Are you living a lie?

[HSBulker]

Are you living a lie? When you stare into the mirror, wiping the morning fog from your eyes, who looks back? A mysterious visitor, vaguely familiar, who you struggle to fully recognize? A complete stranger perhaps? What went wrong? How did you end up here? Often, an interesting exercise, in a rare moment of silence and tranquility, is to take in your surroundings. Pause, look around, breathe deeply and meditate on the place, moment and situation in which you currently reside. Think of all of the twists and turns, wins and losses, scars and bruises that find you where you are right fucking now. Contemplate how very different this reality is from what you had envisioned. Give thanks for the experience and lessons learned during this arduous journey. Scream to the skies in joy that you are still here, feet planted firmly on the ground, defiant to the elements. Pool together the pain, the loss, the disappointment. Gather these resources, imagining containing this angry torrent of emotions behind an airtight dam. With the waves crashing against this rock hewn fortress, picture all of the obstacles that lie before you, imagine all of the critics and doubters-the pencilneck wannabes who pray for your downfall. Feel the pressure mounting against the levy walls, the tidal surge compromising the concrete seams. And then… In a moment of enlightened awareness, let it flow. A crushing blast that destroys everything in its wake. Crumbled rock, twisted timber, bodies tossed asunder. Flooded away is all that once stood in your way… All that is left is plowed terrain, flattened soil...and a horizon so bright it's blinding.

 

[thebrick]

wow bro, I'm sorry you live in such a hostile environment.

 

[Jarconis]

somebody give that man a hug!

 

[ALLEX]

Somebody give that man some Arimidex

 

[OuchThatHurts]

Not bad at all. I suggest a loop to give it some sense of irony as well. The imagery is good though. I liked the "crumbled rock and twisted timber".

B-

 

[MightyJohn]

.............

I hate when "ladyfriends" go on My computer & type stuff like that under My handle

 

[tomsawyer]

I hate when "ladyfriends" go on My computer & type stuff like that under My handle

 

[RV63T]

NO CONTRIBUTION

 

[Flex4777]

Somebody give that man some Arimidex

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

 

[marino69]

wow, where did that come from?

 

[wedge]

Mr Mojo risin is ALIVE

Jim, is that you?

 

[nosejob]

i was gonna reply to this, but

look at that ass in Allex's avatar!

 

[HSBulker]

This wasn't written by me, it was in fact written by a prominent bodybuilder. My intention was only to share it, because it had meaning to me, and I thought it may to others as well. I apologize, as I see many of you don't appreciate poetry.

Thanks to OTH, who seemed to.

 

[Amazon Doll]

It made perfect sense to me.

 

[coolways]

must be the clomid

 

[BrooklynBB]

This wasn't written by me, it was in fact written by a prominent bodybuilder.

Who?

 

[Massive G]

This wasn't written by me, it was in fact written by a prominent bodybuilder. My intention was only to share it, because it had meaning to me, and I thought it may to others as well. I apologize, as I see many of you don't appreciate poetry.

Thanks to OTH, who seemed to.

I liked it.
Please post more if you have it.
someday people on here will understand it but you have to actually go through it to get the real meaning. time is required and you can't teach experience.
A someone who has been in the game 20 years now I am not at the point of toning it down.
I certainly don't want to but the glory days are over. Sure I had blown myself up to 300 plus pounds, benched in the 500's squatted in the 700's deaded in the 600's and beat the hell outta my body for years. Go by and look in the mirror and I sometimes wonder what will be left over in 5 years? 10 years?15 from now? When we are young we are going to live forever.
What long term consequences to my health did I do by being so heavy through taking extra hormones and stuffing my face for years?
I had a non related injury destroy my hopes of ever competing again in late 2005 and have never been able to come back from it. I have always gotten around the pain and agony of wear and tear but this is different. When you completely tear a tendon off the quad (patella) everything changes it heals inadequately nerves are damaged and pain stiffness and soreness haunt you forever. It's over, and been over ever since I was laying on that hardwood floor contemplating what my future would be.
How many relationships have been effected by my bb'ing? How much money was spent? How much recreational time did I miss? How many vacations? How much?? It's immeasurable.
One might argue I coulda pissed away money on another habit like smoking and or drinking and womanizing like so many of my freinds do/did?
I look at them and wonder if they are really happy too? I wonder if any one is truely happy?
From the biggest hollywood star making millions
to the bum on the street sucking down the bottle of boones farm liquor in a brown bag?
Think about it. Think of where you will be in 5 years, then 10 and then imagine walking by that guy's image in the mirror.

 

[Flex4777]

This wasn't written by me, it was in fact written by a prominent bodybuilder. My intention was only to share it, because it had meaning to me, and I thought it may to others as well. I apologize, as I see many of you don't appreciate poetry.

Thanks to OTH, who seemed to.

Just had to give ya a hard times bro, thanks for posting it.

 

[kend]

Thanks for the posting HSB

motivational.

 

[OuchThatHurts]

I liked it.
Please post more if you have it.
someday people on here will understand it but you have to actually go through it to get the real meaning. time is required and you can't teach experience.
A someone who has been in the game 20 years now I am not at the point of toning it down.
I certainly don't want to but the glory days are over. Sure I had blown myself up to 300 plus pounds, benched in the 500's squatted in the 700's deaded in the 600's and beat the hell outta my body for years. Go by and look in the mirror and I sometimes wonder what will be left over in 5 years? 10 years?15 from now? When we are young we are going to live forever.
What long term consequences to my health did I do by being so heavy through taking extra hormones and stuffing my face for years?
I had a non related injury destroy my hopes of ever competing again in late 2005 and have never been able to come back from it. I have always gotten around the pain and agony of wear and tear but this is different. When you completely tear a tendon off the quad (patella) everything changes it heals inadequately nerves are damaged and pain stiffness and soreness haunt you forever. It's over, and been over ever since I was laying on that hardwood floor contemplating what my future would be.
How many relationships have been effected by my bb'ing? How much money was spent? How much recreational time did I miss? How many vacations? How much?? It's immeasurable.
One might argue I coulda pissed away money on another habit like smoking and or drinking and womanizing like so many of my freinds do/did?
I look at them and wonder if they are really happy too? I wonder if any one is truely happy?
From the biggest hollywood star making millions
to the bum on the street sucking down the bottle of boones farm liquor in a brown bag?
Think about it. Think of where you will be in 5 years, then 10 and then imagine walking by that guy's image in the mirror.

Excellent observation. I've been in the game for a long time too. I also wonder about my friends with beer bellies and nagging wives and think maybe I've spent to much time in school and CE, in the gym, watching calories, playing it straight.

I will say that I am a happy person though. Am I completely fulfilled? No.

It's the nature of the human condition to always be one hair short of complete fulfillment.