Tuesday, August 10, 2010

This is Adam Brown, he was a friend of mine at Seal Team Four and he was killed in action on March 17th of this year. There is a memorial workout posted on CrossFit.com today which we are unable to do because of not having the equipment, however I felt it necessary to pay respect to this wonderful friend, Teammate, husband and father who fought hard so that we might steal one more peaceful night’s rest. Rest in Peace brother, you are dearly missed.

Workout of the Day

“Griff”

Complete the following for time:
Run 800 Meters
Run 400 Meters Backwards
Run 800 Meters
Run 400 Meters Backwards

What If

The other morning I was mowing the lawn, listening to my headphones and something struck me as though I had been slapped in the back of the head… What if?

In our wedding vows, Kelly and I each took a moment to thank the people in attendance. After all, it was their influences on us that provided a large part of the catalyst that made us who we were at the time.

As I walked behind the mower, dodging kid toys in the yard, I began thinking about that sentiment again and how things might have been different. What if my childhood had been smooth sailing and care free? What if I hadn’t wrestled in high school? What if I didn’t choose to join the Military? What if I never met Kelly or never read “Atlas Shrugged?” What if I never left Virginia and my platoon to become an instructor or left the Navy to move to Montrose? What would things look like now if Kelly and I hadn’t started working out in our garage?

It seems to me that all too often the things that we do and the choices that we make influence every aspect of our future lives, including what we pass on to the lives that we will come in contact with unwittingly. If that is the case, what makes us choose the harder road, the narrower path? Is it possible that we do it to give ourselves a chance at greatness looking forward? After all, if history has shown us anything it is that luck tends to back the horse that works the hardest. And in that, I don’t merely imply financial gain, for what use is money if the richness of your experience is only mediocre. I think that the grass that is greener, is the grass that you break your back nursing to life… That the air is always cleaner when you feel like you have earned your right to breathe it. But when I take a moment to look back in my personal history I wonder how all of this could be different, if…

Please take a moment and post your “what if” moments to comments. What events shaped you into what or who you are today.