Aug
27

Day 658: The Power And The Passion

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G’day Shredders,

While I was cranking out my cardio today I heard some very powerful lyrics on my iPod that almost stopped me dead in my tracks!

The lyrics are from a song called “The Power and the Passion” by Aussie band, Midnight Oil. Growing up in Oz I have probably heard this song hundreds of times but for some reason one particular line in the song really resonated with me today:

“It’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees”

Isn’t that powerful! I think it’s amazing how artists, musicians and poets can deliver such a powerful multi-layered message with so few words. 

If you have any particular song lyrics or quotes that inspire you feel free to share them in the comments section below.

Until tomorrow…

Eat Clean, Shred Hard, Think BIG!

Adam Waters, NESTA-CPT

 

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  • http://journeyto185.com Mark

    My favourite quote of the moment is from Lance Armstrong:

    “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”

  • http://www.rtp-blog.com Adam Waters

    Thats is a great quote Mark, and very relevant to what we go through in the gym when we are pumping out the 11th and 12th rep (on a set that calls for 10 reps).

  • http://julirunswild.blogspot.com/ Juli

    Hey Adam, it is difficult to decide…I have many and a very “kitschy” power-song,is “It is my Life” from Bon Jovi and Midnight Oil’s “Beds are burning”.

    My song which influenced me a lot was probably John Lennon’s “Imagine”.

    Music is a big force, it motivates a ot, keeps you going and pushing.

    You look great today,

    Juli

  • Doreen

    Well I’m a Coldplay fan and most of their music seem to fit my “life script” so to say. And I’ve always felt encouragement whenever I hear these lines from one of their songs, titled “Everything’s Not Lost” :

    “And when I counted up my demons, I saw there was one for every day
    With the good ones on my shoulders, I send the other ones away”

    I guess you can interpret this in different ways. But when I hear them, I hear encouragement.

  • http://natural4life.wordpress.com Alex

    These Australians keep surprising me. A few weeks ago I didn’t even know that AC/DC were from Australia, now you are telling me that Midnight Oil is Australian too!

  • Lynda Renfro Diaz

    What a good blog today…love reading all these favorites. Will look mine up.
    Lynda

  • Danny

    Theres one song i discovered, that i find very inspiring.
    Rob Thomas – Little Wonders

    Honestly id like to post the entire song, as it has alot of meaning…
    Hmmm hope you dont mind adam…

    Here it comes:

    Rob Thomas – Little Wonders

    Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder,
    Don’t you know, the hardest part is over, let it in,
    Let your clarity define you in the end,
    You will only just remember how it feels.

    Our lives are made, in these small hours, these little wonders
    These twisted turns of fate, time falls away,
    But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.

    Let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you, let it shine,
    Till you feel it all around you,
    And I don’t mind, if it’s me you need to turn to, we’ll get by,
    It’s the heart that really matters in the end.

    Our lives are made, in these small hours, these little wonders
    These twisted turns of fate, time falls away,
    But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.
    All of my regret, will wash away somehow,
    But I cannot forget the way I feel right now.
    In these small hours, these little wonders, these twisted turns of fate,
    All these twisted turns of fate, these twisted turns of fate
    Yeah, times falls away
    But these small hours, these small hours, still remain.
    They still remain, these little wonders, all these twisted turns of fate
    time falls away, but these small hours, these little wonders
    Still remain.

    A very inspiring song in my oppinion. It describes what shredders go through every day. These small hours in which we work our hardest count the most, and every transformation is a little wonder.
    There will always be twists in people’s fates and so we have to adapt.

    The funny thing is, that i pretty much discovered this song when i started my blog.
    It was a bit ironic, as the firt few lines fi perfectly, describing that the hardest poart is over. People say, that getting started is the hardest part of doing something, and i had just started my Phisique Transformation.

    Also this song is very calming, if you have motivation-leeches sucking at you, referring to “let it go, let it roll right of your shoulder, dont you know, the hardest part is over”

    Well im done with this comment. If youve made it so far, good job, lol.

    Shred on mate.

    Danny

  • http://jmuttram21.bebo.com Jamie Muttram

    Good day Adam,
    My name is Jamie, and I m from the United Kingdom, I ve been reading your great story/blog and like to say you have done great and made me think of what is achievable.

    I wonder have you got a private e-mail address that I can contact you on and ask you thew questions,
    Please reply,
    Many Thanks,
    Jamie

  • http://lean4life.blogspot.com Juan

    Hey Adam and shredders,
    I’d like to share some lyrics from a Ben Harper song called fight for your mind. It speaks of making bold movements and fighting for the decisions you make and what you believe in. here’s an excerpt:
    “if you’re gonna step,
    step on in.
    if you’re gonna finish,
    you got to begin.
    Don’t you fear,
    what you don’t know.
    Just let that be
    your room to grow”

    Thanks for all of the songs guys. Music is a huge part of my life and all your lyrics have been inspiring.

  • http://www.rtp-blog.com Adam Waters

    Wow! Thank you Shredders for sharing inspirational songs and quotes that inspire you. What an amazing collection of lyrics and quotes. Stay tuned for today’s blog post!

  • http://www.rtp-blog.com Adam Waters

    Hi Alex, Midnight Oil Aussie?! They are as Aussie as a bush kangaroo!

  • http://www.rtp-blog.com Adam Waters

    Hi Jamie, if you go to http://www.RTP-VIP.com and sign up you can use that email address to contact me privately.

    Cheers,
    Adam