Truth, Goodness & Usefulness

"If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page."
-Mark Houlahan

Warm Up

Strength/Skill
Overhead Squats 3-3-3-3-3-3

WOD
for time:
21 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
21 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
18 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
18 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
15 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
15 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
12 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
12 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
9 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
9 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
6 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
6 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters
6 Thrusters @ 2 x 35# Dumbbells
6 Pull Ups
Run 100 meters

Endurance
Rest


WORDS

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem.
One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, “Do you know what I just heard about your friend?”

“Hold on a minute,” Socrates replied. “Before telling me anything I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.”

“Triple filter?”

“That’s right,” Socrates continued. “Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you’re going to say. That’s why I call it the triple filter test.

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?”

“No,” the man said, “Actually I just heard about it and ...”

“All right,” said Socrates. “So you don’t really know if it’s true or not. Now let’s try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?”

“No, on the contrary…”

“So,” Socrates continued, “you want to tell me something bad about him, but you’re not certain it’s true. You may still pass the test though, because there’s one filter left: the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?”

“No, not really …”

“Well,” concluded Socrates, “if what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why tell it to me at all?”




When you speak, speak only the TRUTH, speak only about GOODNESS, and speak only words that are USEFUL.

Most people cannot wait to "speak their mind" or "share their opinion", and both are wonderful freedoms that we have in this Great country of ours.
But just because you have the freedom to do something, doesn't always mean you should act on it.

Live your life so that your actions represent who you are and not your words.