Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 28, 2024

Plus, it’s hard to drink beer if you’re always running.

If you try to keep moving constantly, you may stop moving sooner than you expect.

We call it “fleeing forward.” Some people are always off to the next job, the next relationship, the next town or country. They swear eternal friendship and after a week you never hear from them again. I was told by a young woman “I can only give a maximum of three years to any one thing.” And yes, about halfway through the third year of our acquaintance, she dropped my friendship for no other reason than that’s how she rolled.

As Dick van Dyek’s book title says: “Keep Moving.” Must work for him, he’s 99 and still mobile.

I asked a friend why he moved so much, he replied “It’s harder to hit a moving target”!

Rat just " Keep On Trucking " … Croc Power !

“I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down”;

Me too Rat!!!

I do it, its a coping mechanism

Use it or lose it.

An example of the Rat Race. Running as fast and as long as you can and not going anywhere.

Agree that being sedentary isn’t good for ones health. However, I think a slower paced overall lifestyle gives one more peace. At least it does for me

Ah, yes, that’s it. It’s the way I’m built. Can’t help it. Oh well.

Sloth is the mascot for ME/CFS :-D

Probably, Rat.

Sloth is good.

You’re not a sloth, you’re a rat.

Most of us are better build for sloth, 100%.

At my age I need to keep moving so they won’t throw dirt on me.

Gypsies

Well, for some who realize, it’s harder to hit a moving target.

it’s like you seen a cop, and you don’ don’ dont exactly wanna stop

it’s a motion, a lotion that makes you want to go, (keep movin’)

Dan Hicks

Rat, the Looney Tunes method of running is way too energy-intensive. Stick to walking. In fact, race walking is both an exercise for you and entertainment for everyone around you!

Well you need to conserve your energy, you can’t be wasting it indiscriminately.

Stop and smell the roses.

I think we should certainly keep our bodies moving, but it doesn’t have to be constant, vigorous exercise. Just don’t become a couch potato! Regarding change: I’d rather focus more on purpose than change.

A lot of gratuitous change without purpose just leads to an empty life. Think about all the good teachers and coaches who’ve stayed at the same school for decades. They’ve helped generations of kids in their communities. They found their purpose and fulfilled it. What if they had decided to change jobs and locations over and over again just for the sake of change?

Change can be good, but purpose is much better. If you’re going to make major changes, do so with purpose in mind.