Health Trek Day 31

Friday again! Time seems to fly by so quickly these days. I have discovered that sitting around doing nothing all day doesn't slow it down. It just makes me more tense because I have the huge list of all the things I want to do in this life, and worry I won't have time to do it all. You probably have seen or heard of the movie, The Bucket List, well it is all the things you want to do before you kick the bucket. When you reach your sixties, I guess every day is a gift and we need to treat each day as if it was the only day we will have. This is not a morbid approach. It is living in the now. We spend most of our lives working and planning for the future, then all of a sudden we seem to run out of future before we have stopped to enjoy the moment we are in. Some of the things on my bucket list are writing a book and getting it published. Go to Alaska, Hawaii, and Europe. I especially want to see England and Norway as that is where my ancestors hail from. Other things I hope for is to see my children and grandchildren grow up, and to make some special memories with them that they can pass on to their kids. None of us want to be forgotten, and I hope to leave a trail of books behind that my great, great grandchildren can still collect royalties on. Some dream, hey? But we need the dreams and the motivations to keep us moving so we don't just sit and do crossword puzzles all day until we become one with the couch. This morning I dragged myself out of bed at 4:00 a.m. and went limping off to the gym. Why am I doing this, I asked myself, when I can lie in bed for another few hours! All of the above. Time gets shorter and shorter and my list gets longer and longer, so Now is the time to work on the goals that will get me there.
The scale and I compromised last night. I stayed exactly the same as two weeks ago when I left for vacation. I guess I'll take it. I did not gain even though we were eating things I don't ordinarily eat. I must have walked off the excess with the sight seeing we did. Now however it is time to get serious. November Inspiration is coming up, then Thanksgiving, Christmas and all the food events they entail! Let's get our plan books out and ROCK ON!
Poem today was one I wrote when a medical situation turned around and fooled the doctors:

Our Miracle
Miracles are only a myth, some might say
But many happen to us every day
The wonder of Spring as it bursts into bloom
A rainbow that chases away rainy gloom
We're often too busy to witness the sight
as a small bird spreads his wings and soars into flight
We take Life for granted and forget what is real
In a race to make money we forget how to feel
Till something happens to threaten our Fort
and make us all realize that Life is too short
It may be an illness or loss of a friend
That makes us remember all things must end
We pause then and ponder the worth of each day
The gifts that surround us should show us the way.
Sometimes a miracle can be so profound
It turns our safe little world upside down
Such a moment has brought us together tonight
As we celebrate the end of a very long fight
And toast the beginnings of so many tomorrows
We can cheerfully say goodbye to our sorrows
We have been blessed with a gift so sublime
More precious than jewels- we've been granted Time!
Time to make memories as we cherish the joy
You have brought to our family with the love you employ
Time to hear the music and stories you share
And maybe you'll hear some of ours if you dare
Soon we will welcome the fruit of your love
A small little angel sent down from above
So many miracles we are thankful for
And Time to celebrate so many more
We don't know the turns in the road that we tread
But believing in Miracles, we can face what's ahead.
JPH
2003

Plan for today:
Breakfast: 1 egg, toast, tea
Snack: apple
Lunch: salad
Snack: yogurt
Dinner: baked chicken, sweet potato, broccoli
Snack: ice cream bar

Exercise: Gym, 1 hour on bike and treadmill; Mr. G's list and evening Yoga.