10/14/2020 - the-grove - Dark Recesses
AO: The Grove
When: 10/14/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 4
Pax Names:
Spooner, Mr. Pink, QT, Drafty Kilt
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names: N/A
QIC: Drafty Kilt
Introduction
The Grove has some hidden secrets.
Warm-O-Rama
Mosey down to the Dark Field. YHC was assured lights were on. They were not. Or were they? Hmmm….more to explore on a later date. Circle up under a street light in Coyote Alley for:
Weed Pickers 12X IC
Hillbillies 12X IC
LBAC fwd/bkwd 10X IC
Moroccan Night Club 10X IC
4-count squats 10X IC
Mosey down the dark, dark path to reveal……the parking lot. Mosey over to a dark corner of the Grove. I shall call it: Grove’s Hill.
The Thang
Elevens at Grove’s Hill. BBSU at the top of the hill. Bear crawl down the hill. Monkey Humpers at the bottom. Bernie Sanders back up the hill.
Switch to crab walks down the hill about halfway through. Crab walking forward down the hill is a piece of cake. Crab walking backward down the hill brings terror to the heart.
Finish up elevens and head to the Awkward Track, also in a hidden corner of The Grove. PAX complete 10 hand-release merkins and 10 jump squats, then run a lap. 8 HR merkins, 8 jump squats, run a lap. 6 & 6, run a lap going the opposite direction. 4 & 4, Bernie down the long stretch, run the rest. Spooner and QT seemed to be racing on this lap. 2 & 2, sprint one final lap.
Indian Run to another hidden gem. What shall we call it? The Echo Chamber? Death Alley? QT’s Fart Chamber? The Great Walls of Fire? At any rate, there are some great walls. PAX face each other for an extended wall sit. Then feet on the wall for 10 Chicken Peckers. Back to wall sit. Feet on the wall for 10 merkins. Wall sit. Feet way up on the wall for an attempted inverted shoulder press. Back to wall sit. Seal claps while we sit. At some point we also heard a great story of Spooner’s parenting prowess involving his son and an extended wall sit.
Mosey back to flag for Mary.
LBC’s
American Hammers
Freddie Mercury’s
Dying Cockroaches
OnePly’s
Box Cutters
DBF’s (Dane’s Big Finish)
One minute plank
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Circle of Trust
YHC shared a testimony from a woman who was rescued by Jesus after a battle with alcohol and other vices. Something she said really stuck with YHC.
“The alcohol wasn’t the problem. It was the solution.”
How true. Any addiction we face (porn, alcohol, food, admiration, money, etc.) is never the problem. It’s our attempt at a solution. And it never works…at least long term.
YHC believes that we all have an addictive personality – at least to an extent. That’s because we were MADE to crave something intensely. We just keep trying to satisfy that craving with the wrong thing.
What’s your solution? How’s that going for you?
Streak’s funeral today at 1PM.
YHC failed to pray in person. So here is a prayer for us today:
Father God, thank you for this morning. The cool temps, the clear skies, and the brotherhood. Thank you for our bodies able to come out in the gloom and work. Thank you for the many ways that You are teaching us. Help us have eyes to see You in the midst of the pain. Above all, may we stay connected to You. You alone are our satisfaction. You alone are the solution. Help us feel the emptiness of all the other things we turn to. By Your power and for Your glory. Amen.
Naked Man Moleskin
Really enjoyed the small group this morning. Thanks for showing up. QT, I hope you made it to work without pooping yourself. Thanks for the coffee!
SYITG