The 12 week check is good, announcements are out, and there’s a lot of excitement around the family and amongst friends. It’s a great time to consider the life changing new project that I’m on. The Baby Project! And, as some of my co-workers mentioned, I’ll have to set some solid milestone dates to insure a successful delivery! Well, since I haven’t written through the first trimester, those who have children already know the challenges from that first few weeks of pregnancy, but my wife pulled through like a champ and we are excited! Some simple words just can’t describe the feelings a future-daddy has in seeing the image of his tiny child for the first time and seeing his/her thumping heart light. That was the moment some weeks ago when it was all definitely real. Priorities have changed. The game of life has shifted for the best ride ever! My wife and I are witnessing the miracle of creation and building on our family! What an absolute blessing that is! And yesterday our little jumping java bean is making good progress, so we were happy to finally share the news with the family and all you folks! We’ll be talking to you soon. Right now, we’re enjoying the first part of this roller coaster ride! See you next episode…

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Translation: “When the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.”

You know what it’s all said and done, life as we know it really comes down to how we live it.  We may very well all start from ashes and end in ashes. As the quote says above, kings and pawns play the game and although the pawns purpose is to fight for the king, they hold the same significance in the end… pieces in the same box.

I’m finding that my role in the scope of things is not as more important or less important than others trying to get by.  Sometimes we have to stop and think about where we fit in the grand plan.  For my part I’ve discovered that I am not bulletproof… that I am susceptible to the same harms that can be done to anyone… king or pawn.  But, before I find myself back into the box, I better play a good game in this game of life.

My apologies for being cryptic.  Just thoughts on a page…

I currently reside in a stormy place these days.  I set off with 2010 to abide by the ideals born of my own Chinese Zodiac year: The Year of the Tiger.  But, I ignored the idea that traditional years of the tiger bring upon surges of change and challenge.  And, I suppose this can be said of what I have experienced so far in 2010.

The first nine months has been a turbulent one.  A time that I can  recognize as matching many of the routine patterns that define who Mike has been in his 36 years of life so far.  But not all of those patterns are healthy.  One of them in particular has been taking control of my everyday, and I’m finding a new low with that pattern.  I am broken… mentally and physically.  It is beginning to show all too clearly.  I need to take a hold of it, or let it go.  And, I’m finding that the only answer is the latter…. Letting it go.

I’m rewatching Lost season 6 the past week and I find myself mirroring the Jack Shephard hero figure.  The guy that tries to fix everything but fails to do so until he really needs to learn that no one can fix everything.  Not even Superman.  Eventually, Jack rises from the depths by accepting his role in the grand scheme.  That his destiny was not born of fame and glory, but of his own faith of the course of life: That finally the only things that remain important are those who journey with you in life.

Yesterday I celebrated my 3 years of marriage with my lovely wife.  And I allowed myself to take time off and celebrate those 3 years with her.  But I allowed one hour of that day to again give in to the demon, and I brought it upon myself… like I always do. And my wife, God bless her, has been so understanding.  But this is my own demon to deal with and it really cannot take a hold of my happiness.  The time has come to rise up and challenge it.

So here I am now.  Maybe using this blog of chronicles as a method of slaying the demon will guide me along this path.  As Lloyd Dobler in the movie Say Anything says at the start of this post…The rain on this day is a baptism.  A new me.  Power Mike.  This blog is my grey trench coat, my mythological island, my fortress of solitude… those who journey with me, you readers as well, can continue to follow, guide, or walk side by side with me.  My assault on the world begins now.

Lightning Strike!

Was a strange thing that storm.  It came out of nowhere like an ominous attack, and it went away just as mysteriously.

Insanity is excellent. Shreds shreds shreds fat…if you keep up with it that is. So, I’m attempting to start over the week. Took the fit test Day 1 again and will start at new weight X with workout Day 2. Let’s see how it goes.

I discussed P90X with my buddies yesterday and can see what it seems to favor me in my 30s more. But I’ve pulled too many excuses in the mix. So I may very well go back to my precious P90X, but I’m giving Insanity one more try this week.

Holy moly, was it murder!  Once you realize that you’re not only doing things like suicide drills or ski downs once..you’re doing them multiple times and faster each repetition!  This is crazy.  But, I think it’s just what I need.  Now, if I can only get past the soreness… to be continued…

So the wife and I picked up Insanity. 60 days of ridiculous plyometrics and cardio.  It’s going to be a beautiful thing.  That’s if I don’t crash from my 3X body falling to the terror of too much sweating of bullets!

Day 1: Fit Test 1 complete.  Today marks weight X.  It’s on…

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