Still Moving Forward

I was up early yesterday and went into London to work.  I took in an appointment with the Mad Canadian osteopath at 8am, which set me up for the day.  Apart from being physically therapeutic the sessions are light-hearted as there is a rapport that lets the humour flow in.  Also, there is no "elephant in the room" (save Ganesha) when you are speaking with a medical person.

Having woken at 4:30am I began to fade around lunchtime at work.  There was plenty to do though and there is a fair bit of work for me over the coming period.  I am focused on training someone to take over my role as I have been far less available over the last couple of months.  Even with that done there is plenty of steering work for me to do.

The energy levels are improving and the eating is a little too. I am managing some rice pudding and meat 'n' mince but my digestive system is struggling to come to terms with solids again even though they are going down. 

Although the energy levels are improving I was exhausted when I got in yesterday afternoon and went straight to bed for a few hours.

This morning I have been disappointed to miss Huffty's football match.  I got up with every intention of going, but after rice pudding for breakfast I felt decidedly queasy and tired.  I went back to bed and slept for an hour whilst the Huffty's team played one of if not the strongest team in their league. They were soundly beaten 4-0 but Huffty got his first man of the match.  Being a defender and keen tackler I expect he was very busy.

My little clan are still out and about, but I hear that he was disappointed to have missed a penalty.

So, the overall picture is slow but steadily improving, much as my mother-in-law in North Wales who sounded in good spirits and "on the up" when I spoke to her yesterday.

I believe that can also be said of Swelly Belly and Tatoo Boy's baby who I had the pleasure of seeing via Skype this week.  I have not been able to go to Wales yet but I have now seen both of the new arrivals via Skype.  What a great free service that is.

I am trying to main a mindset of pushing myself a little, but not too much.  I am taking care to get plenty of rest too.

Next week I will be starting with work on Monday morning.  I will also be ready to start Chi-Kung again as it will add a little physical and spiritual exercise.  I relax when I do Chi-Kung but also use it as an opportunity to perform my own "ritualised" meditations.  Ritualised can sound like an emotive word but what I mean by it is meditations that are pre-set and structured.  They are based around philosophies that I understand as well as those that I have developed myself including my own mantra.

Meditating in this way was particularly useful for me during the first phase of treatment not least for the structure it afforded and the routine and focus it provided. I hope that it will give me the same positive platform and physical benefits as it did first time around though it will be a different journey.