[Sportsandrec] Love is the answer

Fri Mar 13 22:50:29 UTC 2009

Well, I know you are a goalball player with a lot of talent.  So, do you 
have any advice, or a suggestion for another topic.
Chris
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Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Love is the answer


>I am really enjoying the "Dear Abbey" site.
>
>
> In a message dated 3/13/2009 3:54:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> rockthebike at usfamily.net writes:
>
> Hi  Danielle,
>
> I thought I'd send out my $.02 cents on your roommate  situation.
>
> I think positive peer-pressure is a powerful motivator. As I  look back on 
> my
> life and the different phases that I went through, I can  see it a lot.
>
> I was barely 13 When I moved from Pittsburgh to  Clearwater, Florida in 
> 1981,
> I was into disco, skating parties,  and  high-top Pro Ked basketball 
> shoes.
> My new Florida friends were more into  Van Halen and low-cut Nikes. Once I
> got over the ridicule and noticed that  they actually accepted me, I
> gradually assimilated into their  culture.
>
> That same year, I met a guy who mentored me into cycling. None  of my 
> other
> friends were into that, but I met a lot of supportive riders  who lovingly
> taught me literally how to ride at their level. I was only 13  and I was
> riding 60-mile rides with men and women who were in their 20's  through 
> 60's.
> If I can only catch up with them now, some 27 years later.  I'd love to
> celebrate my accomplishments with them and express my  heart-felt 
> gratitude
> and credit to them. They believed in me. Many times,  riders would have to
> come back from the pack to catch me up to their  speed.
>
> The same happened when I got my first apartment. I met some  friends who 
> were
> into drinking beer and playing quarters. I ended up with a  girlfriend who
> was into all that and I unnoticeably went down into that  direction. A few
> years later, when I became a Christian, my bar-hopping  friends went away
> when I no longer wanted to carouse with them. However, my  new church 
> friends
> surrounded me and lifted me up with love and support. My  GPA in college 
> went
> up an entire point in one semester.
>
> Even at the  age of 40, I gain so much strength and motivation from my 
> peers,
> whether it  be from teammates, friends, family, or friends and teammates 
> who
> have  become family. I have learned that lesson the hard way, especially
> since  moving to Texas. I unknowingly isolated myself and brought my life
> down to  a stand-still. "You know I've been to the edge, and then I stood 
> and
> looked  down. Ya know I lost a lot of friends there, baby, I got no time 
> to
> mess  around." Van Halen
>
> United we stand, divided we fall. Bad company  corrupts good character. If
> you want to win, you gotta start hanging out  with winners.
>
> Perhaps you can be the same for your roommate. If you are  going for a 
> walk,
> invite her along. If the conversation is good, she will  not even think 
> about
> the fact that she is walking further than she has in  some time. On long 
> bike
> rides, it is that conversation that takes my mind  off the exercise. I am
> having too much fun to be exercising!
>
> For me,  I have to be at a certain fitness level to walk into a gym. Your
> roommate  may be actually telling you the same thing. I have also had 
> riders
> come  ride with me alone on the tandem, because they were not yet strong
> enough  to ride with the team. She needs to start at whatever level she 
> is
> comfortable. With cycling, like any other activity, you need to  first
> establish a base level of fitness before you can start building on  that
> foundation with intervals and strength training.
>
> Maybe a thirty  minute walk and a frozen yogurt might be a great, subtle
> introduction for  her into your world. Once she becomes acclimated from
> improved  conditioning, maybe raise the bar by seeing if she might want to 
> do
> a 5K  charity walk with you. Introduce other fitness friends into your
> walking  group so that they will become her friends, too.
>
> "Are we alive, or just  a dying planet. What are the chances?" England Dan 
> &
> John  Fort-Colley?
>
> Good luck!
>
> Ron & the they don't care how much  you know until they know how much you
> care bears
> Austin,  TX
>
> "Danielle Nicole Larsen" wrote, snip Sort of on sort of off topic.  My
> roommate is totally blind, and she's not a
> : big fan of the gym and  working out.
> : Okay I'll be honest... she despises it. But she really wants  to lose 
> some
> : weight and she's been on diets forever. She knows she needs  to sort of
> step
> : it up and change something. Has anyone ever had  someone like that in 
> their
> : lives? Is there a way to try and get her to  go? I don't want to seem 
> mean
> or
> : harsh... she really knows she needs  to . She just has no desire to go. 
> She
> : feels like it's never worth her  time. Thoughts?
>
>
>
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