More than one thing on my mind this morning.....
- I have been spending time doing more activities with my daughter over
the last little while and I am filled with many different thoughts and
emotions. I have always tired hard to ensure that Katie knows the
importance of being active and eating right. We started when she was
very little and I took her everywhere I went, strapped to me or in the
stroller. Then we graduated to me running/walking and her on her
tricycle, I probably carried that thing more than I cared to! After
that, the Tri-Leisure Center opened and I used to take Katie to the
track with me. We used walkie-talkies and she would sit on a mat with
her books and music and tell me stories and sing me songs over the air
while I ran. It didn't seem like it was long before she was running with
me, not beside but keeping her own pace, doing her own thing at the
same time as me. It was pretty cool. Then we moved forward from there
and she began to search for her independence! She wanted to be active
with her friends, at the leisure center and sometimes outside. It is an
interesting process for me to accept that I had accomplished my goal of
instilling the importance of activity and acknowledging that it wouldn't
always be me that she did her activities with as she needs to find her
own way and figure out what works for her. I treasure the time that we
do spend together and am pleased that she can set goals and strive to
reach them, overcoming obstacles as she encounters them. Katie recently
lead me on a 20 km bike marathon around the City of Spruce Grove (on and
off the trails), it was a blast and humbling at times when I struggled
to keep up. I am proud/pleased that I have passed on the importance of
being active.
- What to eat and what not to eat! I am enjoying experimenting with
different foods and am completely relieved to not have as much pain and
discomfort. I have had some success and some failure in the kitchen but
the best part is that my family is once again willing to try what I try
in hopes of finding some positive affects. I haven't been doing this
very long and sometimes my emotions try to lead me back to old eating
patterns. So far, if I stop and assess, the feeling/need to eat
something that will upset my stomach goes away with a little bit of
reasoning. I did try DQ ice cream this week, I used to think this was a
safe thing for me to eat, not so much. I am amazed at how easy it is to
pick up on what is good and bad with my system nearly all cleaned out.
My reactions are quicker and go away faster if there is only one food to
deal with, I am looking forward to more and more success in the kitchen
and with my health issues.
- I am enjoying spending more time with my I Ho Chuan teammates in the
last couple of weeks, I am hoping that we can keep the momentum going
and continue to find times and reasons to hang out together. The dragon
dance is evolving as we have new members on the team and new ideas to
try. It is a lot of fun and I am hoping that more teammates can come and
spend some time with us. (Every Thurs @ 7:15pm ). It is also very
energizing on Saturdays when there are more people at open training. I
am loving getting back into sparring and re-learning some valuable
lessons about keeping my guards up! I am also enjoying doing forms with a
variety of people and learning about how others move, it is always
educational! I have been playing with my chucks more in the last couple
of weeks (relaxing! having fun!) and they are beginning to feel
different in my hands. More like they are a part of me, instead of an
extension of me. I don't know if that is right or wrong but that is
where I am in the process.
That is all for me this week ( I probably shouldn't have blogged about
one or another of these topics earlier in the week, but it didn't occur
to me that I could blog on a day other than Sunday!). I am going back
to work on Thurs. so that means that I have to be more strict with my
time, but I am excited about integrating more early morning work outs to
my schedule. I have established some really good routines while on
holidays so I am hoping to work out a way to keep some of that routine. I
am surprised and impressed by what a difference in makes in my daily
outlook when I get up early and work towards some of my goals.
Great entry! Thanks! I am enjoying working out with you more and getting to know you!
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