What are you waiting for?

Today (6/5/2026) marked my 525th consecutive weekday workouts. I call it "525/525."

2 years and 1 week's worth (I forgot to post the celebratory "2-years-straight" thread last week).

Anyhow, today's workout kinda sucked, to be honest. Everything felt heavy (worked chest and triceps); I was tired and cranky.

But I haven't worked hard to maintain this streak to be entertained. I've done it, to try like hell to be better today than I was yesterday.

• To be ready when my family needs me.

• To be the dad (and maybe the grandfather... someday) who can get "in the mix" with the kids and show those young'ns how it's done.

• To help inspire those I love.

I tell myself every day that "my comfort zone will kill me," and I rely on my "accountability team" to help me remember that discipline > motivation.

A HUGE thank you to my family and my team for all the support.

I've read/finished 20 books so far this year, too. Not a monumental #, but some of the books have been HEAVY.

1. Into the Breach: An Apostolic Exhortation to Catholic Men, by Thomas J Olmsted

2. Mere Christianity, by CS Lewis

3. The Life of Moses, by Gregory of Nyssa

4. Saint Augustine in 50 Pages: The Layman's Quick Guide to Augustinianism, by Taylor Marshall

5. Saint Aquinas in 50 Pages: The Layman's Quick Guide to Thomism, by Taylor Marshall

6. The Screwtape Letters, by CS Lewis

7. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic, by Duncan

8. Confessions by St. Augustine, translated by Peter Northcutt

9. The Alchemist, by Coelho. This is a fun, fantastic read, by the way.

10. The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross by Hahn

11. RSV 2nd Catholic Edition Holy Bible (Bible In a Year Podcast: started 4/2025, finished 2/2026)

12. The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Henri J. M. Nouwen

13. The Great Divorce, by CS Lewis

14. The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, by John Mark Comer

15. The Rule of St. Benedict, translated by Peter Northcutt

16. The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas A Kempis

17. Introduction to the Devout Life, by DeSales

18. I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, by René Gérard

19. The Pilgrim’s Progress, by John Bynum

20. Galahad and the Grail, by Malcolm Guite. I can NOT recommend this book enough. It is exquisitely written, and the ballad-derived imagery is unlike anything I've ever read.

I'm working on the Catechism in a Year Podcast now and am on track to finish on 12/31/2026, and I'm also in the middle of Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration.

I am trying to build my spiritual resilience as well.

I say all this to say: If there's something you've always wanted to do (learn an instrument, learn a trade, focus on your fitness, focus on your spirituality, etc.), find yourself a small team of "anchor buddies" and make it happen.

Don't wait.

Get after it.

Yours in Faith,

~Bruce