Day 179: "Better and Worse"

I woke up and high tailed my butt straight to the gym.

Well, first I stopped at the coffee cart. I had a 13 minute wait for the bus. Had a rice milk, white chocolate mocha with brown sugar and cinnamon. Waited at the bus stop with a smile on my face.

It was a cold, brisk, beautiful 13 minute wait. The coffee warmed my tummy. The sun was reflecting off the dew laden falling leaves.

I feel good!

I noticed that today when I worked out (Back and biceps, and 12 minutes on the elliptical), that the pain I felt - that burning pain when you are lifting - was a welcome pain. How do I describe this?

It seems I am always stiff and sore. For most of my 53 years! But this pain, it felt good. I could feel that burn was going to release something. I felt stronger. And faster!

While I was on the elliptical machine, I plugged in my headphones just in time to see Clint Black play one of his new songs on the Cathy Lee and Hoda show. It's called "Better and Worse"

And it pretty much fit with my mindset these days.

Better and Worse, Clint Black

Verse One:

"I've been better, I've been worse,
I've been blessed, and I've been cursed,
Ain't dead last, and I ain't in first,
Not everything's gonna go my way,

Verse Two:

I've been better, I've been worse,
I'm right on purpose and unrehearsed,
Singing into chorus, when I need more verse,
Not everything's gonna go my way,

Chorus:

So I push too hard, and lean too far,
Thinkin' I can have it all,
Then I stumble just a little, I end up in the middle,
Thanking God Almighty I didn't lose it all,
I've been better, I've been worse,
I can do without the doctor but I need my nurse,
My heart's beatin' steady, but it's in reverse,
Not everything's gonna go my way,

Chorus Two:

So I push too hard, and lean too far,
Thinkin' I can have it all,
Then I stumble just a little, and I end up in the middle,
Banging my head against a brand new wall,
I've been better, I've been worse,
I got a yen-yang thing and a tie for first,
I guess I ain't the center of the universe,
Not everything's gonna go my way,

I've been worse, I text with the best but I can't converse,
I got a little money but its in..... HER PURSE,
Not everything's gonna go my way."

HAPPY WEDNESDAY! :)

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