04/06/2026
Things I go WITHOUT so I can still move like this approaching 50 😵💫🧐🌱
Here’s what I trade for it...
1. Sugar 🍬. I’m fairly sure it affects my brain and nervous system more than anything else 💀. I’m not perfect about it, but I aim for as close to zero as I can get 🤯. So if you ever catch me halfway through a bag of chocolate nibbles, just know that Laura made me do it. Most days (weekends not included), I try to have close to zero as I can 😶
2. The all-or-nothing approach. I don’t do perfect sessions. They don’t exist at my age. Some mornings I have to remember the wise words of that great 80s philosopher Danny Glover, “I’m too old for this $hit,” and adjust accordingly 😏🤨. So whatever my training looks like today, be it yoga or body weights or whatever. It’s about being smart, not going gung ho.
3. Comparing today’s body to the one I had at 25. Or 35. Or even 45. I think of it like an older lion 🦁 . He’s not chasing down the whole herd at a flat sprint anymore, because he doesn’t need to and his body wouldn’t thank him for it. He picks his moment, conserves his energy, and he’s still nobody you’d want to wind up. I see myself as that old grumpy Lion hanging on to his physique and stature by the thinnest of threads 🧵 🥵. And yes, I know, I watch too many wildlife docs.
As we age, our bodies change, so we learn to adjust accordingly. An important lesson for students constantly on the grind, and teachers navigating different populations.
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“No, that is the great fallacy: the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.”
- Ernest Hemingway
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