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Not Rust
While at the 2022 CrossFit Games a few short weeks ago I had a conversation with one of my fellow athletes, Will Powell. Will is a year or two younger than I am and a very accomplished athlete among other things. The topic of discussion was retirement. Now understand that we are standing around getting ready to compete surrounded by 30 or 40 of the fittest people on the planet in their respective age groups. Some of them are no longer working for a living, and some are still hard at it. Both Will and I are still hard at it…except we aren’t. We are both doing what we love and not doing it feels like a missing in our lives.
Neither of us wants to stop helping people be more fit, realize their health dreams, and create a world where people move and enjoy life the way nature intended us to. Yet we both see the need to rest. Rest does not mean stopping. It may mean slowing down a bit. It may mean taking a break in order to refresh and rejuvenate. But it does not mean quitting. It is not a decision to put down the gauntlet of transformation and focus. It is not the beginning of the slide into the grave.
It is a chance to take a breath and enjoy the present moment. It is a moment to savor the accomplishments and a chance to sight in on new goals. It is a time to grow. Taking time to rest is taking time to become more.
Resting is not rusting.
John Mariotti
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