A Long Week

It's difficult for me to believe it's Wednesday, just five days after Mom's surgery, feels more like weeks. The variability of time, I'm sure that is what to blame, for time is variable, isn't it? Ask a fifteen year old aching for a learners permit how time passes, then turn to ask a Mom how fast her children grew and you may hear “slowly” and “in the blink of an eye”. As further evidence I'll submit that a hangover lasts “Forever” yet the events leading to said condition never seem to last long enough.

Mom is doing well, better than most would have guessed and may be released from the hospital as early as this weekend. According to my sister Trish, she is a favorite on her ward without even supplying any of her chocolate chip cookies. (Yet). While we do not know at this point how long she will be with Trish before returning home, I would imagine a few weeks at the very least. I'm not sure exactly when, but my Aunt Kate will be heading to Raleigh to help with Mom. This is great news. Dad is doing well but I'm sure he is restless without his wood-shop to keep him occupied.

This past Saturday I took my first Reiki course with Dee; I have a long way to go. Much like Meditation I do not seem to be able to get myself into a proper state of mind to feel that I have an ability to help myself or others. What I do know is that Reiki has helped me and with work there will come a time when I can help others.

Somehow I managed to get myself registered for the North Face Endurance Challenge Half Trail Marathon. (The Web Site Showed It Was Full) I will be running with my Nephew Matt with the intent of finishing in under two hours. The pace we will need to keep works out to about nine minutes twenty seconds per mile which will be about forty seconds per mile faster then last years time. If you read this Matt I am one hundred percent sure we can do this, train hard!

I have also registered for the Steamtown Marathon, October 7th, entered into the Nike Woman’s Half Marathon Draw for October 14^th, I'll sign up for the Catoctin 50K, July 28^th, and hopefully get into the JFK 50 miler held in November. This may be an aggressive schedule but as long as I can stay healthy and injury free I completely believe I'll be up for it.

My progress this past week has been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs. Sleep has been an issue with only one night of decent “non-aided” sleep. My energy levels are bouncing all over the place with one day being good and the next feeling like an ole sleepy eye hound dog. Running typically makes me feel better, however the bump is temporary. I have had several experiences of bathroom surprise, thankfully all in the evenings. My feet are still half numb, my hands are sensitive yet this is a step up from hurting.

Time should be my friend; I'm just wondering, how I will perceive it ?

Keep Hope In You Hearts and Minds ..... Mike