Another solo adventure this week with Bryan on trip 2 of 3 back east. All good, he was heading out of NE and into IA when we last spoke; Timber keeping him company. Was inspired to share some thoughts on a recent All Pro Dad article I read earlier this week & linked below:
https://www.allprodad.com/3-embrace-our-weaknesses-kids/
How easy is it to admit our weakness? I am sure we can all rattled several things off which we are good at but how about things we suck at? What are we afraid of? There is a great quote that has been credited to many folks out there:
“Bravery is not being fearless. True courage is being afraid and doing it anyway.”
These points and a few more topics are what we dig into today. Hope you enjoy this one and plan so have some uncertainty and change next week when we are both back together!
Since Bryan was not drinking today, that whole driving back east thing; Mike chose to go non-alcoholic with Athletic Brewing Co.’s Free Wave Hazy IPA. Surprisingly tasty without the buzz 😊.
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How’d we get here?
The Ultra Dad’s Podcast came from an idea Cindy Shane created. Well, she planted the idea in our head after listening to the first time Bryan was on the RFP Podcast in May 2020. There have many times over the years when we speak on the phone or in person the “we should be recording this” line comes out. Well, here we are jumping in with both feet, like we tend to do, sharing with you our perspectives on life. Let’s be candid – we are not perfect, and we fail often. Our favorite term to use is “it’s not ideal” and there have been countless times we’ve uttered, “a plan is great until you are punched in the face;” – but we do laugh a lot, at ourselves and/or each other mostly 😊. All that said, there are those brief moments where things tend to fall into place and we, somehow, make it to that finish line – as ultrarunners yes, but most importantly has husbands, fathers, friends, and human beings. We wanted to share those imperfections and those incredible moments that we’ve been fortunate enough to experience together over the last 30+ years. So, sit back, grab a cold one, and hopefully this will be another time where things fall into place.
Bryan & Mike
