by Arianddu » Mon Feb 01, 2010 4:03 pm
When I was younger I could bend over backwards and put my hands flat on the ground, lie on my stomach and put the soles of my feet on the back of my head without lifting my shoulders more than an inch or so off the floor, do the splits in both directions and tuck both ankles behind my head. As I've gotten older, I haven't maintained that level of flexibility, which I regret. I decided a year ago to work at getting it back, and I'm slowly improving. I can once more bend over backwards and touch the floor, but not palms flat and I have to grab something to stand up again, and I'm almost at the point where I can sit cross-legged and sit on my ankles.
Why treat life as a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive & well-preserved body? Get there by skidding in sideways, a glass of wine in one hand, chocolate in the other, body totally worn out, screaming WOOHOO! What a ride!