Grappling With Forgiveness
Posted: August 27, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, exercise, fitness, forgive, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, intensity, kettlebell, Lance Armstrong, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, pilates, running, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga 62 CommentsTo return to the root is to find peace. To find peace is to fulfill one’s destiny-
Long painful story made short: In order to reach our goals we need to forgive ourselves first. That’s it, we promise.
What happens when you set a goal for yourself and then fail to reach it? Run a marathon in under 2:30:00? 5k Under 20 minutes? Go a day without forgetting something important, are just a few examples. Failing to reach our goals happens to all of us each and every day.
For many, simply finishing a race is not enough. We want each and every event to be a record smashing success. Breaking goals and records each and every time we head out of the door. If only this was true …
What race are you running? And what are the failures, big or small, you’re kicking around in your head this morning? Did you have a great race this past weekend, but finished in such poor shape that you vowed never to put yourself in another similar situation again?
Over the years and through many failures along the way. One thought rings true: You will always have another chance, Next weekend, next month and hopefully next year. If you’re facing a recent failure learn to accept and forgive yourself first (Lance Armstrong is a prime example) .
There is no good reason to punish yourself after a failure, no matter what it may be. Forgive and take the next step forward.
**We originally had penned a really nasty post brim full of seething words aimed at this whole Lance Armstrong debacle. Remember: Write drunk – Edit sober … **
The Plan-
The Workout-
A nice quick Warm Up consisting of either a Pulse Trail Run or Hill Sprints?
25 Hardstyle KB Swings (heavy – ish)
5 Cartwheels (To each side)
5 Standing Broad Jumps (Full and Open Hip Activation)
Lets try to keep this program going for 30 minutes shale we?
Notes:
Forgive and move forward. Hey, sometimes it’s rather hard to forgive ourselves … Totally normal peeps! Have a great day today and ENJOY!!!
CultFit 
Thanks for this beautiful post today. It means to me. I hope your Monday is a good one.
Same to you. Be well and take care. 🙂
Thank you!!
You are more than welcome and thank you for reading today!
Nice piece especially the forgive yourself part. I believe it is an important part in the process of achieving our dreams. It is important to fail to move on and to treasure success but it is also important to forgive ourselves when we fail because if we don’t fail we will never know how to succeed. Not every dream is a success story but for sure it was worth living and at least we can say i tried.
I’ve lost count over the years of lamenting and beating myself up after coming up short during a race or in life. Forgiving yourself may not be the easiest thing to do although its critical to moving forward.
Thank you for stopping over today!!!
I do agree.. I’ve been through that and maybe still, something we should learn to do no matter how hard it may be!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Inspring! 🙂
Really like this blog, applies to everyday life in so many ways.
Thank you! We’re you talking about the forgiveness bit or being high on acid and slinging poo portion?!? 😉
Either way thank you for reading and I wish you the best!!!
FYI- I grew up in Upstate NY and really enjoy reading about all the great work you have been doing.
Hi. Thank you for dropping by my blog. I love your post. I have been grappling with forgivingness (forgiving myself that is) and this makes all my whining sound so ridiculous! 🙂 Good reminder!
I’m glad the post today served as a nice reminder for you. I know I need some helpful reminders from time to time.
Have a great day!
I wish I could do a cartwheel….it’s funny how things we did as kids seem so tough now! Someday!
Only one way to find out. 😉
These are a blast and if you have a nice park nearby? The perfect spot to act like a kid again!
True words today……. forgiveness its a good look unlike throwing poo.
I guess you would have to do a lot of soul searching to find the heart to forgive yourself if poo slinging were to happen? Have a great week mate!
Great post on forgiveness, when the struggle to surpass a goal falls short!! By the way I forgot to mention that I finally got that first pull-up…thought u would be proud lol. Thank you for sharing 🙂 have a great week!
Awesome, you made my day/week! I’m so proud of you … Don’t mind me fighting back some crocodile tears.
Haha Thanks!!
All kidding aside, I’m really proud of you!
I appreciate it and I owe it to you for taking the time with walking me through the necessary steps!
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A good message delivered much more eloquently than I ever could…..
Reblogged over at 10N84W. Great message.
Thank you!
Thanks for this. I am home with a cold and it threw a wrench into something planned for the clinic I lead. I called by speaker to tell her what’s up, and I am trying to calm the voices in my head about the timing of it all. May be forgiving oneself also involves taking care of oneself too?
Great point! Healing, forgiveness and taking the time to care for ourselves is vitally important to a balanced life. I hope you are feeling better, take care!!!
