Over the years I've not spent that much time on myself. About 15 years ago I signed up for a challenge. I would be a member of a sailing crew and I wanted to be a great team member, so I invested time in getting fitter and stronger so I wouldn't let the side down. I got into the best shape I'd ever been in (with the seriously unexpected side effect of losing all interest in consuming alcohol, even before I'd ever heard of Dry January)! So, I guess I was working on me, and obviously getting fit cannot ever be described as a waste of time, but I didn't do it for ME. I did it for the team, for US. So when the team fell apart in some spectacular circumstances, I lost the reason to carry on that path and lost the gains I'd made. But since I've been working on my alcohol free life, and also working on my nutrition and my health, it's become really obvious that I'm working on ME for my own sake, not for anyone else. And it takes up a LOT of time! I...
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