Yesterday reminded me of childhood, being outdoors under a bright warm sun, active, moving, running, walking. The body filled with light and not much food. Out of necessity I am eating less, coming close to experiencing real hunger. Amazingly good karma that throughout my years there has not been a single day where I experienced true hunger, not knowing where the next meal will be coming from, such an absurd reality when so many have no access to food. I can sense in the sparse meals I am eating that my body is adapting, having to focus on less and using this smaller amount to extract what it needs to survive and thrive. Perhaps the decrease in food is the reason my energy levels the past few weeks has been higher than normal, reminding me of when I was a child, going going going without the body slowing down.
As I said, yesterday was a day of recreated childhood, wandering about, experiencing a sense of deep freedom. I left the house at 6:30am and walked/ran to the track, did the usual exercises and sprints. I then walked/ran to the Island Hill and ran repeats up and down. When I returned home at noon a friend requested I visit and I agreed, after a small lunch and shower I walked 4 miles to her home, which is a mile south of the University of Illinois. Late in the day I walked home and realized I was in trouble, knowing I had overdone it, my legs were going to be sore the next day.
Upon awaking this morning, after a deep and lush nine hour sleep, my energy was high and when I did my stretching routine realized my legs were not sore at all. So I walked to the Jewel Tree at Navy Pier, made my offering (the Pink Angel had returned, her offering was pink and white flowers with numerous bright red strawberries placed in a sacred geometric pattern), and then walked to the track where I did my usual sprinting and exercises. My legs felt strong and fresh, how? I wanted to walk to the Island Hill but decided at the last moment not to, better to take it easy so I stopped at the local beach where I sat on a log and let the cool wind massage my face. My body is beginning to resemble my 12 year old self, skinny, no muscles, just a mass of energy and light.
