We are so accustomed to going about our lives on auto-pilot that we may not even be aware of how we are walking, talking, thinking, feeling or doing…whatever it might be. I have been on the planet for nearly 56 years and in that time, I have danced gracefully and stumbled awkwardly, stepping on toes inadvertently in the process. My ‘dance partners’ have been mostly gracious about it with a precious few grumbling about my lack of skill at times. As I approach the next milestone birthday next Monday, I am doing a life review, because had circumstances been different, I might not be here to be celebrating it OR even writing these words.<\/p>\n
I am \u00a0discovering that the\u00a0element of surprise is a new theme in my life. At cardiac rehab today, Dave Woods who runs the program, was telling me that I need to mix up my workout routine, to maximize the benefits and surprise my body with different exercises and machines. I did just that, trying out new machines, including a stair climber that reminded me of an upwardly moving escalator, which I actually enjoyed since I had a scary experience when I was 12, sliding the opposite direction on the conveyance while balancing on one foot. I also pedaled a Nu-Step that had me chugging along pushing with both sets of paws. It would be really cool if I could put that energy into a container and recycle it to power up the lights in my house. Could feel the ‘liquid awesome’ (a.k.a. sweat) dripping down as I charged my own batteries. <\/span><\/p>\n Next week I am getting back in the pool (I was a competitive swimmer in my youth and a coach for 3 summers) I still have the shoulders to show for all those years swimming butterfly It was also where I learned to meditate while swimming what seemed like endless laps. I had\u00a0Olympic aspirations but\u00a0not Olympic\u00a0discipline.\u00a0I will also be getting back on the mat, since it’s been awhile since I had a consistent yoga practice. He asked about my goals and I told him that weight loss and increased vitality and stamina were the top three. I had taken all three for granted over the past few years, believing that I would always have the energy to do all I was called on, without replenishing the supply. <\/span><\/p>\n I am willing to be positively surprised by what I discover about myself in this ongoing process of stretching and expanding comfort zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are so accustomed to going about our lives on auto-pilot that we may not even be aware of how we are walking, talking, thinking, feeling or doing…whatever it might be. I have been on the planet for nearly 56 years and in that time, I have danced gracefully and stumbled awkwardly, stepping on toes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,13,3532,19,21,4033,3,22,811,14,4,15,16],"tags":[3848,3968,4897,4035,4034,1955,4036,4854],"class_list":["post-7023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-attracting-what-you-desire","category-bliss","category-blissfull-thinking","category-edie-weinstein","category-empowerment","category-energy","category-fitness-2","category-gratitude","category-healing","category-health","category-how-to-invite-bliss","category-inspiration","category-living-their-bliss","category-my-personal-bliss","tag-cardiac-care","tag-cardiac-rehab","tag-edie-weinstein","tag-life-review","tag-nu-step","tag-olympics","tag-swimming","tag-yoga"],"yoast_head":"\n