Working out yesterday, in my mind was the thought that if times become hard, I’m glad that I’m strong and healthy and can take care of myself and those around me.
I’m fit and capable and the current times provide me motivation to push that to an even higher level.
After months of suffering from some long-covid issues (after what I would consider a mild to moderate covid illness), I finally have turned the corner after taking a 6 day course of ivermectin. Prior to this, I was struggling hard with energy levels. Taking “naps” two or three hours long some days. Those aren’t naps, those are full blown sleeps!
However, I feel finally like once again I am who I was before my bout with covid. And, because I’m no fool, I have enough ivermectin to treat me in case of a future infection of a different variant.
But my diet and my sleep and my workouts are now fueled by an additional incentive, to be as healthy and strong and have as much endurance as possible in case times become more difficult.
Gas prices are hitting historic levels. My grocery order this week was shockingly expensive. I fear that when the lease renews on my townhouse that it will go up significantly. I worry that necessities will become increasingly hard to come by.
I’ve been preparing. Storing food and resources. Ensuring my finances are secure, that I have emergency provisions. That I have a plan. But part of preparedness is mental and physical health. I’m making myself ready.
So as I strap my wrist straps on this week to deadlift, my motivation is more than just wanting to be the strongest woman I know. It’s more than wanting an amazing back and shoulders. It’s that I feel like I’m training to survive the end of the world.
And maybe I am.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given.
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Anna Farley 