If you've been coming to CFNP consistently for the last month and a half or so than you have undoubtedly heard the song "Pompeii" by Bastille; probably to the point of nausea. At first, the only reason I liked the song was because it had a catchy beat and it seemed to bother Arron so naturally I played it in spite of him. However, the song took on a whole new meaning to me after I carefully listened to the lyrics.
For me, the phrase, "Many days fell away with nothing to show," hit me like a fucking freight train. I started thinking about all the days in my late teens to my mid twenties that I wasted away either being wasted (which was a lot of fun but done in a very irresponsible manner) or focusing my energy on things I felt others wanted me to be doing and not necessarily what I was meant to be doing. Many of you may have this same feeling of dissatisfaction with the way you spent certain periods in your lives, many of you may not regret a god damn thing. I've spent countless hours agonizing over past life choices. While hindsight is 20/20, there are decisions I wish I could go back and change. It wasn't until I had a conversation with my mom that I finally accepted and understood that those feelings were normal and the only choice that is now important is my next one. (I bet my mom is smarter than your mom)
"And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love." Immediately I thought about our new members from D-Fit and how they must have felt the day they showed up to the place they grew to love only to find it empty. Building trust is a process and the folks that came to us from D-Fit undoubtedly allowed themselves to trust the people that ended up betraying them. It's hard for me to understand how people could treat others in such a disposable fashion and I can only imagine the frustration and anger that comes along with being treated that way, but I hope we have made you feel welcome and filled that void that was left by those douche bags.
"Great clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above." This is just a bad ass line and clouds are pretty cool.
"But if you close your eyes....Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?...And if you close your eyes....Does it almost feel like you've been here before?" I had to think long and hard about how I was going to apply this lyric to myself. I could have literally gone a thousand different directions with it because it is that powerful of a line. I found myself closing my eyes when this part of the song played, then opening them and looking at where I was....in a gym, surrounded by people I am emotionally invested in. I have always dreamt I would someday be in a position where I could impact peoples everyday lives, I just didn't know how long it would take and what kind of impact I could make. I'm not very smart, so teaching was off the table. Again, I'm not very smart so becoming a doctor was off the table but I knew I wanted that everyday connection with people. Coaching the training program that is crossfit has allowed me to share my knowledge of physical fitness with truly wonderful people. People that are willing to put in the work that is required to be healthy and in the process they allow us into their lives. I remember being at the grocery store with my mom and starring at this man who had clearly been crying. I wanted to go over to him and talk to him and try to make him smile but I didn't because I was twelve and that would've been fucking weird. I have always had the instinct to want to help and to comfort (not a pun) people so even though I haven't done so as much as I would've liked in the past, it feels like I have which is why I am constantly trying to make all of you smile.... because you never truly know what kind of day someone is having. Maybe I over analyzed this song but it's awesome and it gave me something to write about so fuck you if you don't like the song.........just kidding.
I usually end these posts with a quote, this one is no different. "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
--Albert Schweitzer
"And the walls kept tumbling down in the city that we love." Immediately I thought about our new members from D-Fit and how they must have felt the day they showed up to the place they grew to love only to find it empty. Building trust is a process and the folks that came to us from D-Fit undoubtedly allowed themselves to trust the people that ended up betraying them. It's hard for me to understand how people could treat others in such a disposable fashion and I can only imagine the frustration and anger that comes along with being treated that way, but I hope we have made you feel welcome and filled that void that was left by those douche bags.
"Great clouds roll over the hills bringing darkness from above." This is just a bad ass line and clouds are pretty cool.
"But if you close your eyes....Does it almost feel like nothing changed at all?...And if you close your eyes....Does it almost feel like you've been here before?" I had to think long and hard about how I was going to apply this lyric to myself. I could have literally gone a thousand different directions with it because it is that powerful of a line. I found myself closing my eyes when this part of the song played, then opening them and looking at where I was....in a gym, surrounded by people I am emotionally invested in. I have always dreamt I would someday be in a position where I could impact peoples everyday lives, I just didn't know how long it would take and what kind of impact I could make. I'm not very smart, so teaching was off the table. Again, I'm not very smart so becoming a doctor was off the table but I knew I wanted that everyday connection with people. Coaching the training program that is crossfit has allowed me to share my knowledge of physical fitness with truly wonderful people. People that are willing to put in the work that is required to be healthy and in the process they allow us into their lives. I remember being at the grocery store with my mom and starring at this man who had clearly been crying. I wanted to go over to him and talk to him and try to make him smile but I didn't because I was twelve and that would've been fucking weird. I have always had the instinct to want to help and to comfort (not a pun) people so even though I haven't done so as much as I would've liked in the past, it feels like I have which is why I am constantly trying to make all of you smile.... because you never truly know what kind of day someone is having. Maybe I over analyzed this song but it's awesome and it gave me something to write about so fuck you if you don't like the song.........just kidding.
I usually end these posts with a quote, this one is no different. "In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit."
--Albert Schweitzer
