Convenience

What does the word convenience mean?  What makes something so convenient that we are willing to sacrifice time, money, knowledge, friends, morals, beliefs, etc...?  

The definition of CONVENIENCE is Something that increases comfort or saves work.

On Sunday, our priest discussed the act of convenience and what it means and its impact on the greater good.

Every day, there are many instances where I am faced with an athlete who is "conveniently" altering a movement, or simply "getting through" the warm up or WOD to get ahead.  Their intentions are almost always completely sincere, yet what we don't realize is that, regardless of our intentions, we are NOT benefiting from that WHATSOEVER.

Inside the walls of CFC, it's easy to settle versus always striving for our best.  Whether we are comparing ourselves to the athlete next to us or dwelling on what we "can't" do instead of what we CAN do...  it's human nature to take the path to ASSURANCE...

But we must ask ourselves, WHY DID WE JOIN CROSSFIT?  Well, I can tell you why I joined.  To find myself.  To find the better, stronger, more confident me.  I certainly didn't start at CrossFit Champions out of convenience!!!   To be perfectly honest, there really isn't much about CrossFit that is convenient or easy.

Another perfect example is PALEO.  There is absolutely nothing convenient about eating like a caveman in the 21st century!!!! Processed sugars live in our grocery stores, prepackaged foods reign the shelves...  Fresh foods just barely exist.

BUT, at one point, we chose to do these things because they are worth it.  ... To YOU.  Because we believe...  Because we reap the benefits from doing it RIGHT.

So, the next time you take a step and make a decision to do something, think about WHY you are doing it.  Figure out if it's important to you and then, DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.  

And there's something else to remember, every time you make a decision out of convenience, the only person you are cheating is YOU.