Traditions
December 7, 2009
Family traditions, holiday traditions, exercise traditions, what do they all have in common? Traditions typically bring back good memories from past, are significant moments to look forward to, and can be shared with future generations.
Now, according to Wikipedia, it is a set of beliefs or custom taught by one generation to the next, often orally. For example, we can speak about the tradition of sending birth announcements. In addition it can be even more fundamental like particular acts or practices repeated over a long sequence of time.
In my family, we had a tradition of going to church on Christmas Eve. This was my favorite because at the end, we sang “Silent Night Holy Night” as we lit candles. It is such a beautiful time. We had some family activities that were traditional to us as well. We would cross country ski in the winter and in the summer we spent time at the lake swimming or biking around the neighborhood.
As we grow older and hopefully wiser, we begin to create new traditions. Last year we started a few of our own traditions. We decided it will be part of “our tradition” to put up holiday decorations by the second weekend in December. My second tradition is to exercise 25 of the 31 days in this month. Why 25? I decided on that number, because I am happier when I exercise, I am a goal-oriented person (so I gave myself a number to aim for), and lastly because I know I sleep more soundly and feel more rested.
What are your family traditions? What do you plan to pass on to generations to come? What are your exercise traditions dedicated to the month of December? Leave a comment and share some of your favorite fitness or lifestyle traditions you enjoy.
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