The Moleskin below is an excerpt from a poorly-written and titled backblast that YHC wrote after what was likely, a poorly executed workout just over a year ago. The workout was good, but the moleskin is what really mattered. It’s been buried in that backblast over the last year, but after reflection this morning on Papa Smurf’s life and his impact on F3ENC and F3Nation, I realized that he had hundreds of wingmen and was himself a wingman to hundreds, if not thousands of other men.
Rest in peace, my friend. I know that God was your ultimate wingman. May we have the strength and wisdom to follow in your steps.
MOLESKIN
Bono and I spent a good amount of time talking afterwards. We discussed how there are many #HIM within F3ENC and that individually we all make many contributions at home, at work and in the community. The opportunity and potential as a PAX for huge impact in the community is greater than ever before. Relationships with fellow PAX are a key component to ensure that the sum of the effort and impact is greater than that of the individuals. My question to each PAX member is….”Who are your wingmen? Who are the guys you can call at 3 am when things go wrong or tragedy strikes and you KNOW that they will show up at your door?” Granted, not all bad things happen at 3 am, but bad things WILL happen in your life. No PAX member is immune from that, no matter your financial status, age, physical shape or condition. If your F3 Brothers will show up at 3 am, chances are they’ll show up at 4 pm, so you need develop those friendships and relationships. If you don’t know who those men are in your life, or haven’t yet found them, then you haven’t yet experienced the BEST part of F3! Pick up the phone and call another PAX member. Start building or continue to build those deep, meaningful relationships with your wingmen. I’m not talking about “How’s your week going?” conversations, I’m talking about the “Dude, I’m overloaded at work and can barely keep afloat, my Dad is in and out of the hospital and why wife is upset that I don’t spend enough time with her and the family. I’ve been having a few extra beers in the evening to settle my nerves and try to sleep better, but each week I’m drinking more and I feel like I’m spinning out of control. I don’t know the hell to do!” conversations. Powerful conversations! Meaningful conversations! Do you have a strong enough relationship with one ore more PAX members that you can confront them one-on-one if you see that they have a problem such as drinking, drugs, or being abusive? If you don’t, you need to start building them! I guarantee it will pay dividends. I guarantee that if you are genuine, sincere, and have open, honest conversation about meaningful things in life, that what you get out of it will be many times greater than the effort you put into it. My challenge to you is to start now, to build a new or strengthen an existing relationship with a fellow PAX. Tomorrow may be too late, Brothers!
