People Watching at the Gym

o, I have started going back to the gym.    The people watching a the gym keeps me entertained when my ipod is not working. I am always amazed at the different things people can do when then spend the time devoted to working out on a regular basis.  This week I saw a man doing pushups as he crawled across the floor, I saw a woman hold a yoga pose that would have killed me (or at least injured me to the point of hospitalization), and I saw a women who was very over weight working so hard on the treadmill and her accomplishment after the workout was obvious, and  I witnessed people lifting weights that seemed impossible, and one girl was running so fast on the treadmill everyone in the gym did a double take. The proof that you go the gym 7 days a week is apparent, people can see that you work hard to maintain the muscles, the diet, the cardio, etc.  I am not saying that a good healthy life style is not apparent inside your body also, but the stranger walking past cannot tell that your heart is in perfect condition.  J When I first began thinking about this I thought that your spiritual life is the opposite, it gives you peace on the inside, but this work would not be apparent to the stranger.  Yet, I feel like when f your spiritual life is part of your daily rhythm of life it will be  evident to the stranger!  You will look the stranger in the eyes, you will hold the door open for the young mom with a large stroller, you will stop and take the time to talk with your friend when they are having a bad day, and you will be in relationships with others.   When I start and end my day with devotion my day is better.   That does not mean that everything that happens in that day is ‘picture perfect’.   Yet, my perspective on life is set in the Gospels and when you are grounded in the scripture, you can’t help but be thankful for what you have.     This was my devotion scripture for today, “Wish good for those who harm you, wish them well and do not curse them.  Be happy with those who are happy, and be sad with those who are sad.” Romans 12:14-15.   That says it all. We keep the scripture alive in us when we make it a part of who we are! -Kim