Ongoing

Well, I’m still sick today. I’m much improved, but still very much sick. Before getting into bed tonight, I actually used the Neti Pot – well, some brand’s knock-off, I think…, though it might have been the real thing, now that I’m truly considering it… I do have a real one and a not-real one – because I needed further help in healing faster. I have a whole volunteering thing I have to do all midday tomorrow, and then a major part of the karate stuff tomorrow night. And I have to make up what I missed tonight and last night for karate before the high-intensity cardio night starts tomorrow. So, basically, I will get up and get dressed, drive way down south to volunteer for a few hours, then drive way up north to start karate late afternoon, have a short break, and then do intense sparring against people whose goal is to test my abilities. Let’s not worry about mentioning how I haven’t sparred in maybe a year due to my ankle injury, with its whole popping the bone slightly out of place the last time I sparred in a tournament… that definitely sucked and still does…

Anyway, I need good sleep and rest tonight, so that I can make it through tomorrow. And I need great sleep and rest tonight so that I can thrive through tomorrow, and not merely stumble to the end. I’ve had very low energy since getting sick, to the point that I struggled to get the front door open earlier today, which is usually just a tiny extra push… and that was after I was getting strength back… So, I still have a ways to go before I’m truly ready and able to take on tomorrow night, especially after being out in the 11°C cold tomorrow midday. Fortunately, my appetite was mostly back by this evening, and I had a real meal, though it was a smaller one.

God, grant me wonderful and invigorating sleep tonight, please, and a healthy appetite tomorrow, as well as wonderful digestion. Help me tomorrow to do well, to show how I am capable, and to satisfy well all requirements for obtaining my black belt. Help me to do my best and to be at my best. Heal me, please. Heal all in need of your healing. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2023