With the temperatures finally cooling down here in my part of Texas, you would think that I would be chomping at the bit to get out on the trails or outside in the garden. After all, the 100 degree heat lasted almost 3 months of which, I spent a great deal of time indoors in the air conditioning, only venturing out when the larder got low and needed restocking. I haven’t been out on the trails since my last hike at McKinney Roughs way back on June 8, 2018 and have only done enough in the yard and ponds to keep things running with the very occasional trimming to keep the paths clear.
Somehow though, I have gotten used to the lazy life of sitting around and even though the high temperature is only around 90 degrees on the hot days and getting cooler all of the time, I still find myself sitting in front of my computer looking out of the window at the yard instead of going out and getting stuck into all of the work that needs to be done. I suppose I can blame some of that on my increasing years but if I want to live for a few more of them, I need to bite the bullet and just go and get after it. I do have the excuse that my shoulder is sore, the one that I managed to wrench when I was loading the coins into the truck and I am going to Physical Therapy for it. I also joined a new gym just a couple of miles up the road from me but I am using the the same wrenched shoulder as an excuse for not working out. That’s even worse as the gym as you can imagine, has a brand new, state of the art cooling system.
What will it take for me to get of my arse, which, if I am not careful will start to grow to a much larger size unless I can convince my brain that I need the exercise. In truth, it is a mental problem more than a physical one as I feel fit enough. On the positive side, I know that I will overcome my mind and get outside and do what I do best and that is hard work as I have all of my life. As the temperature cools down even more, I will start working out and going on that hike? Honest, I will…
Such are the quandaries that I find myself in at this time of my life and what the Texas heat can do to a man…
Written 9/25/2018
I’m text messaging, phone calling and block walking for the election. Every day. I don’t want to have any regrets about not having done my part. No time for gardening and very little for sewing.
I have decided that the election is not about the Parties or the Candidates or right or wrong, it’s all about who can raise the most money. EVERY email I get about the election is a plea for more dollars. I personally have given up and don’t want to be a part of this rat race any longer…
Inertia is a powerful force. It’s hard to get active again when you’ve been stationary for a long time, and vice versa.
I have been active all of my life except when I broke my leg so I plan on getting back into ASAP. You are right about inertia though…
Yea, I’m having the same struggles with inertia myself. Thankfully I know that my vanity won’t let me sit still for very long.