Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Stretching

Would the daily regime of maybe 10 minutes of stretching each morning and each evening be of measurable worth in diminishing the pain in joints and inflamed nerves? Has research been done on this? Sure it makes sense that it "could" or even "should"...but what are the facts? This is just a remedy idea I conjured up as a potential cure for that getting old feeling when I hurts in me bones. The more I think about it...the more it makes sense. Might have to learn some effective stretching moves that don't carry a risk of pulling something out of whack. First I'd like to research this and see if there is any documented enlightenments already available.

Wow it is cold. That drizzle stuff last night froze into a layer of ice on the ground.
Wasn't expecting that, the step off the porch almost helped me get started on that "stretch" stuff. Went down to the storage container that is very slowly being converted into a guest house about 530am to turn off a propane heater that was left on as a test. Leaving it on low or medium it had just knocked the chill off, definitely going to need some insulation overhead. It has rings already welded at consistent intervals through out the 40ft...cable and turnbuckles may be the quickest most efficient way to support some R30. A shiny vapor barrier would be nice for reflecting lamp light. Lots to think about.

Looks like our trip this week may just miss the main snow but it is going to be so very cold. By early Friday a storm they don't even know about yet could wake up Chicago!

The grass is starting to grow though it seems...definitely need to finish mowing the pasture down this year..give it a fresh start. Better do that soon. Yeah it would be better if it were burned off, maybe I can get the volunteer fire department to do that...seems like thats been done in some place or another before.

Ahhh next weekend is Grace Kelly's weekend ! Maybe she will read to me from a more exciting book than the one she brought last time...she didn't even like that book. She picked it because she liked the cover. He he he, a new one to begin with the basic phrase "can't judge a book by its cover"...the beginning of the journey that will eventually lead her to understand that as a constant revelation in deeper and deeper ways all the way through the journey.

The new year just keeps rolling right on picking up speed as it goes....

1 comment:

emc said...

Funny you should mention that.

Don't know about you, but it seems we run across a bunch of stuff that has made some measurable, even major, impact on our quality of life, only to forget, misplace or discontinue it until something reminds us.

Stretching is one of those "major" ones for me. This morning, before reading your blog, I started back and feel great. Got up, meditated, stretched, did a few push-ups, squats, showered, had some oatmeal with cinnamon, fish oil and misc. other supplements. Sipped some coffee and browsed my morning news and here's this article from Gerbeans on stretching, lol.

Yeah, there's lots of "factual" evidence. But best evidence is your own dang body. Start out inventing your own stretches. Your body will tell you what feels good. After getting that ritual, you'll probably really enjoy learning a little yoga and discovering there's some stuff there that REALLY feels good :-)