I went for a swim this morning. It was dark, wet and windy when I left the house and my body was still warm from my bed. When I arrived at the swimming pool it was 7.30a.m. and there didn’t appear to be anyone in the water. Yes, there were three other people in the water. I swam graciously up and down whilst the woman to my right cut through the water with wide kicking legs and a huge pull. The man to my left fell sideways as he grabbed great mouthfuls of air and reached out towards the end of the pool. I was a child against these two doing a gentle breast stroke. A young girl on the other side of the pool was being schooled and she passed me twice before I reached the other end. I lay on my back and let the cares of the day float away before trying to catch up with my team mates who never let up. I am going away in ten days time and I want to be fit. Usually at this time of day the pool is full of grey haired men and women silently cutting through the water. What has happened to their New Year’s resolutions? Perhaps they don’t start until next week. Don’t delay, whatever you are going to do get on with it. I am 68 this year, time waits for no man. There’s no time like the present.
2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR
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