DAY 14(ish) Hip Rehab
QOD:
“What’s the worst that could happen if I fail? (Now, how would I survive it?)”
With my hip…the worst would be if I cannot heal. I’d deal with it by being grateful for all I have, and learning the lessons my body is trying to teach. “Pain is your messenger, not your master”
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Real fatigue yesterday, which broke to the surface climbing the stairs to the bedroom last night. I was WIPED for about a minute. I’ve had muscular fatigue, cardiovascular fatigue, and neurological/attention fatigue.
This is different. Its almost like a death tax. Like your body saying “is it ok for us to die now? We’re done, right?”
And you say “Nope.” And your body says “this is gonna cost ya.”
Its different, and whispers in a serpent’s voice “give up.”
So interesting.
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The increased fatigue is almost certainly due to my walking without a cane. My entire bio-computer must be working overtime just to create each step. But the walking (Tai Chi walking is the reference), Tai Chi, Yoga and little bits of stationary bicycle and stuff…is connecting to my core, and not just my physical core. This is emotional, existential stuff. Most important thing is to be SURE I’m ready to wake up, every morning. Lay in bed until my fingers and toes start moving all by themselves, and I get yawny.
Today: debrief Jason on his first day of college, and what he will do to evaluate his ebike batteries. Meet with Tananarive and be sure we’re on the right track with KEEPER, and have plans to be super-sane with the REFORMATORY money.
Work on Sigil.
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Catastrophic thinking is a real thing that stops us from taking big swings. This is a reason its good to start with small swings:
#Writing one sentence
#Saving 1% of your income in an account where you will NEVER touch the principle.
# Five Breathing Breaks, performing 3 of each of the five Tibetans each time.
Things like that. Small, but significant. You set goals to push yourself and then ask:
Did I keep my word? Yes? No? What worked and didn’t? And also…
How did the world respond to my efforts? What did I learn?
The WORST that happens when you fail is that you get information. If you then make an adjustment and try again, its like swinging at a ball: right vision, right timing, right balance, right speed, right grip, etc. If you practice that swing every day, constantly adjusting your various physical and mental factors, you will start hitting the ball. Plan your action so that base hits can win over time…and you are taking control of your life.
Tomorrow on LIFEWRITING LIVE we’ll have an update on all factors: physical, emotional, and mental. The Three Centers which can, in five minutes a day, take you to a level of internal integration most won’t believe. That’s find. Perform the experiment for yourself, or be a bystander all your life.
LIFEWRITING LIVE, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5TH, 12 NOON PACIFIC at WWW.THEFIREDANCE.COM
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TODAY’S REHAB THOUGHT: Your best bet would be to have a “perfect template” movement you study BEFORE you injure yourself. Some series of movements that represent health and basic fitness, some routine you work enough to master. Then, when you injure yourself, you very slowly and cautiously reclaim those movement options: you have a goal.
If you DON’T have that, then go to YOUTUBE and look up TAI CHI WALKING. You already know how to walk, but have done is for so long that its on automatic. Almost any damage to the skeletal system will mess with your gait. That is your “open chain” exercise. Next, find a “closed chain” series of movements. CRAWLING can work very well. Quadruped locomotion. Not only do YOU remember how to do this from infancy, but your genetics connect back to ancestors who used four and two limbed locomotion. Add pulling (brachiating) and you have something simple and special.
Give yourself a LONG time before you even begin to judge your ultimate progress. Say 100–1000 days, right? Then apply the MAGIC formula, and you have a game.
Memento Mori
Steve