A Week of Gratitude, Day One - My Strong and Healthy Body

Monday, December 1, 2014
In the year since Moe died, I have become more and more grateful for my strong and healthy body.

I have controlled my clinical depression for years with exercise. After Moe passed, in consultation with my doctor, I have resorted to medication plus exercise in an effort to help me maintain some level of functionality as it related to my work. Being non-functional in my personal life was one thing, but doing so at work wasn't really an option. We have a mortgage.

But I've stuck with the program. At first it was because I didn't know what else to do. And after my hysterectomy, I did it to regain my strength. Now I do it because after I run I feel better than at any other time. My joints can't tolerate my running every day, but three days a week, I feel almost normal for a while.

This year I've been grateful for my body, which is both strong enough and fit enough to permit the level of exercise I've needed to maintain both my mental and physical health.

1 comments:

Anne C. said...

I'm grateful for anything that makes you feel almost normal, even for a little while. I love you. :)