It’s amazing how technology makes it easier for us to achieve even greater status of success. What does get into our way when we have at hand all of the tools we need in order to triumph but rarely take a step forward? Well, I suppose it’s a combination of factors. What I can say, on by behalf, it certainly isn’t a lack of talent. I constantly read what I think will persuade my baser instincts to perform at an all top level. This isn’t as easy as it sounds. For instance, most people is good at doing something precisely because they spend quality time engaged on the exercise of this particular gift or endeavor. They keep at it day in and day out. I often like to use the metaphor of muscles, which, granted, take time to grow. I wasn’t in the shape I am now my whole life and quite honestly I don’t think I’m nearly in as good a shape as I will be. I keep at it. I started only with a 25 pound dumbbell. Then, after several months, I changed my dumbbell for one of 35 pounds. Not too long ago, I bought a 50 pound dumbbell. I started off with aerobics and then added weight lifting. I haven’t been able to lift weights in a couple of weeks due to the street fight accident I had. My hands were rendered useless for heavy tasks. I now miss what I used to loath just thinking of doing. Nonetheless, my point stands that in order to achieve great results we must keep at it day in and day out. Then it is like a second nature, it becomes natural. I will in time go back to training hard. For the time being, I am exercising mildly and I’m back to my aerobic days. I have to keep an eye on my diet. I incorporated certain foods which hadn’t appeared on my diet map in years. I have been seen infatuated with French fries on Wendy’s. Even so, I still keep my standards. I drink a lot of water and always eat less in the evenings than in the earlier part of the day. Today, I will indulge into the wrong path for the fun of it! I will have half fried chicken with fried rice and it won’t be the first time I do so, just that I don’t incur into it too often.
What a glorious day it is today Sunday and the second entry I make in this blog. I forgot to mention it to Jorge. He told me he had started exercising recently. I gave him some pointers. It was fun to be out with my closest friends. Michael kept complaining that I had been slow with the girls but in reality I wasn’t trying too hard either. Okay, let’s try and focus on some meaningfulness here. I’ve been kind of dragging this thing without a thing in mind to shock my reader. I guess I will try later to do so. The truth is that in any second my coworker will be back and I will have to get ready to leave and restart my rounds. Before he does, I will get in a few more words. I feel that in the process I am growing. Silly thought, but seriously now, the more I keep at it the easier it flows. The more apt to the challenge I feel. The less anxious I become in front of the paper. It takes a few minutes to write these drafts. No time to correct anything. Life goes fast. It’s slipping through the cracks. When I have more time, I will make a much wider effort. Certainly then I will have lived enough to commit to words something worth reading. For now, my most sincere apologies.
Sunday, September 12, 2004
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