Motivational Monday

EXERCISE SHOULD BE A HABIT, LIKE

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH...IT WOULDN'T

CROSS YOUR MIND NOT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH,

AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SHOULD BE

VIEWED THE SAME WAY.

(Bob Greene)

Yeah, but brushing your teeth doesn't make you sweat. (If it does, you may want to check with your dentist.)  

But, really, if you know me well - or, at all - you're laughing your butt off that I used a quote about exercise. (Although, I suppose all that laughing would count as physical activity, so good for you...) Here's the thing: while my mind could be entered in the Olympics for all the gymnastics and racing and diving it does, my body pretty much sits around and drinks enough iced coffee (cream, no sugar, and preferably Dunkin Donuts, thanks) to replace the blood flowing through my veins. And you know what? It's starting to show.

In my body, yes. In my energy level, yes. But also, I've noticed a sluggishness in my creativity. My imagination feels...stagnant. And although I could live with (for the most part) wearing larger size clothes, I refuse to let my mind get any flabbier. 

I'm not going to become an Olympic athlete or a gym rat. My goal is just to move more. Even if all that means is pacing around my house trying to figure out why in the world my main character is going into the woods when good sense would have her running the other way...see, even my characters get more activity than I do.    

So, this week, let's all go for a walk - in the neighborhood, on the beach, around a track. Run a race or ride in bike-a-thon. Play Wii. Play tennis. Play Wii tennis. Move your mind, move your body.

Oh, and don't forget to brush your teeth.