Woke & upped my caffeine levels. Brisk walk in the park, 9 laps before I'm short of breath & in medium pain. 9 x 5 days per week is my estimate, after seeing a Washington Post article that suggested 300 minutes of exercise each week to actually lose weight, not just calories. Can I keep the pace?
In my earphones, Mick Harris' Scorn release from 2019 provides the soundtrack to a devastated landscape, and it feels appropriate for stumbling home.
News this morning is that Larry King, the undisputed king of talk radio & television, has passed on. He had seemed to recover from COVID-19, having bounced back from diabetes, cancer, heart attacks and the deaths of close family members in 2020.
King's weekly nighttime show was a big part of my exploration of the world, following my aborted stint in the Army National Guard. His topics ultimately led me to a clearer understanding of my own experience with sexual molestation as a minor.
I'm sorry to hear you've been through that. It breaks my heart. You're one of the most pure-hearted people I've ever known. It's incongruous, but that may be that I'm projecting because I'm angry. Naturally you must've been angry too, but didn't let that define you.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're feeling good enough to try for more exercise minutes, but hoping you're being gentle with yourself. If I push too hard I crash & burn for awhile, but it sounds like you know your limits. Here's to your health!
Love you,
Laura