Great post and great timing ! Ran my 5th half marathon of the year about a week ago. I said I wasn’t going to worry about time due to the oppressive heat and humidity, but DANG! I wasn’t expecting to finish with such a dismal time! Especially after I ran the first half of the race at a 9:30 pace…I am no track star, so I aim for a 10 minute mile at that distance. It bothered me for several days, but I figure finishing with a slow time is better than quitting. My next half is in October. Another chance for redemption!
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Ever beat yourself up for failing to meet a goal? Read this post! Well said!
No plan for today… BDJ is tired. 13 days in a row, I’m on the couch with my girls watching The Lorax. The spelling is correct…my 8-year-old said it’s like thorax with an “L” instead of a “th”. The future isn’t dead yet.
Kids are the best!
Indeed
Lance – forever remembered for his achievements on and off the bike. Throwing poop – only funny if you’re on acid.
I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that there is an actual advert for this.
Some 60-somethings in a board room thinking of a way to catch the eye of the youth. I can picture it now!
This very much resonated with me. Thank you!
You are more than welcome! Time to make some iced chai before the week work week begins … 😉
love the hemingway quote
He’s my go to dude for inspirational and witty quotes!
Poo throwing..is that something people on acid do? I have a feeling chimps enjoy it too.
Ha, no kidding!!!
Thanks for the like on my post! You’re right; self-forgiveness can be one of the most difficult and necessary acts for us to move forward in any aspect of life. When we can’t forgive ourselves, we get stuck there in regret of the past. Always better to forgive, learn, and move on.
I have a pain condition that hypes up my limbic system and makes it very easy for me to get too emotional or reactive about things. I get a lot of practice forgiving myself for an overblown reaction, but then I can learn about my triggers and underlying worries, and help myself do what’s necessary to feel safe. That means that I am always helping myself get better both at living and at responding. It can be embarrassing when I overreact, but I try to be grateful that I’m forced to learn more about myself and solve any underlying issues that I’d be able to simply ignore if I didn’t have CRPS. Much different from racing, but self-forgiveness applies to so many aspects of life.
Hey no problem for the “like”! When you read something and are genuinely moved by the story, the words … You click on the old like button! There is a lot of bloviated non sense out here in the blog-o-world … Your blog is so authentic and “real”! A nice change of pace so to speak. Take care once again and feel free to stop over anytime you like!
Hey this is pretty cool. Thanks for liking my post also, just letting you know i have moved my blog to http://www.weekdaygeek.com can you do me a favour and resubscribe to the new adddress? I will be shutting the old one down next week.. Thanks heaps. Keep blogging cool stuff and i will try to up the ante:)
Weekdaygeek
I’ll do you one better mate by giving you some mad props in a a post this Monday!
Whoah.. That’s awesome man.. I better write some real posts to be worthy of the rap hey ..
Thanks heaps
Reblogged this on Weekday Geek Weekend Adventure Freak and commented:
Thought provoking stuff.. I like it
Thank you for the thought provoking post that has me once again grappling with forgiveness. You think you’re there, and then….
And, thanks for the like earlier today.
Maybe forgiveness is not an end goal, but a state of being? Was talking with my yoga teacher about this the other day–how you can be in a wonderful, enlightened state and then just slip out of it for no reason. Then you have to work again to get back.
Yes. I believe your yoga teacher is right on point.
Thanks for checking out my latest post!
Hey, no problem. I’m glad I ran into you and your lovely blog!!!
Needed to read this. :). Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Thank you and no problem, I had a great time over there!
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Wow great post! So often I focus on goals and goal setting that I forget to plan for how I’ll feel if I don’t reach them. Needless to say, I usually beat my self up but I’m going To try forgiveness instead 🙂
Ps amazing idea with cartwheels, can’t wait to do them with my next group!
I’m really glad to hear you liked this post, personally it means a lot to me- Thank You!!!
You will notice that I like to use some not so common movements when we perform a program: Cartwheels, Broad Jumps, Tumbling etc all show up at times … Just like we were kids again, Hmm?!?
Take care and please be well!
It seems easier – and nicer – to forgive others than to forgive ourselves. (Love the photo of the waves lapping up onto the shore.)
Thank you so much for stopping over and having a look around, much appreciated! We’re a big ‘ole family over here and you are more than welcome to come hang out anytime you like. 😉
Please take care and be well!
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Thank you for sharing. 🙂
No problem and thank you for stopping over to have a look around. 🙂