health

i had a really interesting experience today. i have had a migraine for the past two days and i went to the gym to see if i could work part of it out. so i went to class early, walked on the treadmill some and then sat outside of the room. my head was pounding and all i could hear were these kids running around the third floor. they were screaming, they were laughing. they were chasing each other. they were catching each other.

my head was pounding.

and i wanted to run after them and trip one of them and teach them a lesson about running in hallways.

but then i overheard their parents' conversations.
i don't know how to get these dark circles away from my eyes.
you could try wax and cucumbers.
yeah i heard there's some good mud i could use.

so i sat there and thought about this interesting scene. kids who could care less about my migraine...running around and laughing...coupled with the conversation of their moms and their appearance.

i hope i can find that childlike joy in the midst of what we call life these days. and hopefully my laughter won't make anyone's migraines worse. and i hope that you, too, can find that joy.

hello familiar blog

it's been awhile since i've stopped over this way. how i have missed you. i'm on my second sick day of the week. well second and a half. i picked something up pretty disastrous this weekend. i thought it was food poisoning, but then i got a fever. i read on someone's blog that there's always a last meal before you get sick and that food poisoning is basically a myth. so, i'm at home. i love being married. i didn't realize how great it would be to just be able to come home to someone who will disconnect me from work, the gym or the stress of the roads. who knew.

i definitely became familiar with the newlywed nine. miami was fun. the food was great. the beach was beautiful. and i've paid for every single meal and dessert out when i've hit the gym. i had to lead a class a few days after returning. i thought i was going to die. i didn't. but every single day i have the choice to feed my body with good food...but also to feed my body with things that are more everlasting than the physical food. it's amazing how attached the spiritual and the physical are in a journey to full health. i make the connection sometimes, but lately it's become more apparent. i'm hopeful as i begin to consider whole health in marriage and family.

feeding on the body of Christ

each sunday the congregation at st. martins and parishes around the world share in the Eucharist. we say the same phrases as last week...and the week before...and the year before. yet each time we say those words, they come alive and become new to me. this past sunday we shared in fr. ron's last eucharist before his retirement. it was meaningful to share in a beautiful meal together.

as i continue this journey of whole health and living, i can't forget the direct connection to our spirituality and walk with Christ. we feed on the spiritual body and blood of Christ and that satisfies us to deep levels.

just some thoughts.

food for the soul

i went to a writing workshop this morning. liz' grandmother facilitated a lovely writing group with some friends. i didn't realize how much my soul needed to write and to connect with friends in this intimate way. it was such food for my soul. i hope to remember how to write more and more. writing has been more of a forgotten memory to me. when i write sometimes it feels like i'm trying to remember how to speak spanish. it's painful and familiar and sometimes too hard to work through. so i hope to fight for my love for writing.

so i'm sitting and eating some old chinese food. kenley wrote me a sweet anniversary card. three weeks and it's been the time of our lives. he's one of my favorite people of all time :)

love to you today.

nom nom nom

i <3 being on our honeymoon. this will be a short post as we're on our honeymoon. we've eaten really good food and i've enjoyed the good food here in miami. and haven't felt guilty one bit. i do know that monday evening when i go to body attack, i will be hurting...and every day after. but it will hurt so good. my body has appreciated the break from the high impact jumping around and gasping for air. i've swapped it for time on treadmills and new cardio machines i tried for the first time...swimming in the pool and ocean and walking around gardens and museums.

every body needs a vacation. do it without guilt or judgment.

fear and anger

our fear, when healed becomes intuitive, empathetic compassion and sensitivity toward others. our destructive anger, when healed, becomes a passion, a hunger and thirst for justice and righteousness. our perfectionism ... when healed, becomes released, joyous power to build and create.

- flora slosson wuellner

journeying

this morning i enjoyed the full gym two doors down from our condo. one of my goals this vacation is to enjoy every moment that i'm awake. so i got up a little earlier than i would want to, but it was so worth it. i convinced k to join me on our private patio. we breakfasted and looked over at the pool and lake. i suddenly remembered one of my other goals on our vacation. DOCUMENT our wedding. i went back into my journal and wrote down everything i could remember, everything i loved and all of my favorite memories. and it dawned on me, this is why i love journaling and this is why my mom loves to scrapbook. one of my goals in the next year is to document our lives in photos and words. i love it.