Work Out

My arm aches and my back too. I don’t say this to complain and whine. It just happens to be the truth. I know I am getting stronger. It’s a good ache; it means the muscles are working.

Some things we need to do in a group. Such as sharing a big meal, its’ always nice to see your work enjoyed by others. Nothing gives us that immediate satisfaction as cooking and seeing your family and friends eat it up and smile afterwards.

Other things we can only do for ourselves, like take a walk to burn off the calories and work out. Sure we have help and we have other surfers in the water. In the end, you are the only one on the board and no one can paddle out but you. Every one has to carry his or her board.

It is one of the great things in life though, the salt water, the breeze and the feel of the water around your hands. Some times we think we need to share this, and we can to a certain extent. If our mate or boy friend, girlfriend surfs with us.

We have to work out our own problems alone as well. It’s great if you have someone to help you, but for us women it seems that men don’t always get us and we still feel like we have to work out things on our own, and we do. It is frustrating though and we wish guys would say the right thing and help us feel better and really understand what we are going through. It would be great if they would take us in their arms and tell us everything is going to be all right. Sometimes they don’t and they don’t say the right things and we don’t feel any better. So we have to work it out alone and we have to solve our problems alone. Don’t feel too bad, so do they.

That ache you feel, it just means you are getting stronger. I should know. I am getting stronger and it hurts too.