Slept in until 5a.m. (see previous post to see why this would be considered a sleep-in for me), because I put my phone on vibrate. I value those nights (when you can afford then the next morning) when you are able to just go to bed and wake up when your body is ready. This is how I know that 6 hours of sleep is adequate for me at this stage of my life.
Blessed because I have access to the necessities in life to make this okay for me.
The sleep-in meant a late gym arrival allowing a 20 minute workout prior to my shift. It can be done:
2 min. warm-up skip
Intervals (3 sets of)
-8 burpees (modified so that your feet are on the Bosu when you go into the plank position), followed by
-kneeling to standing on the Bosu (one foot up, other foot up, one knee down, other knee down) 10 starting on each knee, followed by
-1 minute of mountain climbers
Cool down stretch behind the desk.
Blessed because with conviction one can accomplish all that is important to them in each day. (It's not about finding the time, it's about making the time)
Also during shift-time completed reading Paul Hawken's "Blessed Unrest," an excellent eye-opener and introduction to me of the social movement that exists worldwide and that we all have a duty to be a part of. I say duty because there is a need to restore the conditions of the world we live in (environmental, political, economical....) - this earth that has ownership over us as the substance that makes us here has been cycled through it and comes from it.
I do feel that I "rescued" this book as the original hardcover release had been reduced to a mere 7.99 at Chapters.
How do you not act upon an opportunity like that?
And it is even more appropriate at this time, now that I am preparing for my Solidarity Trip. This is bound to be unlike any volunteer experience I have ever had before. It will be about creating direct relations with the people of the Philippines as they communicate to us the reality of their poverty. And the responsibility is then for us to bring their realities home to Canada, to call our communities to action:
Images of B.C. whilst on the ferry. Spring really is here as the decks were lined with British Columbians enjoying the fresh air and cool breeze.
Blessed because I live in a country that gives me the freedom of mobility, to choose my destination and arrive there safely.
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