Four Minutes To Twelve
Posted: October 16, 2012 Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: crossfit, douche bags, emoyions, exercise, fitness, free range, freshly pressed, gratitude, happiness, health, hipster, hope, kettlebell, love, marathon, motivation, natural, paleo, passion, pilates, recovery, running, things, trail running, walking, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga 25 CommentsAll things are difficult before they are easy-
… Strange days have found us
Strange days have tracked us down
They’re going to destroy our casual joys …
Quick test this morning while the tea brews: Say this simple word out loud: “Gratitude “.
Was this hard for you? Did we struggle saying just one little word? For many of us, thinking and passing forward appreciative thoughts is completely natural and something we do on a daily basis. This underlying and authentic appreciation for all “things” good in our lives helps us to not only live longer, feel a little better and most importantly: Creating positive connections with the world around us. Gratitude …
Just as you would cultivate other positive habits, gratitude begins at an early age and needs to nurtured throughout our lives. And NO! It’s never too late to start getting aboard the Gratitude Bandwagon. The ass-hats around you will start to like what they see and hear from you each day.
Where does this leave us? Practice, practice gratitude daily. We are ever so grateful you are here with us today! There, that’s a spiffy start!
The Plan-
The Workout-
If there is one thing to be said about CultFit Readers: Attention to detail is lacking or non-existent at times. So on that note we are going to lay out what the goal is this week, no more beating around the bush. Yes, it is possible to learn to do a proper Push Up without beating the living sh!t out of yourself. Do we need to read this last sentence again?!?
Moving on … A nice flowing Trail Run (or whatever else you choose) with a good friend followed by:
Find a nice comfy spot to stop and face one another in a High Plank Perfect Push Up position (mess around with a Hinge Walk Out to get your distance correct). While looking your partner in the eye, touch your right hand to their right hand then switch and go left to left … criss cross applesauce works as well. This is not a contest!!! Continue alternating hands/arms until both of you are too tired to go on.
Remember you have to Run back home?!?
Notes:
Don’t worry peeps, we are grateful you made it this far into the post! Be well today and ENJOY!!!
CultFit 
Today is a hard day for me and I am so GRATEFUL to have read this post! Thank you!!!
I sincerely hope and wish that your day gets better for you. I’m grateful as well that you stopped over … Be well today and take care. 🙂
Great stuff ! Keep up the good work.
Thanks mate!!!
Evie, Hi. I hope that your day has turned around by the time I respond. Im wishing you all the best!!
I’m grateful for your words every day – inspiring, encouraging, positive. Thanks for the time you invest in your readers.
Jill, You rock and thank you so much!
Thank you for another reason to be grateful! love reading your blog! 🙂 loving the workout too! hehe, a smiley orange! if i were orange i would smile too! 😀
The workout today is so much fun to do with a friend! Even the one from yesterday is a blast … Its about having fun, being fully present and lastly: Working on a push up.
Be well today!!!
I loved this piece! Gratitude. Yea that about sums it up. Thank you again today.
Never a problem and thank you so much for reading today, take care!
Love it… “We don’t have to, we GET to” An attitude of gratitude!
You have developed the keen ability to see right through me. 🙂
I’m grateful for the random smiling pictures this week!
You had me worried for a second, I thought you were going to say you were grateful for all the Outhouse/Bathroom pics this week … 😉
I have been accused of having a “crappy” sense of humor. (dumdumdummmmmmm – that’s me cuing the drums)
You and me both! 🙂
I am grateful to read a blog post that reminds me to be grateful.
… And I’m grateful to have lovely readers, such as yourself!
I am grateful for these posts. Smiling now 🙂 I want an orange.
I ate like four oranges last night trying to find a smile … 🙂
Grateful that what you say always has such resonance! Here’s my link from today if you’re interested– some quick and practical tools to help us all get better : ))) http://horshamgetsfit.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/tools-for-dealing-with-life-when-things-arent-going-right/
Thanks for the link! Take care and be well. 🙂
Reblogged this on Horsham Gets Fit and commented:
CultFit — always insightful and resonant.
On the gratitude, I would never disagree, because to do so with one who possesses a ninja-like wit would lead to much anguish on my part, bit if you will allow me this… The end result is passing gratitude on to ingrates about you, indeed, but first, they will retaliate – to see if they can bring you back down to their level first… Only after that fails will the correct shift occur. Call it a cautious clarification – an addendum if you will.