"If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do... the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
Patton was not only a general during WWII and beyond, but he was also a former Olympian. Pretty impressive stuff, frankly, when you start looking at his competitive record.
Yesterday, I started walking regularly again.
The mornings have finally cooled off enough that walking outside is possible for me -- thank goodness, because the heat has been unbearable this summer and I've been going stir crazy.
We are talking about purchasing either a treadmill or an elliptical machine so that won't be an issue for me going forward. My joints feel so much better when I get some activity in every day...the key is to find a way to make that happen, and having an exercise option inside is a great idea.
We've resisted it up to now because, frankly, the weather here is fairly temperate most days and it seemed silly to get a treadmill for the occasional rainy or snowy day. But the past year's volatile weather -- from the incredibly deep snows to the scorching heat and humidity this summer -- have shown me the error of my ways.
If I'm going to succeed at getting in better shape, I have to let go of the prideful and idiotic excuses, and pave the way for exercise no matter what. That's just the truth of it.
Mind over too much matter, so to speak. Patton hit that nail right on the head for me.
It's a sort of surrender to the truth at the heart of things for me: get past the mind clutter to the core, and there are no more excuses.
And thus? Today, I went for another walk early this morning and will do some lifting later as well. This is one battle I plan on winning. Life is a lot more peaceful when you stop fighting yourself and just accept things as they are.
Very zen, in some ways, this acceptance of what is and what needs to be, rather than what is not or will not be. But if I am going to refuse to surrender to lupus, then I have to be willing to do the work -- all the work -- to win the battle without fighting against myself.
Taking a few of the first steps, but I'm definitely taking the Patton quote to heart.
(Beautiful photo via hira3. Love this garden -- just gorgeous.)
2 comments:
Hi Christy,
Good host job with the FDL book review today.
You rang my bell with the Patton quote. GSP was a true blue American.
Have you looked at colloidal silver? Great stuff for chronic fatigue, stiff joints, and such.
I take CS and make it for friends and family -- for free. Makes my old, retired chemist's heart feel good to spread the word and help people.
CS is easy to make and costs ~ $1 per gallon. My daily dose is 1 oz per day.
CS does not turn skin blue.
Best,
Phil
Almost forgot, my Internet handle is PLovering.
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