This will be my third Q, second F3 post and first preblast. It’s been a weird weather weekend – super humid, super windy, barely chilly with light rain at times. Forecast is for more of the same in the gloom tomorrow AM. Here’s how it should go down at 0530 at The Skinny. We’ll do a lap around the Fly + a visit to the WWI memorial in Audubon Park if we have time:
THE THANG
Run to the soccer fields in front of the Zoo for…
Warm Up
- 10 x SSH
- 10 x Imperial Walkers
- 10 x Squats
- 10 x Windmills
… then Indian Run to the soccer fields @ the Fly…
- We’ll do a sprint back-and-forth across the field width-wise with a 1-10 Jack Webb on the baseline
Then the same counting back down w/Burpees
… then POW Run to the Labyrinth…
- 10 x Double Dollys
- 10 x Superman / Sun Gods
- 10 x Little Baby Flutter Kicks
…then Easy Run to WWI Flagpole…
- 10 x Dips
- 10 x Decline Merks
- 10 x WWIs
…then Slow Mosey back to base for COT.
When my wife & I were in Asia, we spent a night in a buddhist monastery outside Seoul, South Korea. We ate simple meals, assisted the monks with their chores around the monastery and participated in their worship. A key part of Buddhist worship is the 108 prostrations, or bows. Buddhists believe there are 108 defilements in the mind, and so by prostrating 108 times, we clear each potential pitfall one by one. As we make each prostration, we clear that portion of our consciousness and repent. It’s a beautiful worship, and a decent workout! I’ll share a few prostrations each of my next few Qs:
- I prostrate in repentance for being ignorant of where I came from and unmindful of where I will go.
- I prostrate in repentance for having taken my body for granted.
- I prostrate in repentance for having taken my ancestors for granted.
- I prostrate in repentance for having taken my parents for granted.
- I prostrate in repentance for having taken my relatives for granted.
- I prostrate in repentance for being unmindful of all those who have contributed to my learning and education.
- I prostrate in repentance for being unmindful of all those who have grown, prepared, and provided my nutrition.
- I prostrate in repentance for being unmindful of all those who have made and provided my clothing.
- I prostrate in repentance for being unmindful of all those who have built and provided my shelter.
- I prostrate in repentance for manipulating people for my own selfish needs.
- I prostrate in repentance for having ignored the effects of my misdeeds on others.
Amen.
