Well my legs were sore today and it felt great. Yesterday I spent twelve minutes on my ergometer and did some squats. This journey is about small changes; lots of small changes.

Riding the bike and doing squats were exercises I thrived on when I played ice hockey. God didn’t bless me with strong arms, but He did give me powerful legs. Sadly they have become a bit flabby over the past decade or so.

Adding some movement to my daily routine is vital if I am to live. Anatomy class taught me that the muscles in our lower bodies account for about two-thirds of our muscle mass. The very simple idea for my is to use my glutes and legs to get back into movement. This is the beginning, a baseline.

Eclose. Emergence. Change.

Change is needed. I need to change. This journey is still in its nascent stages but something wonderful happened today. Waking up early is something working on and this morning I created the time to watch a Hibiscus open,

be there as a  Monarch butterflies eclosed,

and even did a bit of gardening.

I also managed to get my Bible reading in. Proverbs 2 as far as I can tell is about keeping good company so that we may be lifted up. Strangely enough I ran into my brother-in-law at the Home Depot this morning. He is a better man than I, just the type I need to spend more time with.

Today was a good day.