‘Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.’ – Kevyn Aucoin Today I choose to…
October 22: Early morning rowing
‘When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.’ – Marcus Aurelius As can be seen, I poached this from GirlchildOne’s insta….how totally beautiful is this photo! It is hard not to be grateful to be alive in…
October 21: Sailing weekend
‘I keep sailing on in this middle passage. I am sailing into the wind and the dark. But I am doing my best to keep my boat steady and my sails full.’ – Arthur Ashe So, while I was busy running, GirlchildTwo was in San Diego at a sailing regatta, and also managed to see…
October 20: Marathon in two countries
‘I am happy that I ran the half-marathon, but to me, just running and saying that I finished a race isn’t enough for me. I want to run the race as best as I can. Working out for pants size isn’t enough. I need a goal or a race to get back on the treadmill…
October 19: Warm-up run
‘Taking care of your mental and physical health is just as important as any career move or responsibility.’ – Mireille Guiliano With the decline of my Dad’s health, and his disappearance into his own world with the deepening of his dementia, I read up as much as I could about dementia and mental health issues.…