All I Really Need to Know…
Remember a few years ago when it was popular to use that phrase?
It came from that sweet little story All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.
Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you are sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are food for you. Live a balanced life. Learn some and think some and draw some and paint and sing and dance and play and work everyday.
I had a copy of it at one time. I think it was E-mailed to me, maybe? I can’t remember.
But I do remember reading it and feeling moved at the time.
But the other day, I took what I learned at the gym and applied it to my life when I needed it.
So, I was wondering…
What would the gym version of that story be?
What if it had been called All I Really Need to Know I Learned at the Gym?
I think it would have gone something like this…
Do something hard enough to sweat every day.
Results you can see take time. You won’t come in on Monday and see your effort rewarded on Friday.
Some things you will always find challenging, and you just do them anyway.
You are stronger than you think you are. Try and see.
When you think you have given all you have, squeeze out a few more reps. giving more than expected brings the biggest rewards.
Share: your time, your knowledge, and the equipment!
If you are strong enough to get it out and set it up, you’re strong enough to put it back.
And when you see someone struggling, offer a kind word or a spot…maybe both.
A good gym is a community. A community will be there when you need them. A gym buddy is a friend for life and can help you when you need to move really heavy stuff!
I remember being afraid to step in the gym just a few years ago.
But it’s a good thing I did, because…. All I Really Need to Know I Learned at the Gym!
