hey iv been blogging more frequently at my friendster blog so you might want to go there some time if you find i havnt blogged here for a while here's the link:
http://daironlion.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/Meanwhile..here's my latest blog...
"Thank You"
Today I was in the weight room at 4:15 pm at a hardcore gym hammering my triceps to a bloody pulp, set after set. I just didn't want to put the wieght down… What an addict. There was complete silence--no television, no radio, no conversations. I was by myself, the same way I started this thing 5 years ago.
It's amazing how clear the recollections can be about moments like this one. It comes back to me when I remember being injured; all the days I had to stay away were so frustrating. I could smell it. I could hear it. I could see it all so clearly in my mind. It's like that. You become so focused, so mechanical, it's almost religious Then one day you look up and see the light shining through the windows, the heat of the sun outside outside, the whole world is at rest. Right now you are the only man alive... You are a monster, a savior, a demon. This just feels so real, so alive. I looked up from a ton of weight and saw myself in a dirty mirror… I can't believe how much I love this moment and the collection of moments just like this one. I just looked up and said, “Thank you.”
That's why it always made me laugh seeing those shoe ads, “Just do it.” You say to yourself, “I've been doing it alright, for the past 5 years to be exact.” I never needed a shoe salesman to tell me how to get it done. Corporate encouragement isn't what builds a warrior or an athlete. I've been knuckled up against the grain for a while now. Ass in the bucket squats, dumbbells bigger than most adult men, snorting fire like a dragon. I do it cuz it's not for sale, not because it's profitable, and it sure won't make no shoe ad.
That is where the value comes from, because there are so few things left that aren't for sale. What I want to say is, remember to look up once in while and be thankful for this opportunity, this time, and the guts to live it like there is no tomorrow. We've been given a chance to walk in a world apart from the others, but together our footsteps are like thunder. Be steadfast.
To bear the storms that life may share;
To walk where only lions dare.
