Finding Calmness

 

What a week it has been and it is only Thursday. It had been very stressful up to last night. Things were finally resolved on a positive note and I felt as though a weight had been lifted off of me. I just had to quit imagining the worse case scenario and know that things would most likely work out for the best. You know what? It did! One bit of advice I have is DO NOT try to shop for a good used car right now. If you can wait - do so. I also had been worried about the new boss we were getting. The staff here was imagining the worst. She started on Monday and so far everyone seems to really like her. She is struggling a bit and is overwhelmed by the chaos and workload that has landed in her lap. I just tell her to breathe (something I have been telling myself a lot lately) and to let it all just fall into place. 

I had hoped that with the stress having departed and my mood more joyful, I would get a good nights sleep last night. Mother Nature had other plans. Sometime between 2 am - 3 am an insane thunderstorm came through and lasted at least two hours. Thunder, wind and heavy downpours. I went outside as soon as it was light this morning (after the storm had passed) and checked my rain gauge... It had over-flowed. It has markings up to six inches and then another 1.5 inches to the rim. So we had over 7.5 inches of rain in just those few hours. The rivers and creeks around us all flooded over their banks. Luckily the drive to work was not impacted and I easily made it in on time.

Workout updates... I have started watching YouTube videos during my workouts. One on the EBC trek, one on the Inca Trail and a few of other sights to see in and around Cusco Peru. They really help the workouts go by so much quicker than listening to music. On Saturday I did 1500 steps (30 minutes) on the stair master, an hour on the treadmill with 30 minutes at 15%, and then 30 minutes on the rower. I felt great. Sunday was a different story, 800 steps, 50 minutes treadmill and 30 minutes rower. It was all a struggle. This weekend I will try again for the 30-60-30 on Saturday. My daughter will be in town on Sunday so we hope to go hiking. I'm not sure how the trails will be after all the rain, but we will see. 

I do have a ton of yardwork to do so that will be a good workout too. 

Breath in

Breath out

Deep

Calm

Smile

Release

Present moment

Wonderful moment

In... out...