The weight of our lies we carry - Time to choose the weight we carry with courage Branden MacKenzie

TITLE: The weight of our lies we carry with us DATE: Wednesday,
November 4th 2020 I was walking today with my ruck and 35 pounds of
weight. I thought about my lies ... not the ones I have spoken as
those are far and few inbetween. I am talking about the unspoken
lies. I consider the weight I was carrying representing all those
times I should have said something but kept my mouth shut. I
realized how those little unspoken lies over time have had a big
impact the way I see life. I realized there were 4 that were big
and worthy of a deep dive. I got to thinking - usually I wear a 40
pound vest - today was the ruck and the way the weight pulled on me
combined with the idea of carrying my lies with me was undeniable.
It literally pulled on me in all that I believe to be in life.
Here’s where the light came on from my darkness to an idea of what
could be fulled by a single thought. The 40 pound vest is easier.
The weight is spread out evenly - it is meant to be carried.
Alright what if I flip the script - what if I had the opportunity
to drop the weight of my past, my lies, my stories - and in turn by
doing so I get the opportunity to carry a different kind of weight.
All these experiences that have griped me - touched my soul with
the pain and at times pleasure of living.... they are stepping
stones ... they are gifts of the journey but BUT if I dont embrace,
embrace the lesson to learn they turn into stones. They end up
weighing me down like stones in a ruck I have carried so long I
almost forget that.... its my choice. Carry the ruck with the
weight of my past, my lies, my stories or Carry the weight like a
vest that was meant to be moved. From this day forward I carry the
weight not of my lies but the 7 areas in my life I choose to fight
for. My questions for you? What lies have you been telling to
others? What lies have you been telling yourself? Most importantly
what unspoken lies have you been walking through life with worthy
of figuring out and letting go. What could you let go of so you can
grab the weight of life worthy of carrying. If you had a backpack /
ruck you choose to pick up everyday but could only put 7 Rocks in
it representing the most important things in life you stand for
what would they be. Is it a person, your passion, your work, is it
spiritual, is it about your body and a way you want to move it
daily? Just consider if you had that backpack / ruck, you knew the
right rocks to carry and embraced today like there was no
tomorrow... what a life you would live. So many options these days.
Imagine as you go through your day you have a high focus on what
matters. Imagine as things come up you consider the rocks and how
it serves them. How it serves the weight you choose to carry. That
weight when served daily with deeds of courage becomes more and
more of a gift. When we carry the weight we should and our actions
do not align with serving the greater good of our journey that
weight becomes a burden or worse we become numb to it and lose the
greatest gift of all. As we are in those frames we know - this is
the rock I choose to carry, to hold, to stand for right here right
now. Here’s to you putting some of the weight you carry making room
for the weight you where always meant to stand for. Branden
MacKenzie Proud Member of Warrior US Army Infantry Vet 2001 - 2006
A father, husband, brother, a son, a friend fighting to become the
best I can be. Oh by the way.... do you want more clarity, more
certainty, more ability to be present with presence? Join the Wake
Up Warrior Challenge I recently experienced personally - 30 days of
power presence earned in the work you will do. This challenge has
giving me the ability to pivot, to learn, grow - gain clarity I
could only earn within this process. I believe its not the
destination - its about the journey and the man we are becoming on
a day to day bases.
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