I Am Ready

    I am really beginning to see, acknowledge, and accept some of the changes that I have wrought within my own Body. The vehicle that transports Brain and Spirit has become stronger, longer, leaner, faster, lithe, nimble even. I feel it at odd moments. Not so much when I am working out, although I do notice how much more I am able to push myself, and how much easier some things have become. But I notice it most at banal moments like effortlessly running up a staircase two steps at a time, or sprinting across the street to beat traffic, or during the Food Drive when I was running from door to door easily and lightly. I notice it when I walk and my legs feel strong and supple, and my thighs don't rub. I notice it when I carry a load of firewood into the house. I notice it when I balance on one foot and lean out to reach a distant electrical outlet. It is my day to day existence that seems strong, supple, graceful. I know that I will continue to train hard, if for no other reason than the fact that it makes Body move through life with an ease I did not know was possible. This realization, this epiphany, has the feel of waking on a summer morning, hearing birdsong outside my bedroom window, knowing I have a beautiful day stretching before me with no agenda other than fun and adventure. I am ready for my adventures. 2013, bring it on.