I’ve been absent for several weeks because I was up against a deadline. It’s not so much the time it takes to write a Monday Moment. It’s the time it takes to think about and settle on a topic! Holy cow! It’s like cooking. Once I know what’s for dinner, no problem. It’s the deciding that’s hard! And you know, deciding after a hiatus is no easier!
So although I had determined to hop back on my Monday Moment wagon today, I had not a clue about a topic. And then it was time to go for my swim, and a topic hit me in the face.
You see, this is my first day back in the pool for over a month – because it’s a brand new pool at my YMCA. The old pool – 4 often-crowded lanes – was closed back before Easter so construction could be completed on this beautiful new facility which just opened. We now have 6 wider lanes plus a shallow ‘leisure’ pool that will be ideal for kids.
And the best news from my perspective is that lap swimmers won’t be restricted any longer to the three meager time slots of the day when the old pool wasn’t being used for classes and open swims. Woohoo! Now, every day, all day, there will be at least three lanes reserved for lap swimming. Woohoo!
When I was in grad school, I lived three blocks from a municipal pool that had lap swimming every day from 7-9AM. I ‘d roll out of bed, and walk to the pool, swim my mile, walk home, eat breakfast and begin my day. I was fitter than I ever was before or since during the ten months I lived near that pool. I’ve long wished our Y had similar hours for lap swimming, but the early session was just too early for my night owl tastes.
But now? Woohoo! I’m looking forward to creating a whole new routine. Too often, as I aimed at my lunchtime swim, something came up to prevent me from getting there. Oh, believe me, too often that something was of my own invention – any old excuse to let me off the hook of getting to the pool. And then, if I stalled long enough, well darn. Lap swim was over.
But now? Woohoo! If I’m going to find excuses not to get to the pool at least three times a week, I’ll really have to exercise my creativity! Lap swim is all day, every day! And the new pool is so bright and inviting that maybe I won’t even want to find an excuse not to go! It sure felt good to swim today!
So this Monday Moment is just me sharing some good news – news that I hope will help me create a healthier habit and a healthier mind, body, and spirit. I hope you have some similar experience in the coming week – something that brightens your outlook and creates new opportunities for your own good health!
Sally
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