There are some difficult periods of time, I think they become more apparent towards December when one can really review a year in its entirety. In some cases, a change of scenery can spark analysis. I’ve taken a few days off to catch up on my research and try to catch my breath a bit. In a case of pure irony, I found myself man down for two of the five days I have taken off. This has led me to think that possibly I am dysfunctional this year.
It’s easy to have a whinge, I know. This is not my moaning, this is merely a review. In the last 8 months I have had the following
- Huge buckets of stress
- Stress led to kak eating
- Kak eating leads to picking up weight
- Weight leads to more stress
- Four month delay to research
- Torn hammy
- Shoulder injury due to padel
- Quad strain (due to hammy)
- Knee strain
With some huge ambitions going into the year for making provincial hockey side, running another marathon and general health and wealth, it’s been difficult to look at that list. My body currently feels rickety and incorrectly programmed.
All of this being said, I need to add that I put together a side hustle, a side project and a research project that I am very positive about. I have an incredible family and a dog that currently has the same haircut as Don King. I get to see both of my brothers, who live overseas in the coming weeks and I get to travel very soon for a job that I enjoy. I have joined a cult similar to Crossfit and I think I have made peace with my feelings towards hockey. I hate to brag but I also have amazing taste in music.
It all feels easy to moan about life, but when you write all of the good stuff it feels good. This being said, if it’s in my destiny to win the lotto I will not question fate.