Carpe Diem Bristol

NASCAR ~ Delayed

What needs to be done?

Physical therapy

Walk

Scripture study

Rewrites

Read

Eat healthy

Good sleep

Errands

Make something fun

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 512

~ Good books

~ God's peace

~ Gracious people

~ Gorgeous roses

~ God's grace

End of Week Follow Up

How'd I do?

Physical therapy ~ Done

Walk ~ Done

Scripture study ~ Done

Edits ~ Progressing

Read ~ Done

Eat healthy ~ Good and bad but mostly good

Good sleep ~ Sometimes good, sometimes not

Errands ~ Done

Make something fun ~ Not this week

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

TBR

31. The Choice: Embrace the Possible, a memoir by Dr. Edith Eva Eger, is her story of surviving the Holocaust and learning to thrive. Her story is brutal and inspiring. I was ready to read it. I've a few things I still need to work through. I'm grateful she shared.

32. Falling for Centerfield (A Belltown Six Pack Novel 2) by Sophia Summer clean romance.

33. Her First Love (Southern Series 2) by Ginger Solomon Christian romance. Not an easy read, dealing with neglect and domestic abuse. For me, it was a painful, hopeful, and satisfying read.

34. Beauty Secrets of the Bible by Ginger Garrett. A good start on my research into learning to love my body. A long way to go but this got me started.

35. Crossfire (Saint Squad series) by Traci Hunter Abramson contemporary Christian suspense romance. Breathtaking. Love this series.

REAL Week 557

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

What Navy SEALs are required to do to make it into BUD/S:

http://navyseal.s5.com/requirements.html

http://military-fitness.military.com/2013/01/the-spartan-300-workout-and-new-variations.html?ESRC=sm_fit.nl

Right up front: Never in a million years could I do what is required. However, I needed to start somewhere. Considering how fit the SEALs are, I figured it was a good place to start. My pushups are against the wall.

Using 1, 2, and/or 4-lb weights:

PT ~ Physical therapy

UBP ~ Upper body exercises, pushups, and chair sits against the wall

SEALFit shared some good hints I want to learn and remember:

http://sealfit.com/sealfit-blog-how-to-build-durability/

27: 1/2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

28: 1-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x1 Stretch

29: Rest

30: 1-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x1 Stretch

31: 1/2 mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

April

1: 1-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 1-lb x1 Stretch

2: 1/2-mile walk PT UBP 0-lb x3 Stretch

Two Day Follow Up

How'd I do, so far?

Physical therapy ~ So far so good

Walk ~ So far so good

Scripture study ~ So far so good

Edits ~ So far so good

Read ~ So far so good

Eat healthy ~ So far so good

Good sleep ~ So far so good

Errands ~ So far so good

Make something fun ~ Not yet

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Ready or not...

I think no one can top the craziness of the past month.

Carpe Diem Texas

NASCAR ~ Delayed for now

What needs to be done?

Physical therapy

Walk

Scripture study

Rewrites

Read

Eat healthy

Good sleep

Errands

Make something fun

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Thank Goodness It's Sunday 511

~ Good books

~ Inspiring music

~ Laughter

~ Amazing friends

~ God's grace

End of Week Follow Up

How'd I do?

Physical therapy ~ Done

Walk ~ Done

Scripture study ~ Done

Edits ~ Progressing

Read ~ Done

Eat healthy ~ Good and bad

Good sleep ~ Sometimes good, sometimes not

Errands ~ all done

Make something fun ~ Not this week

Give the battle to God

Praise God in the storm

Brain Dump

Horrors! 1-2 million people could die of the current virus. Maybe. Actually, there are no accurate projections because this has never happened before. "There are three kinds of falsehoods, lies, damn lies, and statistics." - Arthur James Balfour. In truth, no one knows. The number is already far lower than originally projected.

People are exclaiming about how many people are testing positive. Well, yeah. No one was being tested before. Who knows how many had the virus before? We don't know. We will never know. As more people are tested, more people will test positive.

My sister reminded me of a story we'd heard years ago. As a king left his country to visit another kingdom, he was met by Pestilence. Pestilence declared he'd take 500 of the king's subjects. This saddened the king, but these things happen. Upon returning to his kingdom, the king learned that 500,000 had died. The king summoned Pestilence and raged, "You said you'd only take 500!" Pestilence replied, "I only took 500. Fear took the rest."

I'm not trying to downplay how awful the Chinese coronavirus is. No, I don't blame Chinese people for living where it started. Not anymore than I blame the Spanish for Spanish Flu, people of Connecticut for Lyme Disease, or a host of other diseases named for their location of origin. Debating this is a waste of time and energy.

Here's a fact for you: There are 20.9 Million victims of Trafficking World wide as of 2012 (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), and that number has done nothing but grown. Trafficking is now considered the most lucrative criminal trade, above weapons and drugs, as you can only sell the latter once, but you can sell the former over and over and over, every day. When one dies, you replace them with another.

Where is the outrage and hysteria?

According to WHO, it estimates that 40-50 million babies are aborted every year. That's exponentially higher than the worst projections for the virus.

We've turned our back on God. We don't worship Him or even living, as we lock ourselves away. We worship existing.

No one is getting out of this life alive. Something I'm asking myself: How will you choose to live?