12/09/2020 - Iron Lion - I’m sowing the seeds I take for granted
AO: Iron Lion
When: 12/09/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 24
Pax Names: B+, Baby Hands, Bootlegger, Caboose, Catfish Hunter, ChainLink, Dorn, Ebeneezer, Glass Joe, Goldberg, Hootie, hot box, House Arrest, Mellencamp, Mr. Burns, Mr. Nice Guy, Nosejob, Patchouli, Rainman, Riunite, Ronda Rousey, Sulley, Sun Devil, Urban Cowboy,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS:
FNG Names:
QIC: Rain Man
Introduction
Lots of mumblechatter on the #only_chatter_no_info channel (Thanks for labeling it, Riunite. You get naming rights). I’m unsure that I’m pretty sure that was a PB record thread.
I was really nervous going into the Q today given that I didn’t expect there to be 25 HC+SC+I’ll try its for an bootcamp I had prepared for. Usually, not many people grab their coupons and a weighted “fannie pack” for a bootcamp. But, then again, lions don’t get up for easy. Regardless of being nervous about how this would pan out, I. WAS. FIRED. UP!
Warm-O-Rama
Simple, blood flow. Let’s go.
SSH
Monkey humpers (MH)
Raise the roof
Hand pulls
The Thang
Thang 1
- In two lines, weighted mosey w/coupons
- [Pearl] Ohead coupon switchovers
- Raise the roof some more
- [Continue] Weighted mosey w/coupons in two lines
- Backward coupon drags backwards up the hill (SSH for the 6)
- Mosey down
- Weighted sprint back up the hill (MH for the 6)
- Slow mosey to football field including ohead coupon switchovers
Thang 2
- Backward coupon drags x100 yards
- Merkins
- Knee over toe; Duck walks x100 yards
- Sprint back
- Forward coupon drags x100 yards (there and back)
- Army crawls 40-ish yards
- Mosey back to coupon
- Weighted mosey w/coupons in two lines back to base
- 61 weighted squats (no Mary)
Circle of Trust
I’m sowing the seeds
I’m sowing the seeds I’ve taken
I’m sowing the seeds I take for granted
This thorn in my side
This thorn in my side is from the tree
This thorn in my side is from the tree I’ve planted
…it tears me and I bleed…
I struggle with being a parent. I am a new dad, every day. My oldest is finding herself in life and she has new experiences to deal with, every day. As a result, I share those new experiences albeit as a parent. The book on raising children doesn’t come equipped with a new, daily chapter about what to expect tomorrow. Therefore, while I am going into it a day wiser (arguably), I may or may not be more effective. But, maybe at least I know what not to do. Rinse and repeat, with some modifications for my other two children but altered due to personalities; no two of the three children are alike. No two days are alike. No two experiences are the same.
I, like many of my peers, am trying to sow the seeds the right way so that they grow into honest, respectful and ambitious human beings. I take for granted that I have these gifts, these miracles. They are completely dependent on me and I must be more self-aware. Mindful of my actions, I have gone four weeks without completely blowing my lid. It feels really good and I feel very proud. But, I know this doesn’t happen without completely focusing on my self-awareness in situations that may upset my former self. I need to stay on track. It needs to be a priority for me or else this thorn in my side, will tear me and I will bleed.
I’m not one to really dig deep on music lyrics, but Bleeding Me by Metallica has really hit home for me on this Q. Whether or not this was the song’s message, this is what I took from it. And I digress, listening to it one last time tonight before I remind myself how self-awareness is going to help forge a stronger relationship with my children.
Naked Man Moleskin
I think I get more fired up each time I Q. And I’m hopeful that I impact at least one PAX each time. I’d love to connect with more PAX at my next Q. I’ll need to get out to some of the other AOs to Q. That’s on my 2021 radar, where/when feasible.