Getting physical

Yesterday I returned to my exercise routine after a brief hiatus when my energy went a.w.o.l. More mindful, now, of the inner workout. I always know when I'm on target: my routine slows down and becomes effortless. Getting more out of less. Perhaps I can pare it down indefinitely, until just the activities of everyday life suffice for effective mind-body self-maintenance. I suspect that's the way we're supposed to have turned out. Granted, I’m not chasing antelope through the bush with a blowgun for my daily bread. But the fallout of some ancient catastrophe still seeds the thorns that impede us all.

So for now, since I'm helplessly fond of food and futon, it’s push-ups, crunches, and detestable squats to offset my personal Koyaanitsqatsi. The truth is, I enjoy sensing my location and specific gravity (and the fitness that thwarts it) in the physical realm. And trying to stay, if not 25, at least human-shaped for as long as I can.

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  1. JeauxDecember 26, 2006 at 9:37 AM

    I got life, mother
    I got laughs, sister
    I got freedom, brother
    I got good times, man

    I got crazy ways daughter
    I got million-dollar charms, cousin
    I got headaches, and toothaches,
    and bad times too, like you…

    I got my hair, I got my head, I got my brains, I got my ears, I got my eyes, I got my nose, I got my mouth… I got my teeth!

    I got my tongue, I got my chin, I got my neck, I got my tits, I got my heart, I got my soul, I got my back… I got my ass!

    I got my arms, I got my hands, I got my fingers, got my legs, I got my feet, I got my toes, I got my liver, got my blood…

    I got my guts!
    I got my muscles!
    I got life!

    (Hair)

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