When I’m active, I get tired. The activity is certainly remembered longer in my muscles than it used to be. Back in my younger days, after running around in the woods, riding up and down Toonigh Road on my bike, working in the garden with my dad or completing other chores, I would soon be sleeping on a pillow, surrounded by shag carpet, while being comforted by the breezy hum of an old metal fan. So I think I like being physically active. It reminds me of when I was younger, enjoying youth and simpler times.
With so many activities readily available in our current day, deciding which ones to participate in can be a challenge, in and of itself. Often, we aren’t even given a choice with career, family and other obligations we encounter. Being an adult can certainly be exhausting on a new level, as the mind tends to stay active, even as our bodies attempt to rest.
It’s a New Year. If you have plans to do something amazing for yourself or for others this year, or plans to stop doing something that you don’t think you should be doing — there’s no time like the present to begin. The year is young, and it’s the perfect time to make a change for the better. Seek to rekindle the vitality of your younger self again, with a childlike faith and energy. You should find that in the process, it will positively benefit you, your family and your future.