Stay Motivated!

Motivational Little Kid

I saw this and had to post. This kid may just give Tony Robbins a run for his money as he gets older. Great motivational speaker in the making right here.

Physical Therapy Update

Holy Crap. That sums up my feelings about Physical Therapy. This hurts. I have been working on range of motion so far and have been having some successes. I was unable to turn my palm up or face it down. Put your hand out in front of you. Now stick up your thumb as if you were hitchhiking. Now imagine that your thumb is the hour hand on a clock pointing to 12. I was only able to twist my wrist to move to 11 and 1. That was it. Not much motion.

Now, I've been stretching a few times every day and am able to point my thumb to 7 and 3. There's still a bit of pain, but not near as much as there was. Then...it was time for strengthening. I was given a three pound weight and told to curl. Holy crap I was embarrassed. I haven't used my bicep in a few months, and the saying is true: If you don't use it, you lose it. I couldn't even lift three pounds. The physical therapist said he wasn't surprised and that it happens that way almost every time. At first I thought he was just trying to make me feel better. Then, I realized that he was a physical therapist. They cause pain for a living.

212 degrees of inspiration

I saw this video at work a few years ago.  My boss was using it to show that we could get the results we wanted by just trying a little bit harder.  It turned out that he was right.  I put a sign on my desk with the number 212. I focused on the idea of a locomotive.  It was the vision that I needed to drive my team to record results. 

Thor Trailer

I know that this has absolutely nothing to do with my recovery from my distal bicep tear surgery, but I've been trying to post both updates and things that motivate me through recovery. I've just spent 20 minutes watching this trailer four times. This movie looks amazing. I'm not sure how long the video will be hosted, but enjoy if it's still there.

Daily inspiration -- a little bit naugty -- ok, a lot

So, I got my brace off this morning. If you don't know, I had distal bicep repair surgery last month. I tore my bicep and they had to reattach it to my forearm. I've been in a sling or the brace for over a month. It still hurts (a lot) but I'm actually able to do small things with my right hand like using a fork or putting gel in my hair. I still have to pee left handed though. I'm only allowed to lift three pounds or less (ba-dum-tum)

I only have to wear the to work, but I'm able to keep it off the rest of the day. It's a weird feeling and I still habitually hold my arm across my chest like it's in the brace. It probably looks odd to those that see me standing like that, but oh well.

Today's daily inspiration is a bit naughty, but she's funny.

Daily inspiration

Ok, I've gotten some great comments from the two guitar player videos below. One of the comments from frankie, my cat was to watch this video. I am impressed. This guy plays piano with his feet. His last line is excellent: Die quickly, or either live your life splendidly.

If you don't have subtitles on, make sure you click on CC so you can understand.

a little more inspiration

After watching the guy playing his guitar with his feet I found myself looking for a few more inspirational videos. I love this one. A wheelchair double backflip!