We live in the greatest country on earth. We have been blessed with generations of hard-working, inventive and passionate individuals that have made this a country of plenty, if you can’t get it in the U.S. it probably doesn’t exist. But unfortunately over the years it has become a country of anxiety, depression and loss of clear goals for the future.
We have replaced the traditional way of feeding our spirit with stuff, mostly technology and using our precious time working to get those things and leaving our spirits hungry, weak and wanting. We are a country that has become addicted to things, things that give us tiny short moments of happiness but leaving us empty of long-lasting joy.
What does this all have to do with fitness? Lots! We workout to become healthier, relieve stress, compete and live longer, but why, just so we can gather more stuff before we die? If that’s all there is then why waste our time, in fact I would say its a selfish waste of time, doing no one any good but ourselves.
Each one of us have a talent, something we are good at or just enjoy doing, use it, use it to help others. Working out helps the mind and body but does little for the spirit. Yes you my feel good about yourself, your accomplishments, but there is that “self” again. You want to complete your workout, feed that innermost, wanting, hungry spirit. Give of yourself. I don’t mean money, although that is a good thing, but give something more precious – time. Volunteer to read to kids at your local preschool, daycare centers, churches. Maybe teaching someone your talent, piano, sports, dance, etc. If your self-employed give some of your time free to someone who could use your service but can’t afford it. You get the idea, we all have something to give.
If we would replace stuff with helping the less fortunate, “Paying it forward” so to speak, it would complete our workouts, feed our spirits and relieve much of our anxieties and depressions by giving outside of ourselves. Try it, complete your workouts – give!
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