Knocking Off Rust
Weight: Unknown (my scale was broken in the pack-out and Saori’s scale out of batteries)
Main Exercise: Walk (55:57)
Now that I am back from Australia, it is time to get serious about my fitness, again. My homecoming included a dual birthday party for Atticus and Oliver. Many people came to enjoy the celebration with us. Paired with all the traveling and airport food, the bounty of edible joys was not in short supply.
My first morning back in Japan I woke up before everyone else in the house. That is still my favorite thing to do, and I hope to continue that. With the boys only getting older, it’s becoming easier to wake up before them. Saori was up late hosting her brother and wife so she was not getting at 0630 when her alarm sounded off. I did though.
Rolling out of bed, I found my morning journal amongst my other unpacked belongings. I will most certainly lose count the number of times that sea bag is unloaded and repacked. Each time though I decide on a thing or two more that will not make the next leg of the journey. My coyote brown boots were the latest decision. I went downstairs to write at the kitchen table. It was therapeutic to jot a few lines.
What I notices more than anything was how stiff I was. From walking down the stairs to putting my shoes on, it was all difficult for me. A clear sign how bad things have gotten. Knowing my body and still believing I have a hidden athlete within me, I wanted to start SLOW. That meant just walking.
The trip didn’t take 300 meters before I could feel it in my lower back. My ankles were just as weak. I’ve said it many times before “how the mighty has fallen.” Luck would grant me a real engaging audiobook to listen to, but there was nothing easy about my walk for me.
It was nice to take in the Arita, Japan sights again. I will miss this little pocket of Japan, truly the Shire of my life. I had time to think. I thought about the future of this website, the next steps of this international transition, my family, and what I want to value. Making deals with myself the kind of pain I will go through to achieve what I truly desire.
For now, I intend to use this week to just walk. Maybe by the end of the week I’ll include some inclines such as hills. Maybe in the evenings I’ll do some pushups and get kind of soreness over with. When I get back to Wisconsin is when I project to really kick it up a notch and in the meantime use this time to reflect and appreciate what I have and admire the journey ahead.
