Sunday Story…the human animal

You’re a human. You are perfectly designed to move, think, and connect. So why do we spend so much time and energy trying to Not do those things? And what is this retirement thing?

Movement is life. You are either growing or decaying (not growing). Sitting on your duff is contraindicated for humans. Study after study shows how bad sitting is for humans. Houses are meant to be lived in, cars are meant to be driven and you are meant to move. And by move, I mean to move with purpose and intent, not aimless wandering. Did you do something besides move from the bed to the car to the chair and back? Did you walk with purpose, run intentionally, row or bike? Get some sunshine and get moving!

Your ability to think independently and critically is crucial to your well-being. If you aren’t willing to learn and explore and take a look at every viewpoint you risk being led about by the nose. People aren’t meant to be sheep. Your brain needs stimulation from lots of sources…visual, auditory, sensual, and imaginative. Without that stimulation, your brain, like your muscles will wither and die.

We are tribal animals, designed to be in community. Too often, when people “retire” they stop all social activity. This is just when you need it the most. You no longer have the work connection and now you are sitting around yelling at the television and slowly, inexorably sliding into the rut that will become your grave.

Be the best human you can be…that means to move, laugh, connect, think, explore and enjoy a life of gratitude.

John Mariotti

www.crossfitodyssey.com

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Sunday Story…After Action

 

Comes consistency. 

 

First was desire, followed by belief and proven by action.

 

But simply one act won’t do it. You have to show up time and time and time again. Consistency is magic. Showing up when you are supposed to show up, doing what you are supposed to do, when you are supposed to do it is magic. Not magic in the sense of something truly extraordinary but magic in terms of your results. Without consistent action, your results will be mediocre at best. 

 

You don’t have a desire to be average, do you? You didn’t go to school thinking it would be OK if you just got a “c”, did you? Of course not. I can’t think of one contest I ever entered where I decided all I wanted to do was end up in the middle of the pack. 

 

Consistent powerful actions done daily are what will win the race. Consistent action is what will fulfill your desire and confirm your belief. One time won’t be enough. You will need to keep showing up until you get what you want until you become who you wish to become until you have achieved your goal.

 

Show up consistently, show up when you say you will show up, do all the work to the best of your ability. Lather rinse repeat.

 

John Mariotti

www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com

www.crossfitodyssey.com

775-338-2412

 

Sunday Story…You gotta

Take Action! 

You’ve found the desire. You’ve cultivated the belief. Great, fantastic…good on you. But nothing is going to change, nothing can happen until one more element is in place. Action. You must take action. 

Instead of hitting the snooze button, you must get out of bed. Action.

Instead of choosing foods that aren’t healthy and nutritious, you must choose food that fuels your body in a healthful and energetic way. Action.

Instead of skipping your workout, you show up and do work. Action.

Instead of allowing distractions into your day you stay focused and on task. Action.

Instead of choosing mindless entertainment, you choose books and movies that inspire and cultivate a sense of well-being and wealth. Action.

Instead of choosing toxic companions, you hang around highly motivated and positive individuals who support you. Action.

Your actions are based on your desires and beliefs. Do you really want what you say you want? Or do you just kind of, sort of want it? Do you really believe, deep down in your soul believe, you can have what you desire? If so…Action will be simple. Not easy, certainly, but simple.

You know what you want. Now go out and get it.

John Mariotti

www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com

www.crossfitodyssey.com

775-338-2412

Sunday Story…Belief

You have the desire but you are looking at a chasm between where you are and where you want to be. That chasm appears uncrossable. The process of building a bridge, a way of crossing is daunting at best and maybe, in the back of your mind, impossible. You could quit, shelve your desire, slink back into being and having what you have always had and done.

But we both know your desire is stronger than that. It won’t be shelved, it will continue to pop up, continue to burn like a wildfire until you decide to pursue it. You’ve tried to stuff it away before and here you are again.

It’s time to build that bridge from what you want to who you are. That bridge is founded in belief…unshakeable, all-encompassing, unwavering belief. Without belief, your desire doesn’t have a foundation to build upon. Believe that you deserve whatever it is that you desire, believe that you are worthy, that what you want is achievable. If you don’t believe it you can’t achieve it.

Desire without belief is a dream never to be realized. I must believe that manifesting my desire is possible for me. You have seen other people try and fail, try and succeed. Without belief, there can be no bridge across the chasm between what is and what can be.

Belief is the bridge desire uses to cross the chasm.

John Mariotti

www.sunday-stories.blogspot.com

www.crossfitodyssey.com

775-338-2412