By mid day yesterday, I literally felt that I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders.
My back was beyond killing me.
The pain level I was experiencing was unbelievable.
Truth be told, I can identify 2 or 3 separate incidents which contributed to the pulled muscle to the back of my ribs. Still the tension I was feeling didn't help.
I loaded up on Aleve ,then Advil.
After dinner I crawled into bed.
I iced and then iced again.
Eventually, I fell asleep,laying flat as a board on my back.
I had already cancelled with my cousin for our weekly workout on Sunday mornings knowing that there was no way I could get myself up and out the door easily come morning , never mind trying to attempt any form of exercise.
When I awoke this morning I felt slightly better.
Still I knew that my morning run would have me pulling myself up into the bus 7 or 8 times .
I also knew I would have 2 wheel chairs passengers who would need to be fastened in .
I was not looking forward to any of this.
By noon, I was back home, grabbed the Advil once again and went back to icing.
Now I have about 15 minutes before I have to head out for my return run, once again facing multiple boarding'and un-boarding and loading and unloading the 2 wheel chairs.
The one thing that I know has helped besides the ice and ibuprofen is letting go of the stress.
That certainly was playing a big part.
My brother asked me if the events of last week were in part a result of inattentiveness or distraction on my part. I have given this a lot of thought and after much deliberation I believe that is not the case.
Whether it was or not, I have recommitted to being deliberately more attentive.
While all last week's episodes ended without any real consequences, the "what if's" are still very real and very scary.
So before the "what if's" become OMG's, it will only serve me well to be more diligent in my approach to my day.
With that said, my 15 minutes are up and I've got to get going.
First , I will pop a few Advil!
Shavua Tov!
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