1/15/22
GENERAL DAY I woke with the realization I had slept all night. This is a once or twice a year occurrence, a gift! Before I knew it, I had done all of my morning chores, had coffee, and caught up on my Bootcamp work (more on Bootcamp later). The Bootcamp catch up took over an hour - I was amazed at my stamina. We got dressed and went to do some running around. I had to return things from my Wednesday shopping, and got some more clothes for the Mayo trip, too. I also got some Sketchers Super Walkers for my exercise and walking. I hope they work to save my feet from the crippling plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis. My feet were killing me by the time we got home. Up they went and ice-ice, baby! We stopped at a favorite fish place for lunch, and for the first time I ate "healthy", as much as possible at this restaurant. Grilled grouper, collard greens, a quarter of baked potato, and water. Aside from the excessive salt on the fish and in the greens, it was a good lunch. I'm not going to lie though, there is nothing like fried grouper. 'sob. While out I called my snowbird-sister, Kathy, to see if she and EJ wanted to come for dinner. We both had stuff for each other, and things to show one another. I iced my feet and we chatted while the guys went down the hill to shoot their guns at our range. David made a pork roast with carrots and onions, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green beans for dinner. He also made some Texas toast as an extra treat for he and EJ. OMGosh it was so full of comfort and deliciousness! He is a very good cook, he does laundry, and more! I am eternally grateful God blessed me with him as a husband. Anyway, a couple of glasses of wine-over-ice-with-water and a full belly later, I said my goodnights, thank-yous, and went to bed. BOOTCAMP So this Bootcamp I am engaged in is a very good way to take action (facilitated by Dr. Noah Greenspan and the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation). It doesn't matter at which level you are currently operating physically. It has valuable information, even if you think you know it all... Ask me how I know 🤣. Dr. Noah encourages you to follow your body's voice. Feel like a stretch just there? Do that. Catch up later with him. Can't do 4 minutes? Do 2 now, 2 later. Anything is better than nothing, and sometimes that's as good as you can do. It's okay. Because I was working on my Weebly blog site, I missed a couple days of education and exercises. I did walk those days though. This morning I did all of my catching up resulting in over an hour of breathing exercises, upper body and leg work, and learning about Qigong. After following along with Brian Trzasko, Qigong is my new favorite practice. It resonates with me on all levels - I can't do yoga, but God willing, I believe I'll be able to do this. David even participated! In Bootcamp Day 5C, Brian taught that this is a mind/body practice. It has 4 mindful "baskets" of practice. Movement, meditation, breathing and self-massage. What I really like is the gentleness, and forgiving nature of the practice. You are only encouraged to do what your body tells you to do, no more. No pushing the limits, going beyond the pain, or any of the techniques I am used to get myself to the next level when working out. Maybe one arm can go higher, the other isn't able to - you simple do what you are able. Can't stand? Sit. It's that gentle, loving, accepting nature that is essential for someone who has breathing difficulties, autoimmune exhaustion, and injuries (spinal and feet in my case). "Our bodies are always moving toward a state of healing..." With this practice I hope to eliminate those unhelpful elements (like inflammation), and allow my body to regenerate, and heal. It was an amazing, productive day.
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