It’s been a week since I’ve been out for a run. Too much stuff was going on–septic tank was misbehaving. Plus work has been busy. I’m working with a family that has suffered A LOT of abuse and it’s been mentally draining. I guess I’ve just been really tired lately. I had a nice nap while Salma slept this afternoon. Then I got up and decided to go for a run. It was nice. A bunch of my neighbors were out. The little girl next door was around the bend at her grandmother’s house–they waved as I ran by. Grandma teased her dog with the water hose to keep him from running after me. The nice little calf nibbled on some grass. The curious black dog in the back of the neighborhood walked with me along his invisible fence. He didn’t bark at me today, but his neighbors did. They bark at anything. Let’s see, then Hunter ran along his real fence and barked while his dad waved at me. Hunter is Lucky’s “frenemy”–sometimes they like each other and other times not so much. Hunter lives across the street from the horse, who was in his stall. The weather was nice. It had rained earlier so it has cooled down a little bit and the trees shaded most of the way. I had a little side stitch at the beginning, but it was gone after about a mile. I felt energized and relaxed afterward. Nice run.
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Geez, could we ALL be a LITTLE LESS TIRED?!?!?! I can only imagine what it’s like to deal with one family who has suffered a lot of abuse. My posts alone make what you’re dealing with seem like a crazy, crazy situation. I think about things my dad did or said and I’m launched back into the crazy from time to time, but at least I have some relief once in a while. I commend you, Banana, because we do similar work, believe it or not. You deal with the direct consequence of abuse, and when I’m teaching, I deal with the aftermath. A different kind of day to day. I’m glad, frankly, that I’m not teaching rough kids right at this moment. Usually, I can deal and kids are wonderful (SHE RUNS IS RUNNING STRONG!!!!), but this time of year, as previously posted, is hard. I wish you good energy and good rest. I wish the same for myself. I wish us all good healing. Most of us who post here have had some damage. May we all sleep tonight, run well tomorrow, or rest well. Whichever our bodies may need. I pray for less turmoil, when I pray at all.