Enjoy. Everyone in my family is a swimmer but me. Exercise is a great use of time. I run 7+ once a week around the lake downtown. An hour well spent. I think of it more as a luxury than a need, even though it has many obvious benefits. I doubt I need it to the degree I am engaging in it. From another perspective.....it turns out I need high blood pressure medicine, against my own sage advice to my doctor. Three grandparents lived into their 90s; my dad just started treating it in his 70s; we have genetically borderline high bp. During the last part of my thoughtful presentation the doc was looking out the window, bored, shaking his head. I, however, was beginning to wonder why I hadn't become a doctor, so insightful I sounded. I don't want to be medicated, let's just keep an eye on it, I said. His reply: This is not something to keep an eye on; this is something to do something about. Turns out I needed high bp meds. Or maybe I didn't need them and would still live into my 90s without them, or at least be as vigorous as my dad in his 70s, riding horses and stacking hay. Our experience of need, and how we use the word, is interesting to think about.
BTW, are you familiar with this artist? kholt.com
PS I saw your post about the reality show evangelical. I don't really get why you spend time on it. It would be like picking an example from Jerry Springer, or some other pathetic display, and posting them as some example of something. Anyway..... |
