Courageous, Uplifting, Funny or Useful
Each Wednesday at 11am, my wife and I lift weights. Hitting "the big steel" is a time-effective way for us to check in with each other.
This week, I blasted myself with leg press (525 lbs, not bad for a skinny guy), pull ups and front squats. So I was very relaxed during our post session coffee break. Very gently, she let me know that my writing had been a little heavy. Readers would have noticed a month-long purgue of everything that's been on my mind.
A kite-surfing buddy had sent me a note to similar effect earlier in the week. Generally speaking, he has a rule against offering advice but he bent his rule to send me three words, "let it go."
I have a rule that when two close friends tell me something...
...pause, consider and pay attention.
A quick review of my drafts folder made me laugh out loud. Here's what's in the hopper:
Anabolic steroids
Anger management
Death
Benefits of higher education
Emotional blindness
Making money from leverage
Making serious money (from other people's money)
Tax reform
Mitt's IRA
Becoming emotionally untouchable
Screwing up my son
Feminine Beauty
Gordo's gratitude list
How I lost $20,000,000
Overcoming guilt
Family strategic review template
Problems of the elderly
Coping with successful friends
Happy toddlers
How to give a time out
Gangsters and frauds
Difficult conversations
Conditional love
New, old, ancient, nature
Embracing volatility
Travel and tribalism
The free-est man I know
I might have to postpone publication of a few topics!
She said, "hey, it's spring and it's been a tough winter. I want to be uplifted. See if you can help me out."
I've often said that we can use our (super)powers for good, or for evil. She's asking me to help-a-sister-out. I've been hitting her, and you, with a lot of serious stuff.
As a parent, I shoot for nine positive interactions for each correction I need to give my daughter. People stop listening if we go all negative.
So for April, I'm going to give it a shot. Courageous, uplifting, funny or useful.
I'm also going to take a break from pro cycling and the twitter feeds of the haters. I've been dipping into the feeds of the angry - seems that this is not good for me (especially when my training volume is low).
To offer moral support, my wife's taking a month off Facebook.
Now off to ride on a beautiful day in Boulder.