One of the good things about having a blog is that it becomes easier to keep a track of what you did, and when you did it. Being quite a self-indulgent sort, I quite like reading back through my blog occasionally. Re-living all those amusing memories. Like the time I got wireless internet, had my hair cut, or put on a fez. Really, the list is endless (well it's long), and the laughs are out loud.
Reading back through some of the posts it's quite apparent that, as well as leading an exciting and dare-devil life, I used to be a lot fitter than I am now. Last summer I was running most mornings, cycling to work, and doing MMA a couple of nights a week. And now? Well I went cycling today for a couple of hours of gentle pedalling, and I was knackered. Properly, tongue hanging out, knackered. It was the first real exercise I've done since the avalanche, and it was depressing. Of course I had to wait for injuries to heal, and starting a new, and very busy, job hasn't helped. But I think the main problem is that essentially I'm lazy. Actually, no - I'm not lazy - I'm a creature of habit, and need to get used to doing something so much that I don't even think about it. I used to run every morning last summer because...I used to run every morning last summer. That's all. No big secret, just trained myself to do it. I convinced my mind that the thing I do when I get up is run, or cycle. And that's what I need to do again. Habit, habit, habit.
Starting tomorrow I'm going to try and create some new habits. I need to start slowly as I'm coming off a low base, but reading back through the blog I know what is possible, if I get off my backside. That if I get into a groove it's quite possible I might get around the block, maybe around the park, and possibly even a little further than that.
So I look forward to tomorrow, to going forwards, and to new habits.
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