Random musings, in no particular order: Important things take time. You must have patience. Especially with yourself. Empathy before knowledge: People don’t care what you know until they know that you care. Fear is self-inflicted. Do the thing, one step at a time. Action negates fear. Hesitating feeds it. If you don’t sleep and eat…
Category: apropos of nothing
Of dreams and numbers – random musings
A couple of things have happened lately that got me thinking about how the numbers figure in powerlifting. One was my recent participation in IPF Worlds for the first time, where I was treated to an awe-inspiring display of some truly remarkable lifting by some of the hardest working people in the world of strength….
Cut the anchor and move on
The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. ~Henry David Thoreau The funny and beautiful thing about any adventure is that it opens your eyes to more adventures and possibilities. Stepping into the unknown is briefly terrifying, but once you make the move through Fear, you can find yourself in…
Entering Bardo
Whenever I travel, especially when travelling without my family, I find myself leaving before I leave. I woke this morning, finished putting the last few things into my suitcases for my trip to Finland, walked out the door of my house, and am already travelling, even though I am sitting in my usual coffee shop…
Peppermint Knob Dessert
Cake Ingredients: 8 eggs, separated 6 oz. cream cheese (softened) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp cream of tartar sweetener – you choose, but the equivalent sweetness of 1/4c of sugar – can omit up to half of this without ill effect 2 scoops vanilla protein powder Filling ingredients: About 10 Purity Pepper mint knobs,…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 