Waves On the Ocean Breathing

My Own Words

Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy W. Williams

This book became available to me as I walked up Manhattan Avenue, on my way to begin my Brooklyn Greenway run. It has been a long time since I have been in this neighborhood. I passed so many places that I must get back to, especially now that I know exactly where the Jungle Cafe is, yum, right off the G train.

At first I was disappointed when I realized that RBG doesn’t read the audio book. But the split second Linda Lavin was introduced, I was thrilled.

My run hadn’t even started yet and already I had benefited from my personal endurance challenge.

• first run in 15 days
• fastest 2mi in 3 months
• fastest 3k in 3 months
• highest calories/hour in 3 months
• longest duration run in a month
• longest run in a month
• highest max heart rate in a month
• most calories burned in a month
• latest run in a month

Meditations

• Rainbow, volcano, waves on the ocean breathing. I honor my inner child.

• I have the power to stop my worry spirals. Step Back From Worries.

• May I be safe, happy and live with ease. Check In Mindfully.

• I am feeling better today. More energetic. Day 3 of period. More optimistic.

• I need comfort, joy, and a space to rest, and to start my day with as much hydration as possible. I need to be sure to set myself up the night before, keep the right stuff in the apartment. More water bottles perhaps.

• I am going to be kind to myself, and get back out there to run. I am going to clean a little bit every day. Keep track. Special notebook.

• I can build in moments of relief. This day is mine to create. I greet my anxiety with action.

The Daily Shine on Spotify.

My Sergio Speaks (2)

KAREN: So do you think our stories, or our meeting, intertwine?

SERGIO: Yes.

KAREN: Somehow. What connections did you see?

SERGIO: As soon as I had seen Karen, I knew she was a free spirit. Someone who didn’t care. In the place that we’re at, and in the generation that we’re at, you can see everybody’s locked up mentally, in a cage. And I have seen, yes, you do handle your own mental problems, but in a way you still strive to go about it. You know what I’m saying? There’s like, I don’t like to get too deep into attraction, because I know it can get dark. I know when you have a high energy, you can notice that. You know what I’m saying? Vibrations. You notice that. For me and you, I could relate to you in a way, because you’re someone who’s a rebel in my eye. You know what I’m saying? You don’t follow the line, you gotta work by a system and have a happy life. That’s not what—well that’s a system. It doesn’t mean nothing to me, to be honest with you. And I see that between the both of us. You know what I mean? I do believe that, in a way, I can help you understand other stuff, and you can help me understand stuff.

KAREN: Absolutely.

Dear September,

I truly had hopes for you. I really did. But you’re messing with my hormones, at the beginning of every month, which is zapping my energy. So, let’s be patient with each other. I will if you will. The struggle is real, but there is indeed a B side, so let’s flip that record when we get to the end of this song.

Yo, turn to that station,

Karen