Joel Runyan over at the Blog of Impossible Things released a manifesto a few days ago about doing the impossible.
Oh, what a wonderful manifesto this is. I am inspired, I am motivated.
There are so many things I want to do, but another part of my problem is sitting down and picking something. I feel so overwhelmed with ideas and plans that I stagnate, or only half finish a project before another idea comes along. I am here to prove myself that I can finish more than I think I'm capable of.
Upon joining The Impossible League a few days ago I decided to find a "small" challenge I could easily take up with little extra effort (aside from my own motivation). What I found was The 100 Push Up Challenge. As far as the impossible goes, this one will just take time and willpower, along with motivation and dedication. The challenge is to do 100 full-form push ups. The (supposed) impossibility is that I can't even do one (at least full-form). I started day one a couple days ago with push ups on my knees, and surpassed my max rep! What progress! Once I'm finished with the training as-is (that is, at half-form), I plan on starting all over again with full-form.
I was feeling motivated, and then work hit me. When I was done closing the shop, I had to walk a couple boxes down the street to a sister-shop that had extra storage for us.
Holy crap. English muffins and biscuits have never felt so heavy in my life. But anyway.
I was surprised how hard it was to get those boxes down the street a few hundred feet. But the challenge gave me energy. I had to stop a few times, readjust the boxes (mostly because I had to stack them and then couldn't see in front of me), but then I had a thought:
Could I use this challenge, and one I've been trying to get started for well over a year now, in combination with each other as a penultimate motivation? One could easily help motivate the other, while also physically conditioning me for both.
But what is this other challenge???
Oh, what a wonderful manifesto this is. I am inspired, I am motivated.
There are so many things I want to do, but another part of my problem is sitting down and picking something. I feel so overwhelmed with ideas and plans that I stagnate, or only half finish a project before another idea comes along. I am here to prove myself that I can finish more than I think I'm capable of.
Upon joining The Impossible League a few days ago I decided to find a "small" challenge I could easily take up with little extra effort (aside from my own motivation). What I found was The 100 Push Up Challenge. As far as the impossible goes, this one will just take time and willpower, along with motivation and dedication. The challenge is to do 100 full-form push ups. The (supposed) impossibility is that I can't even do one (at least full-form). I started day one a couple days ago with push ups on my knees, and surpassed my max rep! What progress! Once I'm finished with the training as-is (that is, at half-form), I plan on starting all over again with full-form.
I was feeling motivated, and then work hit me. When I was done closing the shop, I had to walk a couple boxes down the street to a sister-shop that had extra storage for us.
Holy crap. English muffins and biscuits have never felt so heavy in my life. But anyway.
I was surprised how hard it was to get those boxes down the street a few hundred feet. But the challenge gave me energy. I had to stop a few times, readjust the boxes (mostly because I had to stack them and then couldn't see in front of me), but then I had a thought:
Could I use this challenge, and one I've been trying to get started for well over a year now, in combination with each other as a penultimate motivation? One could easily help motivate the other, while also physically conditioning me for both.
But what is this other challenge???
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It's authorizing in heavy weapons fighting in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval recreation society in which I've been participating for a few years now. From day one I was interested in at least trying to fight, but in my two (three??? I don't remember now) years of participating I've been to practices in the single digits. In this game, men and women suit up in armor made from everything from hand-made chainmaille to metal plates, leather or even plastic barrel and whack each other with sticks to try and recreate a medieval sense of warfare. What better way to get into some sort of shape, right?!?!
I certainly like to think so.
And with this in mind, I packed up and actually went to practice on a whim! It was wonderful! I got suited up, threw some hits, took some shots, got some advice, and generally had a great time with the guys.
But sometimes, I do need my girl time....
This whole concept of impossible things has only begun to snowball.
I learned today (officially; rumors have been spreading for days) that I'm losing my job. The whole restaurant at which I'm working is closing down in a week. Here I am with my first ever job, and it's shut down after three months of employment. I took this as a sign from the Great Macrocosm of the Universe to do something else with my life. Something more exciting. And while I work on an unconventional career I am going to try another passtime I never saw myself doing: Roller Derby. For now I will make do with a number of small "impossible" things until my big things become less impossible.
Once my job ends next Saturday evening, I'm going to celebrate by officially participating in my first practice.
Here goes nothing!
I certainly like to think so.
And with this in mind, I packed up and actually went to practice on a whim! It was wonderful! I got suited up, threw some hits, took some shots, got some advice, and generally had a great time with the guys.
But sometimes, I do need my girl time....
This whole concept of impossible things has only begun to snowball.
I learned today (officially; rumors have been spreading for days) that I'm losing my job. The whole restaurant at which I'm working is closing down in a week. Here I am with my first ever job, and it's shut down after three months of employment. I took this as a sign from the Great Macrocosm of the Universe to do something else with my life. Something more exciting. And while I work on an unconventional career I am going to try another passtime I never saw myself doing: Roller Derby. For now I will make do with a number of small "impossible" things until my big things become less impossible.
Once my job ends next Saturday evening, I'm going to celebrate by officially participating in my first practice.
Here goes nothing!
1 comment:
Another roller derby lady! I need to join up - I feel like I'm totally missing out ;) Maybe some day!
Congrats on getting out to fight practice. That will certainly get you into shape. Expect many oddly colored bruises of various shapes and sizes to ensue - it just comes with the territory. But they'll be cool, like battle scars.
I have officially bookmarked your blog btw and plan to follow it as best I can. At least I'll know what you're up to! ;) Talk to you soon!
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