Holiday Homework
By
December 26, 2015
“Satan’s Whiskers”
3 RFT:
10 C2B Pull ups
10 Front Squats, 165/110 – no rack
10 Burpees
I hope you all had a meaningful Christmas holiday. With three young children in our house, it is an incredibly special time. LIke most of you, we spend the days (or weeks) leading up to it running around, making lists, fighting crowds in the grocery store, wrapping gifts, making plans, buying things. I get a little beaten down by all the extra tasks that get thrown into the mix. It is all made right however with the lazy mornings when no one has to be anywhere, the snowball fights, family board games, the opportunity to connect with friends and family in a more relaxed setting. I find myself breathing a sigh of relief once the rush of dinners and presents have passed.
It's a brief window of relief though because New Year's is right around the corner. I'm not ready to write about resolutions or goals for 2016 yet. Don't worry, that's coming later this week. For now, my request is that you find some time between holidays for quiet reflection. Rarely are we able to carve out this time at any other point in the year. Life moves too fast for that. Instead, we clear one hurdle after another after another and fall exhausted at the finish line at the end of each day, week and year. Only to get up and repeat again the next day, week, and year. I don't think that mindset sets us up to be the best versions of ourselves though I readily admit to living that way myself.
So here is your homework. Put your warm clothes on and head out for a walk, a ski, a snowshoe, or whatever. Take your headphones out and turn your phone off. Spend at least an hour pondering the following questions:
When you are done, write down your thoughts in a journal, a notebook or the back of a napkin. That's it. Homework completed. Now go sign up for your workouts for the week!
.jpeg)
