Day 10: Renewed Gratitude
“No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. But any amount of gratitude changes the present.” ~Ann Voskamp
After dealing with two strains of E.Coli for a week, my antibiotics are kicking in, and I finally had good energy and an uninterrupted run, with a quality workout in the middle – woohoo! As I pushed myself in the hot sun, I felt a wave of gratitude that the discomfort was from hard work rather than feeling nauseous. (Plus, I’m more fun as a parent when I don’t have a bellyache.) Onward!
Morning stats
Yang/firing up:
- cold shower
- motivational speech https://youtu.be/0cwtNOq_k4w
- stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
- ran for an hour and a half, with a fast speed-play workout in the middle
Yin/cooling down:
- morning mantra: “I’m alive, I’m grateful, I’m ready to roll.”
- 5 minute foam roll
- 2 minute meditation (I find that doing this right before my run really grounds me.)
Evening update
- 30 minutes of earthing (while reading a book, throwing a ball for a cute dog I’m dogsitting, and waiting on hold with an 800 airline number – love how earthing doesn’t take as much focus as meditation!)
- 10 minute easy bike spin
- 3 x 17, 17, 16 pushups (50 total)
- 5 minute stretch
