Well, I've not totally kept the New Year's resolution about working out, but I've been consistent about sticking with it and not giving up. Each week I've been building up to working out more, and I've been trying to find a work schedule that makes sense - that allows me to get enough sleep and have time to work out, and allows me to avoid traffic.
I'm getting closer.
I've also started looking into a couple volunteer opportunities. The boyfriend and I had a long discussion last week about abortions, and pro-life vs pro-choice philosophies. I came out of it realizing that I don't feel like I have a lot of first-hand perspective on either choice, especially relative to what people in the position of making a choice to have an abortion or not really experience. So, I want to see if I can get a volunteer position at a clinic geared towards pregnant teens, or other women who find themselves pregnant and in difficult situations. I don't really want to get involved in pushing a particular ideology - I just want to see the situations for myself, and help where I can.
One thing that definitely bothers me is that it always seems so hard - on either side - not to demonize the opposite perspective. Can't we all at least acknowledge that even when we have very strong moral reasons for choosing a particular belief and even fighting for it, that we're not asking anything easy of our opponents?
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