The picture above, as you have already guessed, is my twin. You can only tell us apart because I had dental work done to fix the gap in my front teeth.
Becky and I got the gumption to head for the gym this evening and pump some iron. What happened though was anything but pumping. It was more like a fierce negotiation. It really hit me today that I am getting old, and out of shape. I personally haven't been to the gym in almost 10 weeks. Sure, there were many days where we were just too busy for fitness, and some of those days were in fact legitimately busy. I think that I became complacent with not going, and always having the excuse of "There's STUFF that I want to get done tonight."
Usually that STUFF ended up being endless distractions on the interwebs, or a show I had to watch. When my legs hobbled their way off of the treadmill, destroying a distance of 1.4 miles, it hit me hard. The nearly pulled muscle in my leg screamed to me of what has happened to my body. I'm weak. I'm flabby. And sadly, it's all my fault.
Growing up can be a challenge. The world doesn't care if you eat your vegetables, or brush your teeth at night. We need to be the change that we want to see in this world (thank you Gandhi) so that tomorrow can be better than today. Let's try to improve ourselves each day, so that today we can say that we are better than yesterday. That's what I learned today.
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