Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Loneliness of Staying Fit
This is just for me. I'm doing this for me. Not for anyone else. As I'm jogging along the path, huffing and puffing and wondering if a 40-something year old should be doing this kind of activity, I feel...sometimes...lonely. Why doesn't anyone do this with me? Why does my husband see me leave the house day after day after day and not offer to go with me? Why does my daughter, 3 times younger than I, claim not to have the energy to do what I'm doing? I feel very alone. THEN AGAIN...it's nice to be alone sometimes. My mind wanders, solving and organizing, making decisions I really can't decide on while the whirl of life is going on around me at my house. Quiet, solitude...and my own breathing. Very soothing, really. If I weren't panting like a dog. So I continue to go, I run, I swim, I go...by myself. And try to stay fit. Hey, it's something.
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Good for you!! I wish I could find some of your determination and stamina. Keep it up.
ReplyDeleteI can't run, but I have been trying to walk a few miles everyday. Jesse or Chessa was going with me, but now with school and all, I am looking at the lone walks too. Helps to listen to music,so i may have to break down and get an Ipod! But, the solitude might be even healthier than the activity if you think about it! I'll think about you when I walk and know that we are both escaping, organizing and getting fit so we can stick around for our kids!
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