"Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don't shoot their husbands, they just don't."
Ah, the motivational words of Elle Woods. I'm sure there were many important lessons to be gleaned from the film classic Legally Blonde, but this is the one that continues to stick with me.
It amazes me how a good workout never fails to clear my mind and turn my day around. Today I was at a breaking point, ready and willing to use food to comfort me and solve my problems. Instead, I called a friend to talk me off my food-ledge and then put Bons on a leash and went for a long walk. Before I was even out of the neighborhood, I was feeling better.
This was not my first such experience. I may have even blogged about it before. Time after time I am amazed by the way a workout can change my attitude completely. That's part of the reason I love my lunchtime workouts so much. It benefits both mental health and my work to get out of the office and clear my head. It changes my perspective of whatever I'm thinking about or working on.
It makes me think I should go back and watch Legally Blonde again to see what other life lessons I could ascertain. Maybe I should try the bend and snap?
I am embarrassed to admit that
ReplyDelete1) I forgot about the bend and snap and that
2) I watched this to remind me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-4tIs00NvM
I am still laughing OUT LOUD
1) at the video
2) at the thought of your leading a rendition of it with the people in your office :)
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I'm glad you posted that in case others are not as familiar with Legally Blonde. I've never quite gotten the snap part down :)
ReplyDeleteHey, if you've got a good bend, you're halfway there :)
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Nice quote from "Legally Blonde."
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