The Easy Spin
Vulnerability, caring, insight, coaching, occasional side-bars, comedy, conflict, and sometimes resolution, all from the mind of The Chad Andrews.
The flow of letting go.
“Accepting, allowing, and interacting with your life as though it is exactly as it should be, without making yourself wrong (or right) for what you discover is the way to Self-Realization.” ~Ariel Kane
Self compassion: You ain’t the only one.
I’ve been told that I’m a caring person (Family/clients and friends. Sometimes for the greater good, sometimes to my detriment.
It’s 2:36am.
For real, 2:30am-3am. A bit of positive insomnia. 😀
The blessing and the curse of having a mind that is clear, focused and determined is sleep. The past 20 years, I’ve had pretty poor sleep hygiene. Stress, work, life, etc.
Your bridge crosses to good habits…walk over it.
Are you crossing the bridge safely or meeting certain peril 🤣.
The year has turned 2023. All your resolutions are in front of you. (ahem, habits!)
Daily Spin: Say NO to New Years Resolutions.
23% of people quit their resolution after just one week!
I was never really a fan of New Year's resolutions. I always felt they were destined to fail. Most were unrealistic and not attainable.
“Always choose yourself first.”
You have sensed a trend, if you have been reading my blog lately, that self-care is critical. Choosing yourself means focusing on your own happiness and navigating towards what adds positivity to your life without hesitance.
The week for re-entry: 3 tips to help you prepare for the Holiday finale’.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukah, or other Holiday celebration. This week is a pretty challenging one for endurance athletes. You are firmly in the throws of a celebratory week. New Year is fast approaching.
Do you know you? Knowing oneself.
I did a quick story, two days ago, that quoted a great saying from Gabor Mate: “Knowing oneself comes from attending with compassionate curiosity to what is happening within”.
A beautiful game.
For you non-sports fans…please stay with me. There is a purpose in this post….and how beautiful things look and can be.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. - Indira Ghandi
“The Story” or the “About” post yesterday was a true sense of grasping who I am. I’m not going to make every blog post about feels or squishy, deep thoughts.
How blessed are 你 (nǐ)?
How blessed are 你 (nǐ)?
This blog will be a tiny bit longer than usual :)
Boy…I hope I didn’t butcher the formal use of “YOU”.
Do I get a new couch?
I just watched Mike Birbiglia's one-man comedy show from 2019. It was a tremendous insight into a story about love and its complications.
♪ Hey! I wanna get better ♪ ♪ I didn’t know I was lonely Till I saw your face ♪ ♪ I wanna get better ♪ ♪
Deconstructing the kilojoule 🤗
Where in the bloody hell is Chad going with this one? Follow my madness.
Free is a met·a·phor…
I guess the slow memory of COVID has sparked interest in getting new bikes. The newest “thing” is gravel bikes. The new concept of gravel bikes (I do feel the concept has staying power for sure) has people interested in getting one.
Indoor Cycling: 6 Exercises that are a must for your hips. (Copy) (Copy)
We have “fallen” back on the clock. Fall is settling in. (I have some mixed feelings on this entire changing the clocks thing.) If it’s been a while since you have been on your trainer you will notice a few things.
LISTING SHIP: THREE IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR COPING
Life. Is. Challenging. No shit Sherlock…
Yesterday I learned a few things that sent my ship to starboard a few degrees. Over the past few years, I’ve experienced listing (“Listing” is a nautical term to describe when a vessel takes on water and tilts to one side.) Sometimes one degree, or “Chad grab the buckets