(not us, but what we imagined we looked like)
back in my advertising days
we decided to get active
and created
an after-work
roller blading group
we did this
each wednesday
for 6 years
with a pretty loyal core of people
and noticed that
we never got better
never lost an ounce of weight
never got faster
but we did
meet our local police
see things from street level
like we had never seen them before
scream when going down big hills
frequently get passed
by speed skating groups in matching outfits
sweat a lot
listen to outdoor concerts in the park
plug in a blender outside
for margarita night
laugh endlessly
cross paths with many interesting people
discover places that we didn’t know existed
blade into taverns for refreshments
get breathless
survive many scrapes bruises and sprains
and
share such a wonderful adventure.
(not us either, but more what we really looked like)
—
“there is more to life than increasing its speed.”
~mohandas k. gandhi
—
image credits: google images
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Sounds like so much fun 👍
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It really was )
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Life is funny that way, isn’t it? What may at first glance look like a failure (“none of us lost any weight”) may in fact be a huge win … but just in ways we didn’t expect. Love your poem. Thank you!
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You are so right and thank you )
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Adorable!
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Thanks for the smile this morning!
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Happy to provide it, sarah
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Ha! Even though you saw little difference I bet your doctor would have noticed a positive difference. At one point n my life I worked out three times a week and my weight stayed the same as well – muscke wieghts more than fat. ;).
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Oh – I really wanted to roller blade but I was awful at it. Somehow concrete worried me a lot more than ice ever did when ice skating. Maybe it was all the pads I was supposed to wear….in any event, it sounds like it was terrific fun.
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It was fun even though we weren’t good )
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love it
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Sounds fabulous!
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It was!
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I can see why you all decided to keep doing it for six years. It’s how you rolled…
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That’s right)
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HA!! A wonderful post. I have this image in my mind … A group of roller-Blazers, sparks in the eyes … Having lots of fun. And the fun continues….
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It does )
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I love everything about this!
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Ha!
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What a wonderful and life affirming post. 😉
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Thank you so much)
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Must have looked and not commented, oops!
Wow! Beth, I didn’t know about your business days nor rollerblading as a group! I am in awe of this fascinating set of experiences. 🙂 ❤
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ah, yes, many stories from those advertising days, robin. thank you and hope maybe we can meet up this summer or early fall and swap stories in person )
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yep…and it sounds to me like you had a community of buddies …how totally special. We all need a “community of friends”…sometimes we forget this when we get older. Thanks for the reminder. I need to go strap my skates on and find some skating buds! 😉
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So true and get out there!
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=) I have the same feeling for my badminton, but you know, is not that we did not lose a pound but the important thing is that we did not gain and get sick easily! So what we see not gaining is not without gaining.
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you are so right –
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Sounds like it was totally worth it then. I esp. like the bit about plugging the blender in. 🙂
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it was very worth it, and that was one of my favorite nights with the group, too –
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