“These Be the Good Old Days”
How to NOT go through the motions, and ACT with intent, Today!
While I was out for an early morning run at the Boulder Reservoir, I felt my legs moving quick but my mind saying “Uhhh.” My stomach ached, my muscles were sore from the previous day’s workout, and only one of my headphones was playing the music. I was doing the workout, but felt like I was going through the motions so I asked myself, Why am I running? What am I running FOR?
At the same time, I was also surprised by the small number of people out exercising. Just months ago, over 55,000 people were in this city running the Bolder Boulder 10K race, and now I spotted six, just SIX people out on a beautiful summer morning. Where was everyone? Were they back to going through the motions of the busy work-week?
Then a song began to play on my I-pod. At first I just heard the care-free Reggae beat of Ziggy Marley, but it wasn’t until I listened to the lyrics that I gained a new perspective.
Ziggy sang:
“Got to do what you can with the time at hand… Don’t worry your mind its just the test of time.
In five years these be the good old days… I remember when grandpa use to say, grandson, these be the good old days.”
If these are the good old days, we should take a good look at how we’re living them! Are you proud and inspired by your current work situation? Are your relationships sincere and loving? Is your body and mind healthy and strong? Now that we know we are living the good old days (Ya-hoo!), we should live life with intention. As easy as it is to assume tomorrow will be here, giving us everything great that we have today; this may not be the case. Life tends to take away good health, even great people as the years go on (My father and grandfather in the last 5). It’s in knowing this that gives us the power and choice to be appreciative and also proactive in living our healthiest, happiest life today! If we continue with great habits, in five years, we’ll still be living the good old days!
So the next time your mind, or that daily grind, is trying to tell you “Uhhh,” remember to listen closely to the lyrics. And if there aren’t lyrics, then listen to your heart. It’s there you’ll find those those necessary reminders about purpose, intention, and living life like you mean it!
Here’s to living the good old days, today!
