20250922 - Darcy reflection

 Purpose and intention has been a moto which I have tried to keep in my vision for many many years. I find if I don’t there are too many things that slide and are tough to catch up on.

Just to name a few that are super important for me to maintain my health desires.

• Good nutrition (broad range of specific targets here from amino acid, protein, greens, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory foods). Trying to reach good balance and building.
• Good hydration 
• Restful sleep
• Consistent exercise- attempting to balance cardio, climbs, agility and mobility work, strength and muscle building. Rolling and appropriate stretching.
• Family time - nurture my soul.
• Personal soul time

Staying healthy to maintain an active lifestyle never used to consume so much of my time. As I age there is a lot of time and effort that I put into my health. 

It’s funny Alana and I went for a run/ mountain climb yesterday (from the community of Waterton up to Bertha Lake), it’s a run that takes some effort. We didn’t see anyone else running this trail, they were all walking. Many uplifting comments were made to me as I approached and ran past people, majority of these people half my age, they lift your spirits, but mostly get me thinking why they seem so wowed. I just want to be healthy and live the last years of my life to its fullest. I often wonder, does not everyone want that! How did this become me? Where and when did accountability for my actions become such a strong component of my personality? Is this character trait, one that some people see as “all or nothing”? What are cons to my behavior? I feel I still have times where I relax on my personal directives, which I must add is also with purpose and intention. 

I think with this journal entry I really wanted to focus on the fact that time is of the essence, being efficient and mostly not doing anything to reverse your target. 

An injury for example, this isn’t anything that we put in our schedule, but it happens and pulls time from your goals and that trajectory. But I work through it, learn/ become wiser and build from that experience. It’s a ride foresure, apparently one that not many take. 

On a side note, one of my reality’s is that if I don’t injury myself or feel a little abnormal pain occasionally that I’m not pushing my boundaries and reaching for my full potential.

A bit of a rant - which was sparked by journaling on “I seem to be running out of time to fit it all in”. 

Time - a precious commodity that I have let slip from my reality and struggle so badly to maintain a grip of. Time is abstract but holds such a tangible meaning in me. Time is all a wanted as a kid, ironically enough continue to fight for it as an adult. Realizing its value is maybe the starting point.