKE: 47/16miles, stationary. Even paced at power 11.

RUN: 54/6 miles, treadmill, powered up 9 min pace average.

Thought For The Day:

There are days, it seems most of us have them; your hung over from the night before or you over ate big time, or you got some bad news and have been brooding about it, or your hurt in some way; physically, mentally, emotionally, or maybe some combination or all of the above!

You have to get up to face the day and that means face yourself. You can go to the dark side and remain stewing in your own funk. You can turn the corner and hit your stride, letting go of yesterday and move yourself forward today under your own power. When we are strong and sane we tend to choose the later. Getting fit is doing the right thing 90+ percent of the time. When your fit and you fall, its easier to get back up and on the high road, the one less traveled, the road that is harder and longer but will reward you if you can remain there. It's the high road people! The high road, get on it, stay on it and get somewhere you can be proud of!

Doing What You Can Do

In the movie, " The Edge" there are two men lost in the wilds of Alaska. In order to survive one realizes he must remain positive and not give up hope despite all kinds of hardship. The other man is not without heart but has other devious motivations and loses hope time and again. The man with the positive attitude, Charles, says on a number of occasions to his devious friend Bob,

"WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO, ANOTHER CAN DO" this is said as a way of raising hope back into their minds. They manage over many several difficult days to survive. At the end the less hopeful man, Bob dies. The man with the positive attitude, Charles survives, realizing he is a changed man who will now live a very different kind of life.

"What one man can do, another can do."

The take away for me on this:

Positive belief is powerful, it can empower you and lead you to accomplish great things not previously thought possible, and this can ultimately change your life.