It’s been awhile since I sat down and tried to portray myself as a self-proclaimed journalist, so I thought I would send y’all a little note before we exit 2011.
e·piph·a·ny [ih-pif-uh-nee]
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
This ever happen to you? You had an “epiphany”? One day, all of the sudden it is all very clear to you. It is sort of like spending an hour looking for your car keys, and then realizing they were in hour hand the whole time!
I had one.
And it was RedShed (CrossFit) related… of course!
I finally came to terms.
CrossFit is HUGE, and I’m OK with that. Some of the grass-roots feel of it is changing, but that’s OK… we can still keep the shed grass-roots.
There will always be haters and biters, and I’m OK with that. Our stuff is “out there” for the world to see, and folks are going to use it, love it and/or hate it. Is it ethical to “copy & paste” our WODs to your site? Of course not, but if you do, and your feeling guilty… I will happily do your programming for a reasonable consulting fee!! (I am standing with my hand to my ear, and whispering “call me”)
We are who we thought we were, and I’m OK with that! (for you NFL fans… perhaps you remember that famous rant by Dennis Green, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_N1OjGhIFc) A RedShed Family that will not allow anyone off the hook. We are a small gym with limited hours of operation, limited equipment and yet we are still in the game! It is a true testament to the power of CrossFit, especially the power within the four walls of RedShed CrossFit.
True love conquers all, and I’m OK with my masculinity to say it and believe it! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh1ADmFD0t0)
Is it just a coincidence that our RedShed Family is made up predominantly of couples? Is it a coincidence that absolute strangers become valuable friends in the shed? The shed would not be what it is without the absolute love and respect we have for each other.
The shed exists partly due to true love Janine and I have for each other, our family and the pursuit of our passions in life. The other part is because of you. Our successes and failure are not based upon what everybody else is doing…
When we focus on us, we operate towards success.
Now go do your burpees!!
