As long as I have legs…
As long as I have legs…
I will run. I have heard some complaints lately (no, it’s not you.) about things poeple can’t do because…blah, blah, blah. I swear people are really great at coming up with every excuse in the book. Anyway, it’s not about you, it’s about my realization. I was thinking while running yesterday and watching my legs in the mirror. I am so happy to have legs, and ones that work. I was imagining if suddenly I was not able to run anymore and how bummed (to put it mildly) I would be. God, help me never to complain about doing anything. My new exercise motto is “As long as I have legs that work, I WILL run.”
If you can’t read the picture it says:
I have thunder thighs
And that’s a compliment
Because they are strong
and toned and muscular
And thought they are unwelcome
in the petite department
they are cheered on at marathons
50 years from now I’ll bounce grandchildren on my thunder thighs
And then go out for a run
Just do it.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:47 am
i am great at excuses, but agree that it is important to be thankful that God has blessed me with legs and arms that function. One of these days I will again find the motivation to take good care of these blessings.
July 18th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Too bad the model doesn’t actually have “thunder-thighs” or was that supposed to be extra metaphorical?
July 18th, 2006 at 11:35 am
I think it was referring to muscle. She definitely has muscle.
July 18th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
i wish ads had more ugly people in them. a lot of times i don’t want to buy a product simply because the people in the ads are too beautiful. i’m not good enough to nike.
July 18th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
oh geez. You are totally missing the point.
July 18th, 2006 at 10:32 pm
I hear you loud and clear, Nathan.
July 19th, 2006 at 12:14 am
Our society has (unfortunately) told the advertisers that beautiful / sexy advertisements work; they wouldn’t do them otherwise.
I do think, however, that it’s also OK for an exercise oriented ad to feature people who are in good shape, otherwise they’d kind of be missing the point of the product or idea they’re wanting to sell.
July 19th, 2006 at 6:14 am
Everyone together now,
“I am beautiful no matter what they say, Ads can’t bring me down.”
July 19th, 2006 at 7:37 am
“i am ugly no matter how much i work out, ads will be the death of me.”
oh damn, i guess i got off track.
July 19th, 2006 at 8:01 am
Whatever.
July 19th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
I always think of off the wall stuff when I am off for a walk or when I swam (a long time ago now…) too. I agree with you, we are so fortunate to be able to do sruff… all kinds of stuff.
December 5th, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Ok…if ever there were more wow-totally-not-getting-the-point-of-this-ad Oscar, all of you guys would win. The point is, you’re body doesn’t have to be perfect in order to be an athlete, and for everyone’s information, yes this model DEFF. has thunder thighs. Maybe we all have different ideas of what it means to have “thunder thighs” but whatever, I mean, at least we HAVE thighs! We’re not walking on stubs or in a wheel chair…so think outside your self-centeredness for a moment…and say it with me…YAY I have legs, YAY I can go run, jump, or even *bleeping* walk for that matter! YAY! Sorry, just had to put that out there! Thanks
December 5th, 2006 at 8:19 pm
Not all of us, considering that was the point of the post and others agreed.
July 15th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I think it’s sad that now that America is obese white girls are now picking up weight and it’s going to their thights and butts. Now All of a sudden that’s considered beautiful. When black women were the only ones with big butts it was considered nasty. Just wait til a couple of years passes and all you white girls have flabby butts.I’ll be LMBAO!!!!!!