My daily reading included this passage and I decided to share it.  It’s from The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday.

ANYTHING CAN BE AN ADVANTAGE

“Just as the nature of rational things has given to each person their rational powers, so it also gives us this power- just as nature turns to its own purpose any obstacle or any opposition, set its place in the destined order, and co-opts it, so every rational person can convert any obstacle into the raw material for their own purpose.”   Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 8.35

At five feet three inches tall, Muggsy Bogues was the shortest player ever to play professional basketball.  Throughout his career, he was snickered at, underestimated, and counted out.

But Bogues succeeded by turning his height into the very thing that made him nationally known.  Some people looked at his size as a curse, but he saw it as a blessing.  He found the advantages contained within it.  In fact, on the court small size has many advantages:  speed and quickness, the ability to steal the ball from unsuspecting (and significantly taller) players, to say nothing of the fact that players just plain underestimated him.

Could this approach not be useful in your life?  What things do you think have been holding you back that, in fact, can be a hidden source of strength?

Schedule for the week: Monday through Friday   5 am, 6 am, 4:30 pm, 5:30 pm by appointment.  Saturday 7 am

HOME WORKOUTS- run/burpee tuck jumps, j jacks/jump squats/pushup trio, RUN, V Ups/dips/mtn climbers grinder, supermoms/tuckjumps/Plank hold and pushup/j jack/situps

GYM WORKOUTS– Saturday Row/Run 5K, front squat/pushup couplet, Run/Kbell/pullup triplet, run/box jump couplet, DEADLIFTS, ROW sprints

Ginger Turmeric Chicken Soup

This easy chicken soup is perfect when you’re feeling under the weather. Loaded with fresh ginger and turmeric, it’s full of healing ingredients that are sure to cure any ailments you have, while also being delicious.
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine AIP, Keto, Paleo
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 186 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 3 stalks celery diced
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated turmeric or 1/2 teaspoon ground
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 4 cups bone broth
  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste (omit pepper for AIP)

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy pot and add the onion, carrots, celery, and mushrooms. Cook until softened and add the ginger, turmeric, and garlic. Cook for another minute and add the broth. Bring to a boil, add the chicken breasts, and reduce to a simmer. Cook until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes, and remove from pot. Shred the chicken with two forks and add it back to the pot with the thyme, and cider vinegar.
  2. Simmer until heated through and serve immediately

SEE YOU AT THE GYM

3,2,1, GO!!

DEAN