People Think Im Weird...

For the most part they are right. I have learned that nowadays what I consider fun or adventurous most people think as scary or stupid. This year I plan to participate in as many adventure races as time allows. When I tell people that, they look at me strange. Where else do you get to crawl through mud, climb rope ladders, navigate flaming tires, and charge through American Gladiator style pugilists? Trust me, I've done all of these before but when people, or my sisters, catch me doing these activities by myself in the woods they call the cops. I’m having trouble motivating most people around me to join up for this madness. Why wouldn't you want to do this is my thought.

I think attitude is what it all boils down to. There are people who say can and people who say can't. I don’t mean to get all Confucius on you, but think about the people in your life (friends, family, co-workers, or acquaintances) that you share the least amount of interests with. I bet you those are can't people. The problem is it is much easier to say can't than can. There have been many different wordings of the great Henry Ford quote but the gist is... "Whether you believe you can or cannot, you are correct". I’m not talking about going to the edge and physically hurting yourself; try it mentally, because your mind is where your actions and motivation begins. If you believe you can, then you can.

Next time you are veg-ing out on the couch in that catatonic state, really think about the position you are in. The less energy you expend the more tired you get, you body begins to shut down. All you can think about is not moving. You probably don’t even understand what is happening in front of your face. Just think if you multitasked while you watched. You can fold laundry, dust the room, clean up, or do a couple pushups or sit ups during commercials. I always feel energized when I do multiple things at once. Megan hates to watch anything with me because more times than not I stand. Just the simple act of standing allows your to stay mobile an alert.

When most people say "you can't do that" or "that's not possible", what they really mean is "I can't do that". Next time before you say can't, think about it first, I bet you can, you just choose not to.