Running.
I hadn't run for a couple of weeks. I'd be work stressed and sick and all sorts of reasons. It had been cold, too, so I couldn't go running outside.
I decided, hell or high water, I'd go running yesterday.
Got home, it was raining. So I went upstairs to the treadmill.
And oh my god. After five minutes, everything loosened up. I could feel the tension leave my back --- stress I didn't even know I had.
After ten, I could really run. After 15, I was managing my breath and thinking of little else.
After a half an hour, the world shifted. My game of solitaire largely forgotten, my breath focused.
Today, the problems of the office seem straight forward and immaterial. Everything gets the volume turned down after a good run.
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Physical fitness begets mental fitness. The effort it takes to be fit makes work problems seem paltry
ReplyDeleteMe, yesterday: You want it by A? BAH HOW.
ReplyDeleteMe, today: Oh, you want it by A, B, and C? Sure, gimme five minutes. Also, you should consider D and A is not defined well, so we should consider A1 instead.