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Thoughts on the Holy Spirit
A thought from yesterday: I am fascinated by the power and presentation of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When Jesus is baptized heaven opens…
The you of right now does the work of transformation
Twice this week I’ve had conversations with athletes that had some slight undertones of comparison or judgment: “You probably think,” “You probably could.” Gratefully I…
When you know who you are . . .
I had a realization the other day. I was winding down and across my head floated, “When you know who are you know what to…
Thoughts about impact
We impact the lives of others. And we don’t get a choice about it and it’s not partial to who we are. It’s going to…
Purpose > Fun
Someone asked me the other day if Olympic lifting is always fun for me. The short answer is no, and the newness of W1D1 is…
We’re all mad here
I’ve been thinking of the right way to articulate this exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat: “. . . we’re all mad here. I’m…
The upside of working at Subway
Almost every time I cut a bell pepper I think of working at Subway because that’s where I learned to core and cut a bell…
Progress requires concentrated effort
Food for thought (for me, and maybe for you): Don’t let comparison stop you from starting the work you need to do to get where…
Great change is an accumulation of choices
Great change, improvement, achievement, love—it’s all an accumulation of choices we make as we move forward. It’s the compounding effect of following the process/pattern you…
On the ever-changing likeness of life
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river, and he’s not the same man.” Or so Heraclitus said….
A few thoughts on life and admiration
Hii 🙂 Things I’ve been up to lately: work, fitness, thinking, reading, writing, dating (trying to), conversations, life. This came up today and I’m pondering it….
What is good leadership?
Thoughts on good leadership and examples from my past.
A Week of Active Recovery 101
Rest week is overrr. I kind of loved the change of pace and low pressure. I had a slight recurring mental fomo but my body…
Training Log — March 2022 (CrossFit Open & Quarterfinals)
As I was writing out my March training recap I quickly realized the overarching story was about the Open and Quarterfinals, so I am going…
Stop Searching
For people. For places. For an outcome. Just be, really alive. I was looking back at the post I wrote about my trip with my…
The Running Boy
He ran down the heart of the old midway, where the weight guessers, fortune-tellers, and dancing gypsies had once worked. He lowered his chin and…
We the Women is a Must-Watch Series
“We tend to … tell ourselves that we’re not good enough or we’re not as good as these other people around us that we see,…
Does it really all come back to identity? My first trip back to the collegiate wrestling world as a journalist
A bit about recognizing value and appreciating growth.
Shoutout to the Gals at Victory
The full house at Victory last night got me thinking about all of the things we’ve had going on, and some of the major events…
22.2 – Let’s Try That Again
Are you willing to revisit the dark place to satisfy your mind?