We live, understandably enough, with the sense of urgency; our clock, like Baudelaire’s, has had the hands removed and bears the legend, “It is later than you think.” But with us it is always a little too late for mind, yet never too late for honest stupidity; always a little too late for understanding, never too late for righteous, bewildered wrath; always too late for thought, never too late for naïve moralizing. We seem to like to condemn our finest but not our worst qualities by pitting them against the exigency of time.
It makes me so sad to watch the will power drain out of these folks. That moment when they realize it will take more than a couple of days of effort. You can see the panic set in. And then the doors slam shut again, and everything goes back to normal.
I sneer at the attitude of the long-time gym regulars. They are such snobs. And they act like the gym belongs to them. So what if the gym is a bit crowded for awhile? Some of the people will stay and develop regular exercise routines. Others will leave. Gym hogs. Bah!
I spent a good part of my high school and college years working in gyms and witnessed this phenomenon happen January 1st and, to a lesser degree, right before summer–bathing suit season.
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So true – it was empty yesterday…and next week it will be packed. By February? Hmm….
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Yep. The Circle of Life.
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And, Reminds me of a quote a just came across:
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WOW. Awesome. Humbling. Full stop.
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Yep.
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love the image, quote even better.
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Yes, quote resonated with me too Beth
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And the choir said, “Amen!” I always dread Jan. 1 at the gym and delight in Feb. 1 when the earth reassumed its natural tilt. LOVE the Trilling quote…
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🙂 I avoid gyms for that reason…yes, Trilling quote is so good.
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It makes me so sad to watch the will power drain out of these folks. That moment when they realize it will take more than a couple of days of effort. You can see the panic set in. And then the doors slam shut again, and everything goes back to normal.
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So true Sandy. Energy/vitality just leaking out and back to the norm again.
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My gym is part of a shopping centre so I get two straight months with two types of hell. December it’s parking, January it’s lockers.
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Laughing. I can see why this would be painful.
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Hahahahahaha! Soooooo true! 😛
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🙂
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The crowd is a bit much for me. I’m staying home.
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Me too…
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I sneer at the attitude of the long-time gym regulars. They are such snobs. And they act like the gym belongs to them. So what if the gym is a bit crowded for awhile? Some of the people will stay and develop regular exercise routines. Others will leave. Gym hogs. Bah!
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An opposing view. Love it. I’m not a gym guy so I can certainly see both sides.
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Reblogged this on THE STRATEGIC LEARNER.
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Thanks for sharing John
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Yep, and a couple of weeks after that it will be back to the regulars only.
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Yep, I can understand that…
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I will not be among them–I will just keep walking…………..
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Me too…
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I spent a good part of my high school and college years working in gyms and witnessed this phenomenon happen January 1st and, to a lesser degree, right before summer–bathing suit season.
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Then, I’m certain you have seen this phenomenon first hand…
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Laughing! New Year’s Resolution people don’t stick to :p
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! 🙂
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