Lordymama! What a good 2 hour long power walk on Mt. Royal, the huge sprawling wooded rockpile, right beside my shack. Everything makes sense, finds proportion and perspective when I walk or run on this magnificent, majestic piece of geography.
I did not stop to rest anywhere. I had a drink of water from fountain at Maison Smith, but otherwise I was in constant motion for two hours. Lots of steep uphill challenges. For a little while I was off trail, walking around on densely packed deep snow. Silent, beautiful snowfall in the bush. And not severely cold, for a nice change.
It feels like a very big privilege to be so intimate with this forest and rock.
It has been a very hard, long, tough winter. Still at least three weeks to go before the spring thaw begins. Step by step.
As soon as I got back to my shack I stripped off my sweaty clothes, got down on the floor naked, and banged out 65 continuous pushups, right to exhaustion. And then 250 crunches, twists & reverse sit-ups. Thanks to the ling zhi mushroom for the stability of my heart & circulation. The other day at pharmacy my blood pressure was 118/74. Hurray for the ling zhi mushroom!
Winter is long. Stay tough!
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