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Let’s Talk About Fatigue
You are not the only one and are not alone in dealing with feeling fatigued right now.
Every attempt to blog so far today has produced a false start.
I have managed to get a sentence or two in and then paused. What was I going to write here? Is there any point I desire to make? Am I just rambling? What is going on with me today?
Though I have been striving to meditate daily I am not doing so on a set schedule. While I’m practicing 16 minutes of meditation (aiming to increase to 20 minutes total by next month) I do so at random times during the day.
Because I was having issues getting any clarity on a topic to write about today, I decided to meditate early. It helped, except that I was distracted by my rumbling belly.
That irked me. One of the less-pleasant side-effects of this pandemic has been weight gain. I am presently the heaviest I have EVER been in my life. It is very difficult not to be annoyed with myself for letting this happen.
When I feel depressed, I tend to eat. Food has always been a source of comfort. Further, because of COVID-19 and self-quarantine, I am not fencing regularly.
Fencing, for me, is not just physical. It’s mental. Few things in life bring me the kind of joy going…
