Physical touch week

Dear Campers,

     

Happy Monday!   As I am writing this email to you I am sitting in a room with nervous college students that are taking my final exam.  Since this semester has been like none other that I have ever had, I decided to make the test like none other than I have ever given.   I simply asked them to list 100 things that they have learned by being in my class this semester.  I requested that 70% of the answers be based in exercise science and allowed the other 30% to be about life lessons that they can apply to their future.  Before passing out the test, I gave each one of them the orange Stronger, Braver, Kinder, Unstoppable & Fierce pictures that are just like the ones that each of you have from the last camp.  I wanted them to know Fierce living is fantastic living.   I told them that they are now part of an elite group of people that live their faith first, lift their friends second and place high value on their fitness.  These are the future trainers, coaches and fitness professionals that will lead the next generation to the ways of a healthy lifestyle.   Keep your torches lit and show them the way.   Here they come!

    

This week our primary love language is in the dialect of Physical Touch.  Scripture tells us that Jesus used physical touch to heal, express love and show acceptance to everyone he encountered.  He truly touched the untouchable.  One way to begin to tap into this with people is to gauge their reaction to a simple handshake.  If the person holds it a fraction longer than normal, it is a signal to the world that they are a physical touch person.  It is similar to a blinker on a car.  It lets you know what direction they are traveling in.  If you are a physical touch person, you are already doing this without your knowledge!  If physical touch is the primary love language of your spouse, your children or your friends, use this dialect to draw them to you like a magnet.   It will help create that shelter to weather the storms of life. 

     

While you are creating your weekly shopping list,  please add spaghetti sauce and peanut butter to it.  Our Backpack workout will be this Friday.  These two items seem to be very helpful in creating meals for families that benefit from our Food Pantry.  Please remember to grab plastic bottles or cans.  Try to go as healthy as is possible, too.  If you have never done a Backpack workout with us before, follow these easy steps:

1.  Snag a backpack from anywhere. (Don't go buy one, let me know if you really don't have one.)

2.  Load it up with 8-10 pounds of spaghetti sauce or PB.

3.  Wear it during the entire workout on Friday.

4.  Donate the food to our Food Pantry as you leave on Friday.

 

See you dark and early Wednesday. 

 Lots of hugs this week, ok?

Blessings,

Amy