SF Rock Climber’s Lessons in Love
Have you been staying on top of the lessons in love which I have derived from rock climbing ever since I discovered the Mission Cliffs indoor climbing gym here in San Francisco? (If not, you can catch up here.) If so, you might have started to get the hint that I really haven’t been going climbing as much as I’d like to because there have been other things getting in the way of my ability to take the time to do the climb. That brings us today’s lesson:
Make time for what you love. Make time for who you love. Make time for love.
Do I love rock climbing? Maybe not, because I think that if I really did love it, I would probably just naturally make time for it. But, I do like it, and so I think that I should be making more time for it. When I do, I feel better. I feel more balanced, and I feel healthier and I feel like I’ve gotten in some of that life experience which helps me to be the person that I am.
This is true for anything that you love. And really, one of the things that I know I do love is the feeling of being in love. Now THAT is something that I’m able to make time for. I try really hard to make time for the people that I love, because, like with the things that I love, it makes me feel more balanced and healthier and whole as a person.
Life is busy. But life really isn’t anything if it doesn’t have love in it, so set the schedules aside and let some hours slip away doing what (or who) you love.
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We’re in complete agreement.
Given all of the interesting people, places, and things accessible, I must prioritize.
I’ve recently decided to up the priority on dating but, am not willing to give up indoor climbing. While I’m seriously putting myself at a disadvantage by focusing on the pool of hot, smart brunettes that want to climb their brains out, finding such a partner will be really worth while meeting.
Does your logic state I must not want to prioritize dating?
Perhaps I just don’t want to prioritize dating above climbing. I won’t trade a climbing session in for a blind dinner date but, I’ve made some time. Instead of surfing the likes of YouTube I’m surfing for someone that would brand a regular trip to Mission Cliffs or Planet Granite as start to a friendship or a relationship.
On a scale of 1 to 10 what value do you give to climbing?
In terms of relating climbing back to dating, on a scale of a 1 to 10 what value do you give dating someone with whom you share your favorite hobbies?