Recovery!

There is a part of me that wants to continue doing everything (physically) that I used to do.  I'm talking back to when I was a young adult.  I know I'm slower, can't jump as high or move as quickly ....that doesn't matter now, but it still feels good to try and the activity still resembles was it's intended to be. 

However, there's one big difference now - and that's recovery.  The muscle soreness and aching that used to disappear overnight, can linger for days and those first few steps after getting out of bed each morning, feel like my body is standing upright for the first time ever!  My initial thoughts are "why did I do that?", yet after a few minutes and a cup of coffee, I start to feel almost normal and start planning the day's activities and the next adventure.  Sometimes my hips tell me they need more rest, or my lower back forces me to stop whatever I'm doing and stretch ....yet my heart says "go for it" .....so as long as I continue to listen to it, I'll be out there joining many of you doing the same thing, heading in the same direction - with smiles on our faces.

Debbie

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing."
- George Bernard Shaw