Olive posing on the casita sofa.
I feel like there is more I need to do for me. A popular term for it is “self care.”
I try to eat right. I take vitamins. I walk seven days a week. I swim. I pray.
But I feel like I’m missing something. Why am I so tired all the time? Why do my knees, hands and feet hurt? Yes I’m getting older. That’s probably why. Arthritis is settling in my joints.
Something else dawned on me. Somewhere along the line, I forgot about stretching.
I used to be religious about my morning stretches and crunches. Then for some unknown reason, I stopped.
I used to take a stretch class followed by ballet. I incorporated the stretches and crunches into my daily life for decades. I think I stopped because I get busy wanting to start my day after my morning walk. Also, it’s harder to get down on the floor than it was years ago!
I need to start stretching again. Visiting my mother and seeing her in skilled nursing because her body is giving out on her has motivated me to “Use it and not lose it.”
Do you have any healthy habits you want to incorporate into your life? What are things you start and stop for no significant reason?