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Crutches - I'll Miss Youby Vince PoscenteAuthor of The Ant and the Elephant, Invinceable Principles and The Age of Speed
Today, October 1st it ends. I cast aside the crutches and my pushup like workouts conclude. Unfortunately, I have an atrophied chicken-wing hanging from my left hip. This abandoned leg is about the size of Prince but much more pale. What does one focus on in these strange, painful, distressing times of ours? What we've gained? Or what we've lost? It's cheesy-motivational cliché-fied counsel to say, "Look at the glass as half full" when there's pain involved. People with back pain will tell you that it is nearly impossible to stay upbeat all the time when you feel like a knife is in your spine. Ask someone going through the pain of a divorce, being laid off or the loss of a loved one to focus on the good stuff they have. You're likely to get a pathetic nod and awkward silence. Pain is the opening act for growth's grand entrance. Just ask my temporarily manly man arms. At first my crutches were instruments of torture. Wrists and shoulders took the brunt of it. Now I look forward to stumping distances. It's a great workout! Clearly, changing my mind about the crutches was easier after the pain of the first couple weeks went away. For those of you who are in pain (emotional, financial, physical or any combination thereof) then job one is to find your way past the pain. Then, as soon as you can, change your mind from what's wrong in your world to what's right. It's easier than you think. One evening I popped up to my friend Yossi's hotel room to proceed onto a client reception. I was running a bit behind because I spent an interminable time ironing my shirt. Not my favorite thing to do. Walking into Yossi's room he too was ironing. Before I could commiserate (which essentially means; to be miserable together) he looked up with a big smile on his face and said, "Don't you just love ironing? I love it. It is such a great way to let thoughts dance and play." Dear reader. You can obsess about what's wrong and time will feel like you are piggybacking a troll. But change your mind and focus on what's right. You'll find more joy and less trolls. Time does indeed fly when you are filing your thoughts with what's right in the world. Oh, there's the phone. I'd better answer it. One and two and three and four and... Until next week, it's full speed ahead,
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Want to get a glass of water in the other room? Do 10 pushups and you can have your water. Want to go to a movie? Do thirty pushups. Want to leave the theater? Do thirty more pushups. This broken foot has been the best seven-week upper body, right leg, right cheek work out I've had - ever. To quote Anchorman - Ron Burgundy, I've got "two tickets to the gun show." (smootch smootch)