Kedging

This was a lesson learned from the book "Younger Next Year" by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge - the Kedging Trick.  Never heard of it - it goes like this.

Years ago, sailing ships sometimes had to resort to kedging to get out of trouble.  The Captain would have a light anchor (a kedge) loaded into a long boat and rowed half a mile or so away.  They would set the anchor and everyone back on the big boat would pull like demons on the line, literally hauling the ship to the anchor.  They'd do it again and again until they got where they had to go.  It was alot of work but often the only way to overcome a tide that's pulling you into a lee shore or to get under the desperately needed protection of coastal batteries.

So ....kedging:  Climbing out of the ordinary, setting a desperate goal and working like crazy to get there.  To save yourself.

It's not easy to keep exercising everyday year in and year out - we falter, sometimes skipping whole weeks.  We all need to do a little kedging now and then to keep ourselves motivated - something like booking an adventure trip, running a marathon - skiing, hiking or whatever - something that's beyond our abilities and requires hard training and commitment for months to get in shape to handle it .....or taking up some entirely new sport or activity.  Sounds like alot of trouble, but it's fun and it works.  We need tricks to keep interested and motivated and kedging is a great way to do this!

"Younger Next Year" is an excellent read - recommended for anyone over the age of 40.
http://www.youngernextyear.com/index.php.
Debbie