Christmas, Spirtuality, and Fitness
If you haven’t already seen A Christmas Carol, based on the 1843 book by Charles Dickens, click the link, and watch the entire movie on YouTube.
This version was released in 1951, and is considered the best production. It stars the late British actor Aleister Sim. The main character is Ebenezer Scrooge, a chronic miser who hates Christmas, is disgusted with the poor, and dislikes the merriment associated with the Christmas season.
Written in six weeks, Dicken’s book has never been out-of-print. The plot centers around the emotional, ethical, and spiritual transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge, after supernatural visits from his late partner, and the ghosts of Christmas past, future, and present.
You might be wondering what this film has to do with fitness, and why I’m writing about it.
Your spiritual life has all to do with your well-being. How you treat others, whether you abuse your health, whether you’re a perpetual liar, take what belongs to others without remorse, or whether you drive your neighbors crazy with your noise. It all boils down to chosing a selfish or selfless attitude.
Fitness is more than keeping your body in good shape. Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself what sort of person you are. Your emotional life affects your health.
Make resolutions for the New Year to be less like Ebenezer Scrooge. If he hadn’t changed, he probably would have died of a broken heart, for all his unhappiness of things past.
Copyright 2012 Irene Pastore and Blue Moon Personal Training