Grateful for 23 Years

Welcome to F3. No FNG’s. disclaimer.

Pax recited Core Principles

YHC celebrating 23 years, 276 months, 8402 days, 201,628 hours of sobriety!  

Warmup

• 13 SSH
• 10 Hillbillies
• 3 Burpees
• 9 Arm Circles front and back
• 10 Michael Phelps
• 13 Tempo squats

In recovery I learned that “Mood follows action” – let’s go!

The Thang:

Mosey to first parking lot.

• Mobility, dynamic stretching between islands (toy soldier, side shuffles, high skip) and then sprint back.
• Run to each island 10 hand release merkins, 13 squats, 23 mount climbers (each leg) total each island.  Plank for 6. Sprint back.
• Run to each island 3 burpees, 18 Bonnie Blair’s. Plank for 6. Sprint back.

Mosey over to Bear crawl alley.  Bear crawl first light,  lunge walk to end.

3 Rounds:

• Decline Merkins 13 reps
• Bulgarian Split Squats 10 reps each leg
• Dips 23 reps
• Center together plank for 6, 23 – flutter kicks, Freddie Mercury, LBC’s all IC.

Lunge walk to light post mosey to the shack, stop for wall sit (23 reps of arm raise) and 23 second balls to the wall.

Mosey back to circle for some Dealers Choice.

PruneTang – 23 Merkins

Wasted – 23 second low plank

Green Machine – 23 Big Boys sit-ups

Shawshank – 23 Side Straddle Hops IC

Deuce – 23 bridge with leg raise OYO

DDay – 23 Big Boy sit-ups

COT:

Countarama, name a Rama.

Quote:

“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. —Jim Rohn

F3 has been a big part of my sobriety and I am very grateful for the men in my network.  My message to Pax is to please seek help if you need it.  Alcoholism is cunning, baffling and powerful.  It can be defeated one day at a time with a recovery program, a network of men to hold you accountable and God’s help, but in my experience you must have honesty, open mindedness and willingness to start.  To stay sober long term, seek and develop Acceptance, Faith, Gratitude, Humility, Perseverance, Spirituality and finally be of maximum service to others.  We get self esteem by doing esteem-able acts. Give it away!

Prayers for Mr Smooth’s M, Pyro’s daughter, victims of the shooting in Jax Beach and for men in the circle.

Closed with 3rd Step Prayer from Alcoholics Anonymous:

God, I offer myself to Thee-to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!” 🙏

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