So, which do you like better, Triathlon Paul or Non-triathlon Paul?
I go for Triathlon Paul. People think Sherrie and I are crazy for taking our bikes when we go on a trip, or go for a three hour run when we are at our daughter's swim meet. But in the long run (yes, pun intended) it helps. What would we have done with that three hours anyway? Eaten? Laid around? Gossipped?
I love what rocker Alanis Morissette had to say about training her body and that a rocker said it and not an athlete or a trainer.
To me, the four components of one's self are spiritual, physical, emotional, and intellectual. I definitely believe spiritual is the most important because it is what can give us peace and joy. But the one that gets neglected an awful lot is the physical. Even if you are strongly spiritually based the only vehicle God has given you to carry your message, your task, or your gift is your body.
Get your body pumping with fresh blood and fresh oxygen, build strength, create endorphins and your gift giving to the world is greatly accelerated. So find an activity that interests you and makes you go hard...and then, GO HARD! You don't have to be an athlete, just treat your body like it is the "incredible awe-inspiring machine" that it is.
And then enjoy the energy and excitement that comes with having that gift delivering machine!!!!!
