05 Sept 2013 - Swaying to the Symphony

I don't make excuses but i will explain what the fuck has gone on the last week. A little bit.

Sometimes life kicks you in the f**king balls.

After the emotional whirlwind that was last week. I decided to try and take a few days off last weekend with the intention of getting back under the bar Tuesday Morning. Stress is stress to the human system so rather than wear myself down further I decided to try and relax for a few days.

Besides, i had so much going through my head lately  I have been too distracted to focus for very long. (My insomnia is partially back. I am sleeping but less and less which is one of my early indicators)
After being away from work on Friday i had to go into work early Tuesday morning to hopefully put out impending fires. Well that did not work out as planned and the last three days have been a continuous storm.

I said to someone the other day that it felt like i was on the range with a dry gun. Which if you have ever had this problem, becomes frustrating because you spend less time shooting and more time remedying stoppages. That has how work has felt the last 3 weeks. One impending disaster to avert after another.

I have dealt dealt with this type and level of continued stress before.(Been spun up at work constantly and then having so many personal things to contend with there is no actually no time to relax or slow down for weeks or months on end)  So i recognize the symptoms and signs.
People have even commented the past few days i am looking worn down, which for me is not normal. I have been able to grind things down to a near halt in my mind today and since i made the mental switch around lunch time today (perception in our minds really is the key to every scenario in life) I am actually more energized and wanting to crush some iron. I will eat pizza and drink a few ciders tonight and then hit the gym hard tomorrow after some much needed sleep.

I have gotten my rehab done every day this week (not as meticulous as i normally am but it has gotten done through out the day). My nutrition has not been terrible (my reaction to stress is to under eat and eat only meat) but it can always be better.

Life can be challenging. How you handle it in the short and long term is the key. I am human. i will stumble, i will slow down. But i will always try to move forward some how.

Hell, even the Avengers had to stop and re-group once or twice.

Keep Moving Forward, Keep getting Strong(er)