WOW! I never would have thought that my first year here in Colorado would have been as it was. Most of it I felt like Murphy's Law. I have never been so low as this past year. Not just emotionally but physically and financially. At one point I was living off of soup as that was all I could afford. Afford isn't really the word. It was what I thought would go the farthest as I over spent my credit card praying somehow I would be able to repay it.
IT WORKED! Somehow, I have popped out of my poison sack and become a free, living entity all over again. I am working again. YEA! Love it. It is a 2 year job and by then I will be ready to walk the Camino. It is exciting as well as fretful. I see it happening but so many things have been tough for so long I don't want to get too excited.
I am physically changing. Getting smaller and working on strengthening all the parts of my body that need it. An old skiing accident reared it's head. Surprising me. I didn't expect it. My right leg was all messed up many years ago. I didn't break anything, it would have been better if I had. Instead I twisted my leg around on itself. You know, foot facing backwards. It took a chiropractor 3 months of 3 times a week to fix it. It has been strong and reliable for decades. Suddenly the muscles around my knee weakened and I was having a hard time walking. So what do I do? I started using Arnica Montana cream and worked on keeping my leg straight. After a week of that I purchased this real neat knee bracey thingy, with metal side supports and headed out on the trails. I took my poles and walked with them for the first time. It was slow but awesome. At the end I had hiked 7 miles and knew I could do another 7. Between the poles and the brace I was home free. I loved every minute I was out there.
Of course Murphy came back again and I caught Bronchitis. After being down for a week I am back. Amazing, as it used to put me down for 3 to 4 weeks. I am improving, YEA! Funny what we think of as excitement in life. Well, anyway, I am back and feeling wonderful. I am doing this thing called Mindful Eating and it is great. I have never been in such a great place. The weight is dropping and the energy is growing.
This next week I will be back out walking again. This will be the week to get my lungs back in shape again. It can be a bitch getting older. In my younger days I just returned to where I was before. Now I have to rebuild again. Bummer. It is one of those forwarder I go, backer I slide things.
So I am back in the race again after a year of &%^*$. I will begin to take pics again to share. I want to show you so many of the pretty mountains of Colorado. The front range is beautiful. I am starting to learn the mountains. There are so many to learn. I now know Palisades Mtn, Round Mtn, and Horsetooth Mtn. I can pick them out of the range. Maybe I should find a book about the Front Range and learn more about them. The mountains have brought new experiences for me, snakes, bears, panthers etc. I really don't know what to do with them so I am thinking I will hike more in the snow so I don't have to deal with them :))))))
This posting was delayed. Since I typed it I have been out on an 11 mile bike ride and swimming. Tomorrow I will go out and walk some trails before going to work. Yea, consistence at last.
Happy Week,
Buen Camino
b
