Good Day

Today was a better day.  We got some snow last night so I started the day by doing some shoveling and was able to get the garbage out before the truck swung by.  I forced myself to go to the gym and had a great work out.  I ran for longer than normal today and it felt good to work up a bit of a sweat. I caught up on some Tim and Sid this afternoon and did some dishes.  So I kept myself busy which distracted my mind from the way I have been feeling.

This week, I have forced myself to the gym.  I had taken some days off because I was simply not motivated to do much of anything.  I always  feel better once I go and need to continue to push myself.  I try to go in the morning so that I have the afternoon at home.  I usually watch Tim and Sid on Sportsnet590 from 1-4.  I have followed them from their days on The Score and love they way they do sports talk radio/tv.  I could be feeling really down but, have my mood pick up simply by watching their show.

The temperature is supposed to reach 0 degrees next week at some point which is awesome.  It has been pretty cold of late and there has not been a break in the deep freeze.  We have had a pretty tame winter compared to those out east as they have been continually hammered by mother nature.  I am sure spring will be welcome by all and I am really looking forward to seeing things start to sprout of the ground.

Although my confidence in myself has been shaken a bit lately,  I know getting back to work will be a really good thing for me.  I am sure the first week will take some adjusting but, it will be great to work with my hands again.  Manual labor can be draining at times but, the feeling you get putting in a hard days work and working with your hands is amazing.  And I know I am good at what I do regardless of how I have been feeling.  Just have to remind myself of that.

My mind is a bit more peaceful today.  I have had some really messed up thoughts of late and it has been challenging filtering them out of my head.  I had a restful sleep last night and hopefully will build on the positive day I had today.  I just need to remember that they are just thoughts and I do not have to pay them the attention if I choose not to.  Just a difficult process sometimes.  My mood is much more stable today.

Looking forward to watching some college hoops tonight.  Take care,  Shawn.

“I must have a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!”
― Mark Twain