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Due to recent developments in my life I quit my membership at my gym the other day. No, my friends, I am not planning on letting this temple go to ruins. I plan on joining a new one when I get there. Oh, you want to know where “there” is. I can tell you that I would like to know that as much as you do and it’s driving me nuts. I do know that it’s narrowed down to three completely different places in this country and the good thing is that they’re all good and safe. I say that these places are safe because they all are filled with friends that support my “pro” status as an alcoholic. You that once you go “pro” you can never go back and try to get your scholarship.
I know that quitting a gym membership may not seem like that big a deal to most of you but it was very symbolic to me. You see, when I first moved down here the gym was one the first things that my ex-wife and I joined together. She hardly ever used the membership but it was something that I thought about every time I went to work out after we split up. I know that it shouldn’t have bothered me but I’m only human and I seem to be more sensitive than Oprah on her period. Sorry for that visual.
I have to tell you that the thought of finding a new gym is really exciting for me. I have used my gyms in the past as a way to deal with anything that’s bothering me. I guess I have put in a lot of different things in my life that help me deal with all of my demons. I go to the range and hit balls to forget about life. I go to the gym to lift and get out all my aggressions out. I write in this blog to get out any heavy emotions that I seem to be dealing with. Come to think of it, I have done a pretty decent job making sure that my life stays in balance and the craving to drink and self medicate stays away.
That gym was the last thing that reminded me of my old life. As much as I hated walking away from my gym friends it does feel good to know that those feelings will never be back. I will not have to push through my work out because memories are holding me back. I will be able to get my pump on in a new gym that’s located in a new city and in a new state. Wow, that’s a lot of newness but it’s very exciting. I knew that this day would come but I didn’t know that it would be so relieving. It feels good to take one more step away from that old life and towards my new one.
Memories are a great thing to have. We have pictures and mementos of times that we want to remember but there are some memories we’d rather forget. We may be holding on to some things in our lives that we should have walked away from a long time ago. We know that those things that cause us pain shouldn’t be in our lives but because of the fear of change we just endure and live with them. We have to be strong enough to accept the facts and move on and leave behind those things that are no longer healthy for us. We will feel better and see the new opportunities that arise from our courage.
An alcoholism blog about the journey of living life sober.
I know that quitting a gym membership may not seem like that big a deal to most of you but it was very symbolic to me. You see, when I first moved down here the gym was one the first things that my ex-wife and I joined together. She hardly ever used the membership but it was something that I thought about every time I went to work out after we split up. I know that it shouldn’t have bothered me but I’m only human and I seem to be more sensitive than Oprah on her period. Sorry for that visual.
I have to tell you that the thought of finding a new gym is really exciting for me. I have used my gyms in the past as a way to deal with anything that’s bothering me. I guess I have put in a lot of different things in my life that help me deal with all of my demons. I go to the range and hit balls to forget about life. I go to the gym to lift and get out all my aggressions out. I write in this blog to get out any heavy emotions that I seem to be dealing with. Come to think of it, I have done a pretty decent job making sure that my life stays in balance and the craving to drink and self medicate stays away.
That gym was the last thing that reminded me of my old life. As much as I hated walking away from my gym friends it does feel good to know that those feelings will never be back. I will not have to push through my work out because memories are holding me back. I will be able to get my pump on in a new gym that’s located in a new city and in a new state. Wow, that’s a lot of newness but it’s very exciting. I knew that this day would come but I didn’t know that it would be so relieving. It feels good to take one more step away from that old life and towards my new one.
Memories are a great thing to have. We have pictures and mementos of times that we want to remember but there are some memories we’d rather forget. We may be holding on to some things in our lives that we should have walked away from a long time ago. We know that those things that cause us pain shouldn’t be in our lives but because of the fear of change we just endure and live with them. We have to be strong enough to accept the facts and move on and leave behind those things that are no longer healthy for us. We will feel better and see the new opportunities that arise from our courage.
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