Saint Patrick - Pray for us!

The Chaplain

Looking back after a week long silent retreat with no technology and no noise (other than prayers and the sounds of nature), I'd have to say goals are that one thing that I find are most useful.  They are a darn good benchmark to look at one's progress, but are a source of fuel to better oneself in almost every aspect of life.  I know I met my short term goals during the retreat week, but it also helped reorient me to realistically assess my long term goals and adjust them accordingly.  In fact, it has given me the motivation to re-read the excellent book "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David J. Schwartz that Bob recommended to me a long time ago (Thank you and many blessings to you Bob!! ) and gain new insight on what I want to achieve on a personal, mental, and spiritual level as I move towards ordination in May.  While we often are never satisfied with ourselves and continually struggle and strive to outdo our achievements and... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/676 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:46:11 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/674/t/Hitting-the-mental-reset-button.html feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/674 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:26:49 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/671/t/Looking-forward-to-intensity.html feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/671 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:31:18 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/669/t/Focus-versus-the-naysayers.html

But instead of letting such people be a drag, and I am positive everyone here knows what a drag the naysayers can be, I think it is a great way to get fired up and increase focus to a laser-like precision to do better, to achieve your goals and outdo them.  Granted, I pray for the naysayers so that they may see the ignorance of their ways, but then again, damn the naysayers, full speed ahead in the gym, on eating right, on living clean and meeting those goals!  In... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/669 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:55:23 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/665/t/The-Unruly-Body-and-Training-Part-2.html

Yes I am older now.  Right now, I can't do the things that I used to do in the Navy, or even... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/665 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:29:56 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/664/t/What-you-do-in-secret-matters-most-.html
I know that I have a plan of attack for my goal to lose 50 lbs of bodyfat in 12 months - a doable goal on paper.  But I think the success of this plan lies in what I do on my own.  Will I have the guts enough to work out, even on those days when I have exams and other commitments due?  Do I want to lose that weight bad enough that I will change my whole lifestyle in regards to dietary habits? 

What we... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/664 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:39:22 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/663/t/The-Unruly-Body-and-Training.html
I see a pearl of wisdom here when it comes to strength training.  Like fasting, training involved bringing ones own unruly body under control, forming it and shaping it to what it should be.  I believe the human body is meant to be strong, to be trained, to be perfected, and not let get out of hand, weak, and sloppy.  Just... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/663 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:15:01 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/659/t/Oh-what-a-feeling-.html
Sometimes things in life overwhelm and we repeatedly fall into those lulls of life, but something, something always pulls me back....back to the iron.  Being that I am in my final semester of school and seminary and will soon be turned out into the world and some parish as a Priest, there is a lot of things swirling about - finishing out school, exams, papers, getting things set up for ordination (it is just like planning a wedding, believe me!).  But after going for some time without working out, I had to put the brakes on things as I was not feeling right.  So here I am back at it again. 

What matters not is that you have been gone, but rather that each time you fall behind, you pick yourself up, dust yourself off and keep doggedly at it.  Yes, it is not a good feeling... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/659 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:40:01 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/636/t/Veterans-Day-.html
I know I am a day late, but wasn't able to get logged on yesterday.

Keith.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pHqw4XZhPE&feature=related ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (tarwxxl) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/609 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:55 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/598/t/D-Day.html feeds@kickapps.com (J Duggan) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/598 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:33:41 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/593/t/memorial-day.html feeds@kickapps.com (grffn) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/593 Mon, 25 May 2009 15:56:28 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/592/t/Thanks-For-Your-Service.html
I wasn't sure exactly which section to put this under however. Decided to put it here because it is good for the spirit to recognize those who have given so much.

Keith.
]]> feeds@kickapps.com (keith2237) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/592 Sun, 24 May 2009 15:31:11 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/582/t/He-s-Alive-.html
Thanks Bob for delivering me a wake up call and helping me to get back out of the rut. Got one more year to go before I am done with the program here, so bad economy and bad times not withstanding, it is time for me to stand up, put the... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/582 Mon, 04 May 2009 10:00:01 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/576/t/Don-39-t-Judge-a-Book-by-its-Cover.html Click Here ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (M BOB WHELAN) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/576 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:35:54 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/569/t/Irish.html feeds@kickapps.com (grffn) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/569 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:29:32 PST http://naturalstrength.net/topic/506/t/Holy-dogwings-Batman-I-m-getting-slower-.html
One reason that I work out with the iron and go out and jog and do martial arts is that I have many friends my age in their early 30's who now need tons of high blood pressure meds, anti-depression pills, cholesterol reducers, etcetera. I grant that in certain instances, such medicines are necessary and can be extremely helpful (I can personally attest to that, having suffered terribly from MDD). But I think that as we get older and slow down, we tend to get... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (TheChaplain) http://naturalstrength.net/topic/506 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:25:18 PST