No excuses

6 men without excuses wanting to better themselves met in the gloom and get a little wet on a warmer than normal winter day.

We did the Canterbury route which seemed a bit harder today than in the past – its a good mix of hills and with all the turns, tough to plan out to get exact but we will figure it out.

Handshake took us out.

NMS – Much discussion about excuses. Some may be anticipating some scathing remarks similar to those made in the moment yesterday morning, but on reflection YHC wants to take this in a different direction.

• Its fun to rib each other – conversely, the locker room of life makes you a bit better, when comments can be kept constructive -ish. Growing up, its how boys learned to accept their flaws and moved past their child side feelings to focus on what matters most become men. Thats why we rib each other and give nicknames that would not be at the top of our personal list of appellations. At least in my vintage this is the case.

Think about it – do you really care about someone elses excuses? So why do we make them? Is there some scoreboard that must be kept? What is the line between a reason and an excuse?

YHC, deep in thought, got this text at the right time from Swirly: Boom ? https://twitter.com/inkyjohnson/status/1357661983202570241?s=10

And then all was right.

Do or do not. Make yourself better through action. Reach out to a brother and see if you can help with motivation or guidance or a PT exercise that you think will help. Be there for a brother. Make the world better by your example.

So lets hold each other accountable. Lets not demand to know why someone is deciding to whatever…. take the morning in the smartsack even if they were talking up their boldness the night before. We have all done it.

When someone starts making excuses, kindly interrupt: “brother, we just want you out a soon as you can muster”

Currahee!