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[–] DorothyMantooth 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago 

Yes. Normal people don't need to "celebrate" what our bodies can do, because they just do those things without much effort. I don't walk to "celebrate" that I am capable of putting one foot in front of the other. I don't "celebrate" being able to walk up stairs. The very idea of needing to "celebrate" that, by definition, assumes infirmity as a starting point or default.

I am pleased and proud when I can lift something some might not be able to lift--I picked up my 15-y-o daughter yesterday, and she is two inches taller than me and outweighs me by ten pounds (granted, I couldn't lift her for long, but still)--or run with my dog farther than I could before without getting especially out of breath, or whatever, but I'm not "celebrating" that my body can do that, I'm simply being pleased that I'm not a fat fuck. I can't speak for my friends here who lift and work out seriously, but I imagine it's the same: you celebrate when you reach a goal, but simply being able to lift ten pounds is not something to celebrate, it's a default position.