I'm not sure what this is all about but I remain exceedingly tired. I had to take a walk break this morning just to get around the block. I had an early lunch only to fall asleep shortly afterwards. I managed to get myself off to the pool which refreshed me a bit, and loosened up my legs, but right after supper I was ready for another nap.
Every day I tell myself it's just psychological but that hasn't made it go away. If I don't feel significantly better tomorrow I will force myself to take a couple of days of complete rest. One good thing that comes from feeling this way is that it tends to put my arrogance in it's place a little bit. I am reminded that there are people out there that regardless of their attitude are unable to enjoy the level of activity that I can. Sometimes I forget that, and in turn forget how to empathize.
There is a man who I see at the gym sometimes who for whatever reason has no use of his legs. He told me the other day that recently he had fallen on the floor when moving from his recliner to his wheelchair. He couldn't get up, nor was his wife strong enough to help him. He had to lay on the floor until the paramedics arrived. When he told me this story he was laughing, and I truly was amazed and humbled by the mans attitude. Just a few days later I have managed to forget that humility, so I suppose I gotta thank the good lord for getting me back on track.
And on the ridiculous list, today I read a story about a teenager from Kentucky who refused to take part in her regional track meet because the bib number she was issued was 666! What a fucking joke! I guess there's an obscure biblical reference to this number as being associated with the devil. It makes me puke! How brainwashed must this young person be to have swallowed this nonsense. It's a fucking number already!!! Whoops! There goes my empathy again!
Run 7kms, swim 750 metres
"Empathy is about finding echoes of another person inside yourself"---Mohsin Hamid
Love
Peter
Every day I tell myself it's just psychological but that hasn't made it go away. If I don't feel significantly better tomorrow I will force myself to take a couple of days of complete rest. One good thing that comes from feeling this way is that it tends to put my arrogance in it's place a little bit. I am reminded that there are people out there that regardless of their attitude are unable to enjoy the level of activity that I can. Sometimes I forget that, and in turn forget how to empathize.
There is a man who I see at the gym sometimes who for whatever reason has no use of his legs. He told me the other day that recently he had fallen on the floor when moving from his recliner to his wheelchair. He couldn't get up, nor was his wife strong enough to help him. He had to lay on the floor until the paramedics arrived. When he told me this story he was laughing, and I truly was amazed and humbled by the mans attitude. Just a few days later I have managed to forget that humility, so I suppose I gotta thank the good lord for getting me back on track.
And on the ridiculous list, today I read a story about a teenager from Kentucky who refused to take part in her regional track meet because the bib number she was issued was 666! What a fucking joke! I guess there's an obscure biblical reference to this number as being associated with the devil. It makes me puke! How brainwashed must this young person be to have swallowed this nonsense. It's a fucking number already!!! Whoops! There goes my empathy again!
Run 7kms, swim 750 metres
"Empathy is about finding echoes of another person inside yourself"---Mohsin Hamid
Love
Peter
Humility is the hobgoblin of spiritual growth. I just made that up. And spiritual does not equal religious. You are an incredibly spiritual person, at least in my humble opinion. Every time I get a bit cocky, I remind myself that not only are there other worse off than I, but I am usually worse off than I am at that point. If that makes any sense. Rest. Things will get better, and you really do know that.
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