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5. A Note on Usage, Style, and Philosophy
I love words. Always have, and always will. They enable so much to come forth, perhaps
more than we suspect.
But words have a downside as well. Especially when written down on paper, they don’t
always mean the same thing to everyone, no matter how good the writer or the writing.
So a writer must purposefully and cautiously choose to aim the style and level of the
words used in a book to attract, intrigue, and inform the desired audience.
Since I desire you, gentle reader, to be my audience, I must guess at what you might find
most valuable in a book like this one. To that end, I have made this book as simple (in
most places) and as practical as possible.
Along these lines, some of my closest friends and advisers urged me to skip over at least
some of the complexities of rebounding, and to most certainly not bring in any sort of
mystical, magical, mythical, subjective, or especially, “woo-woo” or “New Age”
approach.
But we have entered a New Age of sorts in the last few decades. Today we recognize the
importance of exercise, generally, and strengthening the immune system, specifically.
Today, we know that mind, body, emotions, and spirit are all of a piece, all interconnected,
all vital for our continued growth, healing, and understanding.
For better or worse, I have always gravitated towards exploring alternative ways of
looking into things. I also tend to see complexities and then organize them in my writing.
I have now been looking into rebounding as deeply as I know how to for nearly two
years, so there is a good deal that I have to say. Even more, I need to say it, because it is
only when the complexities of rebounding are layered over the simple truths at its core
that the ultimate truth, beauty, and goodness of this activity can begin to shine forth.
So while I will always try to represent things in as simple and practical a way as possible
throughout this book, I will also endeavor to be as thorough as possible. Thus,
complexities will be discussed, and at times a more inner, psychological, and even
spiritual perspective will be taken. It’s just who I am and how I write, the truth of my
being as an explorer and communicator.
Note well, however, that no agreement with or interest in this inner approach to
rebounding is ever necessary for you personally to get splendid results. All you need for
splendid results – as this book will state many, many times – is to get on a rebounder and
bounce for at least 15 to 20 minutes a day, most days of the week. That is, all you need to
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