Friday mornings I play sports with some guys and gals from the Canadian Forces recruitment centre in Barrie...and it's given me a new found respect for our armed forces.
The sport varies from week to week - basketball, european handball, today was floor hockey. But no matter what sport it is, these guys are in ridiculous shape! I'm no slouch, I'm an active guy - but I am put to shame every week. It's non-stop running for 45 minutes to an hour, and while I'm sweating and out of breath halfway through, these super-humans are showing no signs of slowing down. One guy is 20 years my senior and he's running circles around everyone - and he doesn't even take water breaks! They are all very fit, and a few of them are absolutely ripped to boot.
Friday mornings have given me a new appreciation for the men and women who serve our country. They are constantly in training, and as such are in peak physical condition. They put their bodies through the paces so that they are always ready to be called on. They inspire me to keep pushing, even when my body is tired or hurting. I stopped for a bit during floor hockey today because my lungs felt like they were going to explode...but I wonder if I could have - and should have - kept going. I bet they would have! It's the old saying, "mind over matter."
And yes, it brings my faith in perspective too, that I should strive to be the best I can be (emphasis added):
The sport varies from week to week - basketball, european handball, today was floor hockey. But no matter what sport it is, these guys are in ridiculous shape! I'm no slouch, I'm an active guy - but I am put to shame every week. It's non-stop running for 45 minutes to an hour, and while I'm sweating and out of breath halfway through, these super-humans are showing no signs of slowing down. One guy is 20 years my senior and he's running circles around everyone - and he doesn't even take water breaks! They are all very fit, and a few of them are absolutely ripped to boot.
Friday mornings have given me a new appreciation for the men and women who serve our country. They are constantly in training, and as such are in peak physical condition. They put their bodies through the paces so that they are always ready to be called on. They inspire me to keep pushing, even when my body is tired or hurting. I stopped for a bit during floor hockey today because my lungs felt like they were going to explode...but I wonder if I could have - and should have - kept going. I bet they would have! It's the old saying, "mind over matter."
And yes, it brings my faith in perspective too, that I should strive to be the best I can be (emphasis added):
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but
only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who
competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that
will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore
I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating
the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have
preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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