Sat with Nat

Nat on resilience “sometimes, you won’t”

My workouts came to a halt the end of October. The scramble down to New Brunswick was quickly followed by a return home. My beloved and I took turns being away for work. Starting today we will both be home TOGETHER. What a novel concept!

So we are back to strength training this morning.

I’m walking the dog again.

Strava sees the unusual gaps in my activities. So does my Apple tracking apps.

I feel a pang of guilt and let it go. I mean. It’s understandable to not make everything work all the time!

Dr Suess in “Oh the Places You’ll Go” has a line about “Except when you don’t. Because, sometimes, you won’t.”

And it reminds me that sometimes you need to not do the workout.

I move my body for my wellbeing. Part of that is having a buffer so when I can’t be as active my body is ok.

Walking is the last activity to fall off my plate and the first thing I pick up. It really helps my back and my brain.

Next is strength training. I love feeling strong and capable. I need a reliable block of time with Michel so we can grunt together.

Then comes the indoor spinning. Whew. Ya. I need time and motivation for that so it is sprinkled sparingly into my calendar.

I’m glad my beloved and I are committed to caring for our bodies. It’s a joint project done in parallel.

Nat and Michel are dressed in cozy winter clothes, dusted in snow, smiling after a walk in a snow squall. It’s fun to have fun, but you have to know how!

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