Retirement for me has given way largely to a lack of time management structure in my daily life, with medical appointments providing a sense of having to be somewhere by a certain time. Otherwise the day has opened up...that is, until the day before yesterday. The Alachua County Friends of the Library Wednesday finished their twice-annual used book sale, hopefully (for them) clearing out their warehouse offering books for a dime each. Melissa drove us down there near Main Street and downtown Gainesville, and we walked an uncomfortable distance from the car and back. The foreign language book section had already been completely cleaned out. I quickly found some Junior-level novels and a copy of Marilyn Ferguson's 1980s' fad best-seller The Aquarian Conspiracy practically lept up at me from the display...it sure has declined in influence and availabilityover the years. I remember once going to the public library decades ago, picking up a copy, and comfortably sitting down with it, reading for a few hours. Now it's again in my possession...no telling where I'm going with it. Tomorrow morning will be the weekend again, Saturday and (at 7:30) time for yet another Depot Parkrun 5K event. If things go according to design (that is, Lord willing), we'll be there as I try to cover, mainly walking slowly, the park's four-lap course and then get scanned and posted. My main aim is to show up and give it all a good effort while maintaining civility among the event staff and participants without trying to "beat" anyone. Just enjoy listening to the loud, silly birds and keep trudging on ahead. I exercised a bit today, but feel that progress at improving my endurance hasn't been as forthcoming as I have hoped. Recognizing that there is a huge mental component to giving up during races (Martinus Evans and Andrew Huberman concur), I have decided to take it all one step at a time and to extend my efforts tomorrow long before my mind convinces me to stop. Well, sleep a bit tonight, get up early enough tomorrow, and keep a positive mental attitude toward things. And you, too...
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