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Every day a new adventure, sometimes two

29 Monday Sep 2014

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It really is, you know, especially when you, like me, are focussed a lot on the minutiae of existence for health purposes. The past few days have been a funny patchwork of fun times, stressful challenges, resting, pushing too hard, sleeping well, not sleeping at all, muscle pain, feeling fine. A microcosm, I suppose, of life itself.

I did ok, looking back on it. (looking back with nostalgia and perspective on the last two days. I know. Oh well.) I got through the stressful bits and maneuvered myself to the resting bit (blissful resting bit), more stress, freakout, dealwith, rest, feeljustfine.

The stressful bits were like mini-movies; the spreading blue ooze of laundry detergent on the floor, locking myself out at night in the forest, that sort of thing. Finding solutions felt almost heroic even though the scale here is small. Being woken up in the middle of the night and then realizing I had actually been asleep is one relaxing realization. Oh thank god, my mind and body will have a chance tomorrow! I can function and be happy, even if just for a few consecutive hours. Ahhhhh.

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Rabbit-hole yesterday, rest today

31 Sunday Aug 2014

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Yesterday was all about mental rabbit-holes, and very interesting and fun it was for me. But I did not take enough breaks, and I even exerted myself in the hot sun, which spoiled my energy for the evening.

Today is all about rest. Letting my mind rest, with silence, and with entertainment, and with listening to the leaves in the breeze. Letting my body rest with my 2 hour couch nap and my 1 hour bed nap. I can do something if I want to, that’s ok but my rule for a Rest Day such as this is that if it takes “pushing” to do it, then I let it sit for another day.

Exert, reset.

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