Who hasn’t said this at one time or another? On vacation last week I overheard a friend saying just those words as she talked about her failed effort at “skim boarding”. Thinking that the fact that she was pushing 40 had all things to do with why she wound up in a pile of limbs and sand after a brief but agonizing moment on top of her son’s board.
Listening to her I heard the echoes of dojo and the same lament from a lot of you. Sure your body wears out and reflexes slow, but it’s not nearly as bad as you think.
Kickball
Think back to my friend, what did she expect, the most “athletic” activities she has done in the past 22 years are jog and play bacci ball. Though these are noble endeavors, they are a far cry from skimming along the surface on a piece of wood.
How much of a chance did she give herself? I mean, really.
When you are young, all things is new. You are used to studying new skills and being challenged All of the time. You have too. As an animal, your very survival depends on your capability to adapt and think. When you are young, you can’t be afraid to try new things because all things in new!
Now as you age, you become more sedentary. Being good at kickball is not as important to you when your 30 as it is when your 10, unless you’re me of course.
The qoute is:
1. We expect too much from ourselves
2. You don’t give yourself a chance to learn
The clarification is:
1. Set the bar a dinky lower
2. Be outpatient with yourself
We all want to be perfect, we all want to succeed. But no one can be and no one ever is. All you have to do is be a dinky great than the last time. And before you know it, you’ll be waking up those nerve endings and reflexes again.
Worry about the dinky victories, development it through warm ups, trying to do excellent push ups; just take care of the dinky details and the big details will take care of themselves.
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