I came across this list of 11 rules that I found worthy of note and additional pondering. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. The author was unknown unfortunately. Maybe one day I will start my own list, until then I will let others inspire my writings. I hope you enjoy them :)
1. You Will Receive A Body
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.
Ain’t it the truth! How we perceive ourselves is often greatly related to our physicalness: our height, or wight, our skin color, our attractiveness according to social standards and I could go on. There is also our energy level, our stamina and our drive. So why is it we neglect this vehicle we live our life in?
There is a young man at the gym who recently won a figure athlete competition (drug free competition) in the transformation category. I had noticed this kid always checking himself out whenever he passed in front of a mirror. As you can imagine, it was a lot because a gym has mirrors everywhere! What I didn’t know is this guy went from being 330 lbs. and 50% body fat to 174 lbs. and 4.7% body fat in a little over a year. He was committed to his process there is no doubt. And I can imagine every time he walked in front of a mirror he must have been amazed at his own transformation.
I love food. I am a very good cook but I want to maintain my vitality and my energy. So I make choices. I have not banned butter from my kitchen but I pick and choose. I also reduced my portions and I go to the gym. I move. I walk and depending on the season, I ride, I kayak, I ski. As recently as last January I was out of shape and I had a lot a pain in my body. I was thinking, “If I don’t do something soon, I am going to get old fast!” So that is when I decided to joined a gym and follow the trainer’s guidelines. I went regularly and saw results. I like the body I live my life in now. It serves me well.
Like the rule says we get one body. How we live today dictates how we will live 10, 20 and 40 years from now. My transformation may not be as dramatic on the outside as the young man at the gym, but it changed my quality of life today and for the future.
Namaste!
Bianca
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