Be Strong, love, Have Adventures

So We've just come back from a week long cycling trip in Gotland (Sweden), and I'm feeling awesome.
I have decided that my new life motto is Be Strong, Love, Have Adventures!
Why?
Because life is better when you are doing all 3 of these things.
Be Strong
when loading our bikes onto the car, and i have to do this by myself because my wife was taking care of our little one, i have never been so glad of all those get ups i have done with the kettlebells.
no I am not the tallest person (157cm) so putting a bike on the roof rack of the car really isn't the easiest process for me, but here I was lifting a rather awkward weight over my head with one arm and manoeuvring it to that it would sit in the track then stepping up to secure it.
Kettlebells all the way.!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it, I love walking away from something that when you first look at it you thing how the fuck am I going to do this and then half way through the process you realise that not only are you doing it but its easy.
for me..... evidence that training works. being strong is awesome!

Love love love.
now I'm not just talking about that mushy stuff you get when u fall in love (blöeghhh)
I mean real and genuine love for all things.
and the big thing here is to notice when love appears in your life. watching my son play with a bug in the middle of nowhere when you're trying to cook dinner for 3 on a camp stove. fills my hears with love.
noticing how happy i am when I'm riding my bike - love
blue skies - love
waking up with my family in a tent with the ocean in the background and feeling happy and content - love
any way you get it... stop waiting for it to show up and notice that it has already shown up, and smile - love

Have Adventures.
this is a really big one for me. I used to have awesome adventures then life and stuff got in the way, and now.... I am no longer letting stuff get in the way, adventures are awesome, and they make me happy, doing new things seeing new things, doing things that may seem a little crazy to other people (I think here of our recent adventure of cycling for 7 days with an 18 month old)
but you know, adventures are relative, what is an adventure for you may not be an adventure for me, but if you want to feel alive and happy with the world get out an have them.
they help put things into perspective.
and give you a sense of achievement

So this is my new life motto.
Be Strong
Love
Have Adventures