55 degrees this morning, although with winds up to 28 mph. No walk, still have sore throat and occasional coughing (usually if outside!)
I kind of cringe everytime I write “no walk”, another day without walking. I actually feel relatively good just subject to coughing. Hopefully will determine cause so I can get back to my life!
The quote that “for every minute of anger, you lose 60 seconds of happiness” has really caused me to think about it.
Although I realize it is “just another quotation” , I have done some thinking about ti and even used the phrases when I get cut off by another driver etc. to cool myself and not :lose 60 seconds of happiness” over something stupid that I can’t do anything about.
I am trying to reserve my anger for the important things that really matter, that maybe in some small way I can do something about!
Another quotation used to calm me down, it went something like “This is the way it is meant to be” or words to that effect. Again back to the getting cut off by another driver (happens a lot around here), that is a way of calming down.
Anyway, I felt passionate enough about the quote “for every minute of anger, you lose 60 seconds of happiness” that I even gave an “off the cuff” speech at Toastmasters about it because I felt compelled to “spread the word”! I probably will develop a speech out of it, if nothing else, to reinforce the concept to me, so I continue to use it in daily life
Just got an e-mail from my Doctor (don’t know when he sleeps, altho this was written last night) that makes me feel better. He advised me of what I may have, said it is “going around” and had a suggestion for some medicine. Anything to get me back to where I can exercise again! I actually feel reasonably good except for not being able to exercise and the reaction to being outside.
The outside part makes me wonder if it isn’t some type of allergy, but I think it is just the cold wind, I have always had a reaction to cold weather.
I think a lot of it relates to breathing correctly. I need to remember to breathe through my nose, not my mouth.
Today is a “field day” which by definition means I will be outside most of the day, or at least in and out. I enjoy my field days and my office days. The variety is nice, I’m not stuck inside an office all the time, but I’m also not out all of the time.
Speaking of routines, after I wrote this post last Saturday, somehow I didn’t get it posted, I think it is a matter of different routines on the weekend.
A gentle reminder made me realize what I had done and I quickly posted it! It is funny what a slight change in routine will do to your routine!
Planning on getting a new pair or walking shoes in the near future. That isn’t something trivial, it is something I consider very important, since I will probably spend at least 40 minutes a day for about 225 days (very roughly!) in them, plus who knows how long after I “retire” them from walking.
I use my “walking’ shoes only for walking, until I “retire” them and then I use them for causal wear for who knows how long. (Lets just say I have shoes that exceed the life span of dogs and cats), although the walking shoes don’t last as long as “dress shoes”, probably because I wear them more and in rougher circumstances.
In fact, since i was using walking shoes that actually didn’t fit me will, I did get rid of a lot of them.
Anyway, I am looking forward to getting walking shoes (I also am going to try to find some comfortable “walking shoes” that will go with the way I dress on “field days” so my feet are more comfortable, although that may be more difficult.
Weird snippet of a dream I remember, I was driving along a mountain road when a police car in front of me suddenly started backing up and backed up into the forest along side of the mountain. That snippet stuck with me.
That’s it for now, Tuesday, March 22, 2016.
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