Saturday, 13 July 2019

Life has a habit....

Of not letting you off the hook 😕  Just as I thought something had gone right for me, a problem cropped up that I couldn't cope with 😞  On it's own, it could and possibly can be sorted but with a slow build up of things at home, work, with family and with health, things finally took their toll  ðŸ˜ž

I was having difficulty in breathing and had pains in my upper back, so called the non-emergency number, but ended up with a paramedic anyway.  My vital signs came back ok, but with my history,  I was told to see my doctor as soon as possible.  I got to see a locum that day, who booked a bloods test for me and put me down for a spirometry test. She said the shortness of breath and pains could be stress related,  but left it at that.

My wife and family told me to get a second check, and got an appointment with our regular doctor the following day, who is aware of all the issues at play family and healthwise.  As a result, I'm signed off for a week, so will be time to focus on my family and Karate for a while to destress, and get some of the issues sorted if I can.

Karate in times like this, for me forms an anchor point 😌.  It gives a release to tensions and the opportunity to work out frustrations in a safe environment.  I went to both the Thursday and Saturday classes this week: Thursday was about Kata and the previous Saturday's flow drill with breakouts.  Today's lesson had  core exercises, Kata, pad work, basic drills and a few elements i can't even remember.  

Normally, I would be annoyed with myself that I couldn't remember the core elements of what we did.  Today however that's ok.  The taking part and being with family and friends was the most important part 😊

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