Re: Life's lessons and why I try to watch for them

[Guest guest]

it always reminds me of that quote that success is falling and getting up again,

where failure is falling and not getting up ... so no matter where we fail or

fall or stumble, it's our getting up / getting back on the horse / trying a

different door that makes all of us successes in life!

 

my parents were good at the wrong & punish ... and it's been hard to get that

one out of my brain (I was well trained!) .. but I am winning the battle to view

them as opportunities to change/grow and keep moving!

one of the earliest things that got me with was the comment about our past

failures at losing weight, giving us a much higher success ratio going on, as

we've learned so much.

I also love that we are not losing weight but letting it go ... I have to remind

myself on that one as well!

I love the rambles - you never know where they are going to take you &

what you'll learn on the trip!

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To: insideoutweightloss

Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 7:31 AM

Subject: Life's lessons and why I try to watch for them

 

Well this email had started off as a simple reply to Colleen's message, but

after much rambling, I thought that it might be smart to change the subject

of the email, heh...

Thanks Colleen,

That is the kind of mentality that I've been attempting to cultivate as

well. I may not always succeed at that, but I believe what really matters is

the fact that I'm making progress.

Life is overflowing with lessons, some obvious, some more obscure. I try to

look for the lessons, not so I can punish myself if I did something " wrong, "

but so I can really be receptive to the invaluable guidance that only

first-hand experiences can provide.

Man, you guys have already got me rambling.. Haha...

[Guest guest]

Heh, sounds like we had similar training programs...

Yeah, it can be very therapeutic to ramble- thanks for letting me

Wow, it sure is hot enough today! I'm unwinding before I go to sleep (I work

midnight shift) in the shade of the back porch. My own personal little

natural sauna, haha..

Hope you guys have nice weather to enjoy where you are.

> it always reminds me of that quote that success is falling and getting up

again, where failure is falling and not getting up ... so no matter where we

fail or fall or stumble, it's our getting up / getting back on the horse /

trying a different door that makes all of us successes in life!

>

>

> my parents were good at the wrong & punish ... and it's been hard to get

that one out of my brain (I was well trained!) .. but I am winning the

battle to view them as opportunities to change/grow and keep moving!

>

> one of the earliest things that got me with was the comment about

our past failures at losing weight, giving us a much higher success ratio

going on, as we've learned so much.

>

> I also love that we are not losing weight but letting it go ... I have to

remind myself on that one as well!

>

> I love the rambles - you never know where they are going to take

you & what you'll learn on the trip!

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: insideoutweightloss

> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 7:31 AM

> Subject: Life's lessons and why I try to watch for

them

>

>

>

> Well this email had started off as a simple reply to Colleen's message,

but

> after much rambling, I thought that it might be smart to change the

subject

> of the email, heh...

>

> Thanks Colleen,

>

> That is the kind of mentality that I've been attempting to cultivate as

> well. I may not always succeed at that, but I believe what really matters

is

> the fact that I'm making progress.

>

> Life is overflowing with lessons, some obvious, some more obscure. I try

to

> look for the lessons, not so I can punish myself if I did something

" wrong, "

> but so I can really be receptive to the invaluable guidance that only

> first-hand experiences can provide.

>

> Man, you guys have already got me rambling.. Haha...

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That reminds me of my favorite quotation:

" Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without loss of

enthusiasm. " -Winston Churchill

After countless injuries and broken bones from training, this simple saying has

kept me inspired and driven.

Cheers to you all, and a happy Wednesday!

-!

> it always reminds me of that quote that success is falling and getting up

again, where failure is falling and not getting up ... so no matter where we

fail or fall or stumble, it's our getting up / getting back on the horse /

trying a different door that makes all of us successes in life!

>

>

> my parents were good at the wrong & punish ... and it's been hard to get

that one out of my brain (I was well trained!) .. but I am winning the

battle to view them as opportunities to change/grow and keep moving!

>

> one of the earliest things that got me with was the comment about

our past failures at losing weight, giving us a much higher success ratio

going on, as we've learned so much.

>

> I also love that we are not losing weight but letting it go ... I have to

remind myself on that one as well!

>

> I love the rambles - you never know where they are going to take

you & what you'll learn on the trip!

>

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> To: insideoutweightloss

> Sent: Friday, June 3, 2011 7:31 AM

> Subject: Life's lessons and why I try to watch for

them

>

>

>

> Well this email had started off as a simple reply to Colleen's message,

but

> after much rambling, I thought that it might be smart to change the

subject

> of the email, heh...

>

> Thanks Colleen,

>

> That is the kind of mentality that I've been attempting to cultivate as

> well. I may not always succeed at that, but I believe what really matters

is

> the fact that I'm making progress.

>

> Life is overflowing with lessons, some obvious, some more obscure. I try

to

> look for the lessons, not so I can punish myself if I did something

" wrong, "

> but so I can really be receptive to the invaluable guidance that only

> first-hand experiences can provide.

>

> Man, you guys have already got me rambling.. Haha...

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> That reminds me of my favorite quotation:

>

> " Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without loss of

enthusiasm. " -Winston Churchill

>

> After countless injuries and broken bones from training, this simple saying

has kept me inspired and driven.

>

Broken bones?? What do you train for?

Eldred

--

No one ever says " It's only a game " when their team is winning.

[Guest guest]

Eldred, listen to this podcast for the details on 's training injuries:

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To: IOWL <insideoutweightloss >

Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 5:35:05 PM

Subject: Congratulations, !!

I haven't seen a post from for a while, but she was mentioned in podcast

162, on her way to the Pan Am games...

" In the senior women's 20 km race,  Gray (Eugene, Ore.) lead the U.S. squad

with a 16th place finish in 1:44.23. "

Broken bones?? What do you train for?

Eldred

--

No one ever says " It's only a game " when their team is winning.

[Guest guest]

Oh, THAT'S her?!? I remember listening to that podcast. We have a

celebrity in our midst! :-)

> Eldred, listen to this podcast for the details on 's training injuries:

>

>

> ----- Forwarded Message ----

>

> To: IOWL <insideoutweightloss >

> Sent: Sat, April 2, 2011 5:35:05 PM

> Subject: Congratulations, !!

>

>

> I haven't seen a post from for a while, but she was mentioned in podcast

> 162, on her way to the Pan Am games...

>

> " In the senior women's 20 km race,  Gray (Eugene, Ore.) lead the U.S.

squad

> with a 16th place finish in 1:44.23. "

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Broken bones?? What do you train for?

>

> Eldred

> --

> No one ever says " It's only a game " when their team is winning.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I used to be a long distance runner (from the age of 9 all the way through

college), and I sustained 5 stress fractures (3 of them in one calendar year!),

including one in my femur that was really devastating.  After college I began

race walking, and because the impact is so much lower, I've been healthy!

-!

> That reminds me of my favorite quotation:

>

> " Success is the ability to go from one failure to another without loss of

enthusiasm. " -Winston Churchill

>

> After countless injuries and broken bones from training, this simple saying

has kept me inspired and driven.

>

Broken bones?? What do you train for?

Eldred

--

No one ever says " It's only a game " when their team is winning.