Lately I have come across friends doing amazing physical things. In this day and age when we work too many hours and don’t often have time to try something new, I am motivated by these friends and their physical goals. One friend went scuba diving and was telling the story of getting certified. Since he was in his 70′s the others in his certification group were amazed. He had been diving in his 30′s but had to learn the completely new ways with computers and all that has changed. They went to an island off Honduras and did 15 dives, 2 at night. Ok, I’m impressed. I’ve snorkeled once and it was a little freaky to me.
A friend in her 50′s just did her first triathalon and is training for another one. I know a man in his 90′s who plays tennis and a woman in her 90′s who swims regularly. Another friend is 64 and running races. I was 46 and we ran together and she was faster than me!
These physically active people seem to have a positive attitude and deep faith. I started exercising about 10 years ago when I was told osteoporosis was in my future. It has been amazing to see how my mental alertness increases after exercise, how my attitude gets cheerier (is that a word?) and how I connect spiritually to nature, to other people and find a sense of peace even WHILE exercising!
I have made some goals to run a 1/2 marathon and a full marathon in 2012. When I ran a 1/2 marathon a couple of years ago I sewed a scripture to my hat from Isaiah 40:31 “…they will run and not grow weary…” and on the other side “pray with your feet”. I want to find my inspiration for these races. Any scripture or quotes that inspire you to be your best?
