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I am NOT as fit as the women in this picture. But, weight loss and fitness are on my New Year's resolution list. Like Oprah, who had fallen off her wagon, I looked at my life and felt dissatisfied. (Check out some of Oprah's Best Life resources.) This year, I'm determined to start small.
A year ago, I let rabid resolutions shoot me through a gym door into the front row of “Butts and Guts,” a serious aerobic workout led by a shapely woman with a Southern drawl. Of course, it's hard to say whether she had a New Year's vengeance to weed out slackers. But, that's how I responded. I was determined to strut my stuff and prove I'd be back.
Twenty-four hours later, the infamous B & G area was not fit but frozen in pain. On my desk, I accumulated a list of tasks and a pile of papers before risking trips up or down the stairs. It took nearly a week to recover. I never went back to that aerobic workout.
So this year, I started slowly—before New Year's resolution hype. I asked a friend if she'd join me in an experiment. Besides putting weight and fitness on the list this year—could we consider our whole lives? What would happen if we touched base with each other a few times a week to report small steps toward good health? What if we also took time to get rid of stuff, increase generosity, create space on our calendars for spirituality? What would happen if learned to be simply and fully awake? Would we feel start to feel lighter?
To be continued. . . .
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