Tuesday
Dear Elsie
Today was the day it rained, so we didn’t go to the beach, but I did go for a walk. It was on the walk that I remembered how much of my recent life has been dominated by a couple of phrases: If it is to be, it is up to me, being one of them. If I’m going to walk, I’m the only one who can do it. Just after 7am, I set off down the hill and onto Simon’s Town Rd and walked to Glencairn Beach and back. It was on the way back that light rain began to fall and for a kilometer or two I was the happy recipient of a gentle shower.
Back home, I worked for 8 hours, had multiple meetings which kept me sitting for more than 2 hours.
It was after work that I saw this headline (research done by the British Journal of Sports Medicine last week)
The other word that comes to mind when I think of my daily walks is ‘intentionality’. I have to make a serious effort to walk 10000 steps a day. It doesn’t just happen by accident. If it is to be, it is up to me. At the beginning of this year, I didn’t focus so much on daily walking. When I decided to try for 10000 steps a day, two things happened. I became much more intentional about achieving it, and it became a habit. After 28 days of walking, it became easier and more embedded in my planning. Now I need it & have so enjoyed its benefits. Hopefully sufficient enough to climb Devil’s Peak soon.
Today Julian returned to Jo’burg.
David live-streamed the chess – the longest game this tournament so far – it ended in a draw. We are getting sucked into (believe it or not) the excitement of it. It’s not like watching paint dry. There is so much more strategy to it. My chess is stuck in the 70s.
Raiku is getting over his Bravecto.
Today is Stacey’s birthday-eve.
Today was better than yesterday – not nearly as much stress & I enjoyed the day.
One of my favourite Bible verses…
1 John 3:20
If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and He knows everything.
It’s not about now – we are only passing through.
Keep the smile going.
God bless you.
In His Grip,
Gran xx 🙂