The last of the tall grass got cut yesterday, the photo is of the area after it was cut since I like the contrast of green grass where it’s been cut regularly versus yellow and brown of a lot of dead grass. Today I did a little cardio exercise and it’s rough to get started. There’s been several times where I’ve taken long breaks from exercise and I’m familiar with the feeling of shaking rust off. It wouldn’t take long of regular practice to feel better, but right now it’s like I’m wearing lead shoes. We have rowing machine which is stored in the pole barn, so I ran down there, did some rowing and then went to run around the house on my way back. These were short workouts, especially with the run I know I could hurt my back doing a serious run without building up to it. Everything I did was a great start and it’s important for people celebrate small victories, it would be unrealistic to expect I can go from nothing for month straight into a marathon. There’s also the long game to consider, I have more in my life than just exercise. If going hard today negatively impacts the rest of my week, then I’m less likely to come back. Creating a habit is always more important than results, the results will come on their own in time. The other work I’m doing is trying to read more and I’m using my speed reading method. In the second year of the podcast I’d like to read more books and I’m currently reading almost twice as fast as I normally do, still I need to speed up to achieve my goal. Again that speed will happen if I’m consistent in my habit. I’ve also got my oldest brother visiting the castle at the end of this week.
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