Who Can You Thank Today?
Seems really hard to believe that another holiday season is upon us, but I am glad it is. I think Thanksgiving might be my very favorite holiday. Not because Christmas isn’t fun, (not to mention central to the whole story and purpose of history) but because it is generally pretty laid back and relaxing.
Now before you throw that turkey pan at me, I understand that if you are entertaining on Thursday you have a lot to do. But here is an idea for you, one I have had to learn myself. Don’t be a martyr about it, ask for help if you need it, and no matter what happens remember some people just want to be miserable, so don’t let one grouch ruin it for you!
This time of year there are a lot of ideas out there about gratitude and thankfulness. An “attitude of gratitude” is much more productive than being a selfish, self-centered, well, whatever (this is a family blog – no bad words allowed) 🙂
But don’t keep it to yourself. Open your mouth and express gratitude too.
All the 12 year olds out there reading this might be surprised, but the world doesn’t revolve around you. Your mom loves you, but she probably isn’t laying her head on the pillow at night thinking “Oh goody, I get to do more laundry tomorrow, and I sure hope little Jimmy doesn’t volunteer to put the dishes in the dishwasher, because then I will get to do it instead!”
But do we adults act any different? I know I don’t all the time. I often find myself taking a lot of what happens around me for granted. I drive on well maintained roads to work every day. Heck I drive a car to work every day. I drive from my heated home, from which I woke up in a nice bed next to my incredible wife. My three kids are safe and sound when I leave, and I food in the house so they can eat breakfast. I have it better than 99.9% of the world, and yet if someone cuts me off in traffic am I more likely to let it roll, or try to roll over him? Do I take half a millisecond to consider what he might be going through, or that people make mistakes, or do I just go off? Kinda silly to think so little can get us so worked up, isn’t it?
I have also found that a little more kindness and a little more gratitude, and a little less “gotta have my way” goes a long way. You know the old saying “familiarity breeds contempt”? Does that ever creep into your life like it does mine? What is it if not contempt to walk by someone every day and not acknowledge they exist? To grab that cup of coffee your spouse made for you and not say thank-you? To shush your daughter when she wants to tell you about what she learned in school, or about the birthday party she got invited too? Guilty.
Being kind is free. It doesn’t cost money to smile. It doesn’t take a whole lot of effort to say “thank-you” to the barista. Yeah I know they are getting paid to do a job, but so what? Don’t we all need a little more appreciation? Talk to the check-out person. Nicely. You might be the only person who does so all day.
Don’t keep your gratitude to yourself. You have incredible power. You might change someone’s life by telling them how much you appreciate them.
But even better you might change your own life.
And that’s something to be thankful for.
So Thank-You.
If you are reading this in some way, shape or form you are part of the Get Fit NH family.
Of my family.
And for that I am blessed indeed.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Coach Dean
Join me in welcoming Coach Maxx! (last name Savage – which makes him “Maxx Savage” – how sweet is that?)
We can’t believe it’s already time for Thanksgiving – and do you know what that means?
We have been fortunate to have many folks applying for internships with us at Get Fit NH over the last couple years as they seek to get real world skills in the fitness coaching field. For those of you who may not be aware, we have a formal 12-week internship program, with weekly assignments and checkpoints that need to be met to successfully pass.
I was amazed at hearing Christmas songs before we even survived Halloween. But it is true, the busy holiday season is here. Did you know that some studies show that every year between Halloween and New Years the average American gains 5-12 pounds? Wouldn’t it be nice this year to not be average? Wouldn’t it be nice to stop the overeating but still enjoy the get together and family events?
Sandy and I go back, way back. When she became part of the our Get Fit NH family I have seen so much more of Sandy and I wanted to have her share her story. She is one of the quieter students, but one that works hard each session. She puts her entire attention into the training. She wanted to not just come ‘workout’ but to change her entire well being. I am so proud of Sandy. Once you’ve trained with Sandy, you’ll see that persistence that I see each day.
We had 35 athletes compete in the SkiErg World Sprints this year, and I am proud of every one of you that stepped up and made it happen – outstanding! Every one of you who competed deserves credit, because being in the game is what it is all about.
m in Concord. Those who attended last time would probably agree that this training hour was quite the learning experience as well as a challenge. During this hour there will be a prescribed zone that we will want you to train in. For many of us we can easily jack our heart rate up into the red zone (90-100% of our maximum heart rate) while others have a challenge getting out of the green zone (70-80% M.H.R). Still others have a challenge getting back into the recovery zones. The purpose of the match training is to learn to control your exertion, control your recovery,and control your breathing. This type of control is and maintaining these zones is not easy and it is the optimal way to train your heart.
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