"Money Tree" by Caroline Glaser

This artist opened for Straight No Chaser, an acapella group that formed in college about twenty years ago, and currently tours.  They are amazing and hilarious.  This girl, was a contestant on "The Voice," and her voice is very special, indeed.  It was also really cool to hear her clear voice in a dark, quiet auditorium. This song is one of her two released original songs.  It laments being a bit foolish and not listening to the advice given you, and then breaking out, and still having a chance to make it big.  Having your moment.  Here is the refrain:

"Listen up now, listen good.
Listen up like I know I should
I've got one chance to make a scene,
Make a name I've got to plant that seed

You spend your whole life being someone you're not,
So quick to forget all the things you've been taught.
If I sing oh oh oh and la la la could you hear my cry? Would you sing along?"

I feel like that is what I do when I do these Crossfit workouts, putting myself out there in ways that I never thought possible.  I've subconsciously had this fear to not overthink and analyze everything that I wanted to do.  With Crossfit, I was still conservative, but I took the plunge.  And I'm so much the better for it.  I want to "make a scene, " "make a name," and "plant the seed."  It gets easier to get over the nerves, and it has morphed from fear of how I appear to anxiety about doing something greater than I thought I would be able to.  Very, very rarely, am I disappointed when I leave a class.  How often is it in life that I can say that?  About work, about school, etc.  Why wouldn't I keep going back for more? 

I came across this article on the Crossfit Facebook page, and it perfectly highlighted why I love Crossfit, and why I am hooked.  There are a lot of quotables, but my favorite quote, :With most workouts, beginners look like assholes and then they look like pros. In our case, everyone looks like an asshole. "  Basically, implying that everyone is working hard and working on their form.  A lot of the Crossfit pictures you will see are of elite athletes, but that is not what everyone looks like.  Another favorite quote is, "We build a strong camaraderie and the competition is motivating. You suffer through the workout, but you know that you are suffering together." There really is this supportive group of people building each other up.  A perfect stranger, but you have a common goal, I feel as if in other gyms or workout classes, there is a competitive nature that has nothing to do with competing against yourself, but others.  With my gym, yeah there is some friendly competition, but when it comes to the end of the day, it's about whether or not you are proud of yourself and feel accomplished.  Also, the thing I love about Crossfit, is that there is always room to grow and improve.  Always.  With other workout classes, there are people that have achieved the hardest parts, and then there are others who may feel inadequate because they aren't there yet or never get there.  With Crossfit, even the most elite athlete strives for more, more weight, more speed, less time, more reps, or whatever.  The goal is the same.  I can't state that enough.  Here is the rest of the article.

Enjoy!