I have dwelled on "my energy" depletion and my emotions so much that I have forgotten to talk about my body. No, I'm not running yet but the biggest change I notice is that I am focusing on my body, my gait, my discomfort less! I have times of walking that I am not obsessing about my "imbalance", my "out-of-whackedness", my lameness. I have times of not thinking about my ambulation. I just walk. My discomfort is less in my hip so my mind doesn't go there. I don't fear falling, leaning to one side, or clumsiness quite as much. I am not flowing but I am way closer and it feels good.
Wow, it is has been 6 weeks since my last writing. I am currently in Lake Tahoe on holiday with Grace and our puppies. It is amazingly beautiful here. We have come here in the summers intermittently over the past 20 years. Last summer was very difficult for me as I could not sleep and was extremely limited in my activities. It was the lowest I have ever been in my memory. Hiking amidst the beauty is what we love and not being physically able was very hard on me mentally. Thanks to the Liberation Procedure and lots of rehab/re-training, I am very happy to say that I am back on the trails and able to see, feel and experience the beauty again. I am deeply grateful to once again be a participator in this magical life. Nature has always been my temple/church and movement in nature truly lights my fire. Swimming in Lake Tahoe and the surrounding mountain lakes rejuvenates me in ways that nothing I have ever experienced can or does. My favorite hike here -- Five Lakes -- is a rigorous hike u...
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