A Plea for the Physical

Personally, I think that being both physical or sedentary have it’s own benefits and drawbacks. Most of the time, I find myself to be more of a physical person. To me, being physical makes me feel more at home because it gives me a sense of livelihood and can build relationships and memories in life. Sometimes a physical experience makes me feel more alive because I get to interact with the natural world around me. For example, going for a hike in the woods makes me feel more alive as to riding on a subway. I find hiking in the woods to be enjoyable because it gives me a sense of connection with nature. Listening to the birds chirp their songs and pondering at the sky scraping Douglas Firs gives me a livelihood  feeling that I wouldn’t have achieved if I was sitting on a crowded subway .  Other times, I find that a physical experience can be the best way to build relationships and memories.  For example, when I am outside shovelling snow with my family, it makes me feel more connected to my family and builds relationships and memories that I cannot find when I sit  in front of a computer checking email. I also think that shovelling snow gives you more of a satisfaction then checking email because seeing the driveway all cleared of snow and knowing that you did it makes you feel rewarded.  However, there is a good side to being sedentary too.  Sometimes I prefer watching T.V. as to lifting weights. As a person can be both a physical and sedentary at the same time, I find being a physical person to be more intimate and interactive.