When the results of one of those cardiology tests came in I didn’t waste time waiting for my cardiologist to contact me and fill me in on his thoughts.
No ma’am and no sir.
I took the information and went to Dr. Google to visit sites like Verywell Health, the Cleveland Clinic and assorted other spots online to see if I could decipher what I was reading.
The net result was a mixed bag of information that reminded me I was looking at parts of a puzzle that didn’t include all of the pieces or the instructions.
I read about the widowmaker heart attack and other factors and took a moment to consider whether I was bothered by the information because I didn’t like what I was reading or because I didn’t understand it was well as I want to.
So I did what I do and I went to the gym and connected my Apple watch to the treadmill and put on the heart rate setting.
Turned on the Rocky 4 montage and set the incline and speed to a place where it would start taxing me. Ran through a bit there and then went to the weights and made like Apollo’s coach muttering “no pain” to myself when I wanted to quit.
Told the heart there is no mutiny allowed and well, here I am hours later so I win….mostly.
Challenge Yourself
I’ll probably take some ibuprofen before I go to bed because I expect it is going to hurt later. My cardiovascular work isn’t where I want it but the weights aren’t a problem.
I can still throw around the iron which you know is important to me if you are a long time reader or my mother.
“Mom, sometimes I still mutter ‘I have got my power’ because if it worked when I was five there is no reason it shouldn’t still work now.”
Been playing around with a getting a heavy bag again. I sold the old one when I moved back to Texas in 2016.
There is something to be said for being able to just unload on something and I have had a couple of weeks in which I wanted to do so.
Had a moment today where I thought about the importance of challenging myself and snorted because this moment in time is nothing but that.
It feels a bit like I am on some jungle cruise heading towards the waterfall and I can hear the drums beating. It is not a question of whether the boat is going over the side because that is going to happen.
The only uncertainty is whether I am topside or below when that happens. So will I be able to jump clear of the wreckage or go over with it and have to figure out how to get out of it.
Maybe I’ll run through some obstacles and some people and end up screaming ‘Drago’ at the top of my lungs. All things are possible and by this time tomorrow some people will have learned whether trying to take my measure is sensible or not.
And by some people that might refer to me or maybe not.
Stand In The Fire
Told the younger Mr. Wilner earlier that sometimes we have to stand in the fire and burn if necessary.
Told him that I was planting my feet because I have had enough of somethings and I will either figure out how to go over, under, around or through.
“We all encounter or own madness and learn how to pass through it or die within it.”
Past Posts
- How To Handle A Snake Bite
- It’s The Scary Love Story You Won’t Read
- Don’t Waste Time You Can’t Get Back
- I’ll Drive Myself To The Hospital
- Job Titles Are Not Impressive
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