{"id":854,"date":"2016-03-22T03:02:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T08:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2016-03-22T03:02:19","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T08:02:19","slug":"back-to-normal-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=854","title":{"rendered":"Back to normal a bit"},"content":{"rendered":"

So my friend was finally cleared by his doctor to run. So we went for a short slow jog around.<\/a>\u00a0The extra recovery for me will be good too. It was nice to get out with my friend though, as much as I’ve always preferred to run by myself, it had become a nice little routine, and it was helping me adjust. He was impressed with how much my Italian has improved too.
\nI find myself procrastinating while writing this though, I can’t string together any consistent thoughts worth sharing. Lately, I’ve felt very much uneasy. Physically I have not been well, even though I’ve been hitting my running goals and been able to do my daily activities to the fullest. Mentally, I’ve felt completely off-balance, and emotionally I’m just beat. I’m hopeful that the sudden change in the weather, to a drier and more sunny atmosphere will help with the last part, recharge the emotional batteries a bit. The last few weeks have been positively dreadful. I believe the poor physical health is due to, what can only be described as, dreadfully inadequate sanitation in this area. I think mentally, it’s a combination of the physical and emotional, plus the beating that is teaching.
\nSo needless to say it’s been hard to keep the PMA. I need to remember to be thankful for what I have, and the negative will be sorted in due course. Confront issues one challenge at a time and only worry about what you can, the things you can’t do anything about you have to let go and forget. Control is an illusion, and you must stay within that which is called you. I am simply me, and I can only do the best I can with whatever the situation is.
\nTime to run off to go help others in need. That’s part of what I do right? One of the other teachers needs to set up a bank account, so I’ll go do what I can.
\nHave fun, keep running, and remember; If Gil can run then so can you!
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