Aulie – he’s been with us going on more than 12 years, picked him up from a working farm at about 8 weeks old
Checkin’ IN!!!
Well, what about today. Today has been a day, where I just needed to pull the plug from work and rest. I have been non-stop and go go go, with a very high-profile customer with whom I work professionally. We have made great improvements and are moving the needle int he right direction, but it has taken so much energy, and throw in working out, family needs and this coronavirus thing.
Well, what’s one more thing. Aulie our first dog, is having a rough patch. He is fighting and it appears to be bronchitis with some secondary kidney complications (high protein in his blood work). Xrays and other tests seem to point to it being a flare-up and we are helping him through. He is at the vet going through a liquid therapy. We are hopeful that this is just a hiccup and won’t turn into another goodbye to a great quadra-ped and family friend.
I have had a lot of thoughts milling through my head. Yesterday, even, was one of those, I get it, I don’t have a full-sense or grip or even know what is happening. I posted a few days back on Facebook the following –
Perhaps a valuable lesson learned for more than me. From Frozen 2.
“When you are overwhelmed and can’t see what to do next. Just patiently take one step at time and ‘do the next right thing!’ as it comes along. “
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The above has really been trolling through my mind. I saw another meme from Mr. Rogers and hope its true:
I have been trying to do this, and I am hoping that others may too, but like my post from yesterday – I’m not waiting to see the one, I am trying to be the one, Thanks Steve Delmonte.
That being said, I was hoping to spark some discussion from a Facebook post that I later felt prompted to then post the concept here on my blog (under the heading – “Coronavirus madness and some thoughts I have shared!”). To my chagrin, I received no comments Link to facebook post here. I also added the following thoughts in FB as a comment:
One of my favorite lines, ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’. I love a line from a song about a long journey and then following a trusted companion into the dark (death). In it it states fear is the heart of love – the narrator is speaking of a deep contradiction that he couldn’t accept so he walked away. I find too often for me that when I am sensing fear, it is too often self doubt and negative energy, more than persuading me to not. Exercise my personal choice and to give away ownership and accountability, but when I sense fear and do it anyway (of course bringing logic, evidence and common sense) I get to realize or achieve some pretty cool things. So, I started with sharing. Who will be next?
Albeit a bit disappointed that it didn’t spur any thoughts from 1,035 people friend pool on FB, maybe I can hope that they are busy being in a similar headspace as I am. Taking it one day at a time, and trying to identify the ‘next right thing’. This has been a total game-changer in the affairs of the world. My butterfly effect and circles of influence may be meager and small compared to some 8 billion other folks on this floating globe known as earth, but I can at least do my part.
The above scene from the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still has been trolling through my mind. Is this one of those moments? Surely, I am not just one of the few that anticipate this and are ready for our moment to be ‘the one’, to recognize that now is the time to execute the discipline we have struggled through personal efforts to achieve or be on a path to achieve. Surely more than just me recognize that reality or hoax, this is a wakeup call to be even better, to persist in our focus and rely on discipline, tolerance, love and hope and extend the best measures of empathy to other points of view. I see a lot of my friends are anxious, I mean It does feel a lot like we are being a pawn in the game of Jumanji, the original with Robin Williams. My son was once the center of his attention at a family funeral:
Dennis almost 3 years old with Liz at her grandmothers funeral – Mac to the far-right was married to the grandma and half-brother to Robin.
There are definitely times when this human experience truly just gets in our face and asks us and more pointedly me –
- What are you thinking?
- Who do you think you are?
- Why do you think you can do this?
- Just when you though the waters would get more shallow?
The kids doing their best during these uncertain and chaotic times! This is why my discipline matters!
Although I am as real as I can be, I know personally I have a strong ‘filter’ of sorts as I encounter the myriad of life experiences throughout any given day. That, being said, I do my best and control what I can, and am mindful of my responses to the various things that I am confronted with, so. Also!
I mean I am still foolishly dumbfounded how so many are leveraging this to a mere political issue. Oh well, tolerant of points of view, I am turning to myself and reminding myself to be cognizant of the butterfly effect associated with my actions. Sure I can only control me, how I respond to something and its associated consequences, but I can also use the potential effect as a way to buffer me in my reasoning. This is why I tend to chase my potential rather than focus merely on quotas or goals. I have always personally struggled with goal setting, because I cannot be subscribed to a fixed value of a target when I know that the progression of tasks either over/undershoots that targeted goal without incremental re-calibration. I tend to get lost in the monotony of the tasks and then raise my head and take note and make adjustments.
So, there is a small wrinkle in the deferral process to 2021 Coeur D’Alene Idaho. Once I have been granted permission and I know the facts I will share more. So instead of hedging on one thing or another, I am beginning Z2 running and anticipate daily 1-hour bike rides. I need to find a way to break the two apart to be able to accommodate the load over the next 2-3 weeks. The goal is to begin a Z2 base, and take not of strengths/weaknesses and determine my long-term approach. Hopefully, in that time period, I will know more about incoming baby, this virus stuff, and what is happening with my hobby targets. I mean let’s be real, I am just a mere mortal trying the best I can. I love this process even when I get into a space of the unknown, but that is often my brink, and that is where I tend to see the most growth in the many dynamics of life.
So here I stand, and the song I put on yesterday as its them rings in my ears and I will let that be my be still, be present, appreciate the wisdom from yesterdays experiences and hope that today I can be mindful of the future but insure I act now and not be persuaded to chase fear or any of its synonymous attributes and outcomes. This is the hardest part, but that’s the beauty of the human experience, wisdom and experience is only gleaned through iteration of positive or negative choices. Each providing me with the opportunity to fail or grow – each providing critical feedback and opportunity to persist or recalibrate and move forward.
No matter where I stand, I get to trust and hope that the discipline I have earned in various ways will serve me as a guide into the unknown, and it all pares down to the simple concept – just do the next right thing! — Thanks Elsa!
Elsa Queen Elsa GIF from Elsa GIFs
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Activities –
I use the following trackers:
- Garmin Connect (which pushes the files to the following services):
- Training Peaks
- Strava
- and the ones I don’t remember (Map my stuff via Under Armour and things like the Great Bicycle ride initiative stuff)
Honestly, I mainly use Training Peaks as I pay for an annual subscription on it now, and it is the most detailed in data and other helpful information to keep me where I want to go. Use the ‘Links’, then ‘Track me’ section to find and stalk me if that’s your thing.
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