I received a nice birthday surprise the other night: a huge chocolate/lemon cake with all the fixings, including a few plastic cockroaches on top! It made my day! With all the training we've been doing I have to say that chocolate never tasted so good! I must have had a quarter of it that first night. Normally I'm not much of a cake fan but Lucie, Tereza and Abi sure know how to bake! Thanks a million girls!
Another treat was a much-needed day off from training on Sunday. I tried my best to relax and do nothing. I was a bit upset with my camera having gone missing because I looked high and low for half the day, thinking I had misplaced it. Once I realized it was truly gone, as in stolen, I was quite angry…with myself mostly. I should have known better and kept a closer eye on my belongings. I'm now without an iPod, a video camera and a zip drive. It was a lesson learned, a birthday gift to myself.
With so much time to think, one of the things I pondered was the current relationships in my life. The more time I spend by myself the more I realize how important others are to me. Yesterday I didn't get a chance to talk to the one I care about most, no thanks to time restraints, schedules, and a 16-hour time difference. Distance can do funny things to you. It can make you stronger or weaker. I have to say thus far, I've had both experiences. Personally, I'm stronger in the sense that I'm learning to tough it out and be independent, but I'm weaker because I realize how important the people in my life really are; I want them here. As far as relationships go, distance is a barrier for growth but also a great opportunity for communication. A relationship is futile without it. It's a good thing I still have my computer and Skype!
With all the stress I am starting to realize that I need to just take one day at a time, listen to my body and learn to let things not bother me so much. And the girls here are teaching me that to be a champion, I need to be a warrior! I've been beat up in more ways than one these last few days. A Doc says, via the YouTube video on Rebekah's blog, I need to HARDEN THE…UP!
Another treat was a much-needed day off from training on Sunday. I tried my best to relax and do nothing. I was a bit upset with my camera having gone missing because I looked high and low for half the day, thinking I had misplaced it. Once I realized it was truly gone, as in stolen, I was quite angry…with myself mostly. I should have known better and kept a closer eye on my belongings. I'm now without an iPod, a video camera and a zip drive. It was a lesson learned, a birthday gift to myself.
With so much time to think, one of the things I pondered was the current relationships in my life. The more time I spend by myself the more I realize how important others are to me. Yesterday I didn't get a chance to talk to the one I care about most, no thanks to time restraints, schedules, and a 16-hour time difference. Distance can do funny things to you. It can make you stronger or weaker. I have to say thus far, I've had both experiences. Personally, I'm stronger in the sense that I'm learning to tough it out and be independent, but I'm weaker because I realize how important the people in my life really are; I want them here. As far as relationships go, distance is a barrier for growth but also a great opportunity for communication. A relationship is futile without it. It's a good thing I still have my computer and Skype!
With all the stress I am starting to realize that I need to just take one day at a time, listen to my body and learn to let things not bother me so much. And the girls here are teaching me that to be a champion, I need to be a warrior! I've been beat up in more ways than one these last few days. A Doc says, via the YouTube video on Rebekah's blog, I need to HARDEN THE…UP!
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