Take Care of Your Body, or Where Else are you Going to Live?

Questions of the Week

What is your ritual for practicing gratitude? 

What did you do this week that contributed to the life, well-being, and trajectory of your key team members?

How do you know someone needs encouragement? They are breathing. 

Who do you need to spend more quality time with, so they see and experience how important they are to you? 

Who will you tell this week that you are grateful for their relationship?

Gratitude: Most mornings I wake up and based on how I feel, immediately focus on gratitude. 

       I’m grateful for my health

I’m grateful for my family and bride. I’m very fond of this ritual as I can look over and see her face gently sleeping. 

I’m Grateful for my career and what I will undoubtedly be doing that day coaching partners and meeting with  the Executive team of Place. 

       Truly, I am very grateful for all of the things that I express and have in my life until…..

“A luxury once enjoyed, becomes a necessity.”  Parkinson’s Law

 When people think of luxuries, how many thoughts ponder to fast sportscars, swimming pools, hot tubs, golf country clubs. Those are all great and should be enjoyed, yet what about something not so obvious? Your Health.

Since March 2020 when the world changed overnight, I did a decent job staying vigilant to my exercise routine and it’s public knowledge that at the same time, alcohol sales rose by over 40% nationally. There were choices to make, stay healthy and on routine or adjust so I kept running and aided and supported the 40% increase at the same time. These were all decisions, stay healthy, work out, diet healthy, drink more, maybe 40% more or perhaps every day. Regardless, eating, drinking, exercise, hobbies, friends and family, these remain our daily options of how we can choose to spend our time. Last week my choices shifted and became few. My son became sick of an ear infection and with 104.7 fever, they encouraged having him take the test (yeah that test) and sadly he is tested positive. Three days later… I couldn’t get out of bed. 

 “Don’t know what you got till it’s gone.” Cinderella 

For a week, the flu like symptoms continued, I was getting weaker daily became the more and more tired through the day. Have already had a round fighting this in January and even after both vaccination shots, let’s just say immunity is an idea, hope, or dream yet not 100% certain. I am hoping that as time progresses at some point maybe I will develop some super immunity and maybe turn green when I get angry. The bout of sickness took me down for a week and a half. I usually run 15 miles a week, 100 push-ups a day, and sprinkle in a few Peloton workouts and it’s been a great week. Last week…. Nothing…. Up the stairs to put kiddos down and then sit upstairs to regain my breath. On Thursday, I hit my lowest moment and got lite-headed, short of breath, and dizzy and for the first time considered my own mortality and should I go to the ER. It’s easy to think of yourself as bulletproof and invincible yet we are all mortal, and our health is the only think that allows us to live this life to the fullest. I am grateful for my health. I usually say that, yet this week when I have expressed gratitude, the meaning is deeper, the feeling stronger as when you lose something, you can truly appreciate what it is to express gratitude.

 Take care of yourself and make sure you let those around you know how important they are to you. I love you Shanna Lee my bride and soul-mate.