AO: Ol’ Dusty Trail
Q: Survivor ,
PAX: Survivor, Scarecrow, Disco, Bunsen, Legs, Bouncer, Petrol, Chardonnay, Monsanto
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: None
THE THANG: Walk and Carry a 6, and 8# medicine ball
MARY: Situp ball toss
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tomorrow 6 yr anniversary, Book Club, May’s Challenge, and the 4 person team challenge.
COT: Chardonnay’s Brother, and Bouncer’s Brother In Law.

That workout wasn’t about medicine balls—it was about how we live.
We were told to pass them off. Simple. Clear. No trick to it.
And yet… we hesitated.
Not because it was hard. Not because people didn’t want to help.
But because something in us resists letting go.
We’d rather carry the weight ourselves.
We tell ourselves, “I’ve got it.”
We assume we’re burdening someone else.
We wait too long… even when help is standing right in front of us, ready.
Here’s the truth:
We don’t struggle to carry things.
We struggle to release them.
And that’s the lesson.
If we can’t pass a medicine ball—something light, temporary, meaningless—
what makes us think we’ll open up about the real stuff?
The stress.
The pressure.
The fear.
The things that actually matter.
Because sharing isn’t about weakness.
It’s about trust.
And trust doesn’t show up when life gets hard—it’s built in the small moments.
Today was one of those moments.
So here’s the takeaway:
Don’t wait until you’re overwhelmed to reach out.
Don’t convince yourself you’re a burden.
Don’t carry something alone just because you can.
Pass it.
Pass the small stuff.
Pass the weight.
Pass the responsibility when you need to.
Because if you learn to share the easy things…
you’ll be ready to share the hard ones when it counts.