Thursday, April 21, 2005
renewal
Every day for the past three days I have journeyed forth into the City and taken full advantage of April in the afternoon.
My bliss has eluded me for months. While still lagging behind, I am hot on its trail.
I travelled by bicycle.
When you travel by bicycle you move in the world. You are plugged in and powered on. When you travel by automobile. . .
. . . you are merely passing through.
I travelled to the gym that had become a vacuum for automatically deducted monthly dues.
I travelled the parks, trails, and rush hour streets of the City, moving "for all the world like an urban toreador".
I feel exhausted and am grateful for the invention of ibuprofen.
Because I hurt. Lordy how I hurt. It feels like every muscle in my body throbs dimly in the dull ache of over-exertion.
But at least it feels.
I am managing to make good on my pledge. Mostly.
There have been minor lapses. I cannot control the songs that are played on the radio. But for the most part, ob la di ob la da. . .
The numb shadow that has been hanging over me since this horrid stream of death began is lifting.
I am beginning to feel invigorated.
Refreshed.
Renewed.
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My bliss has eluded me for months. While still lagging behind, I am hot on its trail.
I travelled by bicycle.
When you travel by bicycle you move in the world. You are plugged in and powered on. When you travel by automobile. . .
. . . you are merely passing through.
I travelled to the gym that had become a vacuum for automatically deducted monthly dues.
I travelled the parks, trails, and rush hour streets of the City, moving "for all the world like an urban toreador".
I feel exhausted and am grateful for the invention of ibuprofen.
Because I hurt. Lordy how I hurt. It feels like every muscle in my body throbs dimly in the dull ache of over-exertion.
But at least it feels.
I am managing to make good on my pledge. Mostly.
There have been minor lapses. I cannot control the songs that are played on the radio. But for the most part, ob la di ob la da. . .
The numb shadow that has been hanging over me since this horrid stream of death began is lifting.
I am beginning to feel invigorated.
Refreshed.
Renewed.
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