October 2020: Tap the Spirit of Renewal

 

The COVID Crazies are raising their voices within:

--Half a year in quarantine!

--Small pleasures we once took for granted are gone: gym workouts, movies, haircuts.

--We're sick of wearing masks--and mad as hell at those who don't.

--We're tired of being terrified of everything we touch.

--Everywhere we look we see more businesses gone under.

--Our passports are totally useless and we wouldn't' dare fly anyway.

--We can't see our doctors in person--telehealth calls only unless we're at death's door.

The list goes on and on and on with no end in sight. Will the madness end in 2021, go on till 2022--or, God forbid, go on forever in one form or another? Will living hell be the new Normal?

Scary questions. But one thing's scarier still: the thought of putting life on hold till we're able to take off our masks and breathe freely as we did before. Who can afford to take a year or two or three or more to live as richly as they're able?

That can be done if we begin with the first simple step: the choice to see ourselves as freer than we've been led to believe--and to act as if we are:

RENEW!

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There's no better place to practice than in the comfort of your cave. Far from being a prison or just a sanctuary, your cave is your free zone, your place to rebirth. If you're taking daily steps to make it yours completely, your cave should reward you in new ways each day. 

Here's something new in mine. Something I call Shopping Fu:

This rugged, roomy cart is perfect for weekly shopping excursions. Unlike the cheaper fabric carts with wheels that break in a couple of months, this baby is made to last. And I consider it part of the cave because it simplifies my life and contributes to the quality. 

Plus, I've added a dandy selfie stick to empower me on Instagram, a new online pleasure.

 

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My workout routine needed renewal as well. Kettlebells are still the core, with stretching and ab workouts on off days. But I knew I needed cardio, a problem with a bum right knee. What to do? Any exercise involving a shock to the knee is off-limits. So are the hours-long walks I once loved.

Solution:

Placed atop my new red cart are two adjustable ankle weights. Each contains five removable 1# sacks. 

I've started with 3# per ankle on my daily power walks. My ultimate goal is 10# per ankle.

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That's it for this month. Return to your caves and begin to renew!