I know that you thought that I had given up
on you. Be at peace. I am not going anywhere. I just wanted to take some time
off. I must rectify. I was forced to take two weeks off.
You may be asking yourself the reason why I
was forced to rest.
As far as I can remember, I have never been
sick twice in less than three weeks. Ever. Until a few weeks ago. When it
happened, it was a big red flag for me. I had to slow down.
As I was riding in my friend’s car, we were
talking about how busy we are, and he just said: “Remember, we are not as young
as we used to be. We have to slow down”. How true he was!
I remember years ago, back home, there were
days when I would wake up at four O’clock in the morning to go to work at the
radio station. Few hours later, I would ride on my bike to go to teach English from
nine to one O’clock in the afternoon. By two thirty, I would be at the
Basketball court until six O’clock. Then I would go back to the radio station.
Those were my days.
I thought I could still do the same now.
How wrong I was! That is why I got sick twice in less than three weeks.
Something had to give.
I took time to rest and get better. I even went to play Basketball last weekend
after almost an entire year without playing. You can imagine how my body feels
now. If I drop a key, I have to call for help to pick it up. I cannot move lol.
I believe I can still work long hours.
However, I am learning to listen to my body a little bit more. Sometimes our
body can send us some signals, even loud signals, asking for rest. I won’t say
that I am glad I got sick; at least I have learned a lesson. I am going to rest
when needed without feeling guilty about it, and when the opportunities come on
my way, sometimes I will say no. My health depends on it.
This was just a shout out; I hope you did
not give up on me as well
Always a pleasure
Patrick
The Journeyman
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