I had a mini breakthrough last night. Perhaps I should call it a mini RE-breakthrough! Because for the last couple of years I have noticed how much better I feel when I hoop daily.
But then we moved. I became overwhelmed by stress. And I stopped hooping. There is really no space in our new place to hoop, so I've been waiting for warmer weather.
Yesterday, near dusk, something came over me. I grabbed my hoop and walked across the street to the park. And I did a short hooping session as sun slid over the horizon.
I met two people: One, a young woman walking through the park carrying a hula hoop! She called out to me as she passed, "Is that a hoop you are carrying?"
I told her yes. We stopped and chatted. Hers was a small hoop, mine a big, weighted hoop. I told her I used mine for exercise. We both laughed about running into another hoop carrying woman in the park!
The second was a young man walking his toddler in a stroller. He inquired about my hoop. He said it looked heavy. I told him it was weighted and I used it for exercise. He and his little girl were very curious.
It was a small victory. But enough to lift me up!
I may not get a chance tonight, but my renewed goal is to wake up early enough to hoop at sunrise!
I am enjoying my monk meal plan. But a funny thing happened today at lunch time. I sat down with my nice moderate lunch of rice, greens, a cornbread waffle, and chicken. Today being my moderate day. Yesterday was all vegan. My son-in-law sat down with his lunch on the other side of the table. I looked up. He had a big hunk of steak he was cutting up. I groaned. He looked up and apologized for eating meat in front of me.
I laughed and said it was o.k. Yesterday was my vegan day!
We are all on different meal plans in our household. Me on the monk eating plan (vegan M, W and F; moderate on Tu, Thur and Sat, feast on Sunday. Eating cut off 6 p.m. at the latest). My son-in-law is on the carnivore diet - ALL animal products! He's really excited about this diet. He has done a lot of research. He is working on improving his energy and gut health. My daughter just needs to lose a few pounds. She is doing keto.
My granddaughter is on a meal plan all her own - Milk, pot stickers, cheese, pickled beets, cheese balls and chicken strips. Pretty much whatever we can get her to eat! Lately it's "Eggs, yucky!"
My life is a continual experiment. But I am finding some constants. I need to exercise my body mind and spirit on a daily basis, look for the light and never give up hope!
On that note, I need to run. Just wanted to do a happy check in!
Happy Thursday!
Love,
Zita
But then we moved. I became overwhelmed by stress. And I stopped hooping. There is really no space in our new place to hoop, so I've been waiting for warmer weather.
Yesterday, near dusk, something came over me. I grabbed my hoop and walked across the street to the park. And I did a short hooping session as sun slid over the horizon.
I met two people: One, a young woman walking through the park carrying a hula hoop! She called out to me as she passed, "Is that a hoop you are carrying?"
I told her yes. We stopped and chatted. Hers was a small hoop, mine a big, weighted hoop. I told her I used mine for exercise. We both laughed about running into another hoop carrying woman in the park!
The second was a young man walking his toddler in a stroller. He inquired about my hoop. He said it looked heavy. I told him it was weighted and I used it for exercise. He and his little girl were very curious.
It was a small victory. But enough to lift me up!
I may not get a chance tonight, but my renewed goal is to wake up early enough to hoop at sunrise!
I am enjoying my monk meal plan. But a funny thing happened today at lunch time. I sat down with my nice moderate lunch of rice, greens, a cornbread waffle, and chicken. Today being my moderate day. Yesterday was all vegan. My son-in-law sat down with his lunch on the other side of the table. I looked up. He had a big hunk of steak he was cutting up. I groaned. He looked up and apologized for eating meat in front of me.
I laughed and said it was o.k. Yesterday was my vegan day!
We are all on different meal plans in our household. Me on the monk eating plan (vegan M, W and F; moderate on Tu, Thur and Sat, feast on Sunday. Eating cut off 6 p.m. at the latest). My son-in-law is on the carnivore diet - ALL animal products! He's really excited about this diet. He has done a lot of research. He is working on improving his energy and gut health. My daughter just needs to lose a few pounds. She is doing keto.
My granddaughter is on a meal plan all her own - Milk, pot stickers, cheese, pickled beets, cheese balls and chicken strips. Pretty much whatever we can get her to eat! Lately it's "Eggs, yucky!"
My life is a continual experiment. But I am finding some constants. I need to exercise my body mind and spirit on a daily basis, look for the light and never give up hope!
On that note, I need to run. Just wanted to do a happy check in!
Happy Thursday!
Love,
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