I did it! I went to the gym yesterday!
It was frigid cold. But the sky was clear and the most scrumptious shade of blue. Not much wind. So I got myself vertical and walked briskly through the park to the bus stop. I had a nice easy treadmill workout. Then I decided to walk to the church next door.
They are a very welcoming, community oriented church. One of their focuses is serving the homeless. I like walking in and feeling at home. There is always free hot tea and tables available. I had a nice cup of Earl Grey tea and found myself a table near one of the big screens so I could watch the service while I did my Bible study and prayer journaling.
When the sermon started, I felt compelled to enter the area of worship. I am glad I did. I stood in the back against the wall. I wept during the praise songs. It felt like my soul was being cleansed. I was glad for the darkness, and the large crowd. The solitude I feel in a crowd has nothing to do with loneliness. I like being alone in a crowd. Especially when I can cleanse my soul.
After church, I headed back over to the gym and had a lovely lung cleansing session in the steam room.
Then it was back home to care for my daughter. She needed massive sinus cleansing. A very bad cold virus hit her hard. Her baby is 18 months old and very active. I went into full grandma mode, making curried lentil soup, a pot of brown rice and much tea.
It is nice to feel needed. And it was revealed to me this morning on my walk that I need to embrace this stage of my life. I don't need to lose weight to look younger. I need to get healthy to enjoy these golden years. And embrace grandmahood! I have even made the brave decision to stop coloring my hair. I earned each one of these silver strands! :)
This morning I did not have as much trouble getting vertical, despite having spent much of my night coughing up a lung. (Or so it felt). But I slept with my loyal CPAP machine. And I did not watch Law and Order SVU last night before bed (on daughter's orders. She claims it makes me unstable emotionally. She may be right. I had not nightmares!)
I did my morning hooping at 6:00 a.m. and then had a lovely breakfast with my mom at our favorite diner. With our favorite server!
And now I am off to teach piano students.
Below is my hooping video. I told my mother that I am back on track with daily exercise. My mother looked at me and with a most serious tone replied, "Zita you must exercise every day. I have been walking daily since I retired over 10 years ago. It has kept me alive!"
On that note, I wish you a happy Monday full of good health and life!
Talk to you tomorrow.
Love,
Zita
It was frigid cold. But the sky was clear and the most scrumptious shade of blue. Not much wind. So I got myself vertical and walked briskly through the park to the bus stop. I had a nice easy treadmill workout. Then I decided to walk to the church next door.
They are a very welcoming, community oriented church. One of their focuses is serving the homeless. I like walking in and feeling at home. There is always free hot tea and tables available. I had a nice cup of Earl Grey tea and found myself a table near one of the big screens so I could watch the service while I did my Bible study and prayer journaling.
When the sermon started, I felt compelled to enter the area of worship. I am glad I did. I stood in the back against the wall. I wept during the praise songs. It felt like my soul was being cleansed. I was glad for the darkness, and the large crowd. The solitude I feel in a crowd has nothing to do with loneliness. I like being alone in a crowd. Especially when I can cleanse my soul.
After church, I headed back over to the gym and had a lovely lung cleansing session in the steam room.
Then it was back home to care for my daughter. She needed massive sinus cleansing. A very bad cold virus hit her hard. Her baby is 18 months old and very active. I went into full grandma mode, making curried lentil soup, a pot of brown rice and much tea.
It is nice to feel needed. And it was revealed to me this morning on my walk that I need to embrace this stage of my life. I don't need to lose weight to look younger. I need to get healthy to enjoy these golden years. And embrace grandmahood! I have even made the brave decision to stop coloring my hair. I earned each one of these silver strands! :)
This morning I did not have as much trouble getting vertical, despite having spent much of my night coughing up a lung. (Or so it felt). But I slept with my loyal CPAP machine. And I did not watch Law and Order SVU last night before bed (on daughter's orders. She claims it makes me unstable emotionally. She may be right. I had not nightmares!)
I did my morning hooping at 6:00 a.m. and then had a lovely breakfast with my mom at our favorite diner. With our favorite server!
And now I am off to teach piano students.
Below is my hooping video. I told my mother that I am back on track with daily exercise. My mother looked at me and with a most serious tone replied, "Zita you must exercise every day. I have been walking daily since I retired over 10 years ago. It has kept me alive!"
On that note, I wish you a happy Monday full of good health and life!
Talk to you tomorrow.
Love,
Zita
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