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A little something for marifish
May 22nd, 2008 by arielal09
To please my fans (also known as marifish) I will write a post on what aspects changed in my life due to gymnastics. Gymnastics changed the way I look and think about things. It changed who I am as a person. I don’t know who I would be today if it wasn’t for gymnastics but I know I would not be the same person. It is not a doubt about me but it is the knowing that without gymnastics I would not be the same. Even though gymnastics wasn’t the overall greatest experience it has greatly influenced my life. And even if not all the influences are positive I know in the end a learned a valuable lesson from all of them.
When I was in gymnastics I was always very responsible with my homework and schoolwork. Right after I got from school I would eat hastily before devouring my homework in time to leave for the gym. I always tried to do this as fast as possible because if I didn’t it meant I would have to start working on my homework when I got back from the gym, which was like nine o’clock. Not doing my homework was out of question. After an exhausting, mentally and physically, workout the last thing I wanted to do was homework. Now I take my time. I get home from school, sit down, sometimes get a newspaper out, prepare myself a snack and eat calmly. If I have an activity or appointment in the afternoon I would probably get my homework done before them or after them without any sort of rush. This has made me live in a slower pace. It is weird, when I was in gymnastics I could always use more time (to do homework, to rest, to eat) but know that I am not it feels like time stretches forever before me. It is not that I do not enjoy having something as precious as time but it was strange having time on my hands after rushing for all those years. Apart from the physical aspects of my life changing so has my attitude toward things. The competitiveness I had in gymnastics has vanished. The drive to do something has to. And working so hard for something that is not going to pay off has to. If I am ever going to dedicate so much effort and time to something I will always ask myself is it worth it? Because if it isn’t I am not planning to waste the rest of my life doing things that don’t feel worthwhile. This includes the way I see competitive sports. I rather have fun that worry about all the sacrifices, injuries, and crying that are not going to pay off. When I look at gymnasts now I can only feel their pain to what they most have gone through, but I no longer see the joy of the sport.
Gymnastics has changed many aspects of my life. Thanks to marifish I now know just how many. It is my attitude, my drive, and my way of life that has changed. Now I feel like I have the usual way of life, not the rushing one I had in gymnastics. I feel more than normal in everything I do. But when it comes to thinking about gymnastics I know I have completely changed from the person I was then. I know that without going through gymnastics I would never be the same.
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on June 3rd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Ariela, you definitely pleased your fans. Thank you.