Awareness of the outside world. Been taking a bit of a news break lately. Dunno if the news is worse or if my coping ability is. Seems like everything is written for maximum clicks, particularly headlines. Sometimes they barely match the article. But then, news as drama is not new. You furnish the pictures. I’ll furnish the war. Same as it ever was. But I digress.
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My knees getting better.
They’ve never been consistently bad. I’m a long way from needing knee surgery. But there have been moments when my knees have voiced concerns.
A while back – 2013 maybe – I was crouched down on the ground putting a show boot on the hoof of a five-gaited horse. I was new to Saddlebreds and had never done this before. Turns out, the boot was the easy part. Getting back up, not so much.
A few years later, in church for a funeral service. A line of us sitting in a pew together. I was at one end. A friend with even worse knees was at the other end. We knelt to pray. When the priest finished, the youngsters between us all hopped back up into their seats. I was still kneeling. So was my friend. Down the length of the pew, we shared a look, ‘Well, I guess we live here now.’
We have now been walking every morning for well over a year. I have noticed that my knees are better. Or, more accurately, not noticed that they are bad. I recently realized it has been a while since I’ve been turtled on the ground. I can hunker down to help with the dog’s eye meds and stand back up without feeling that I need a forklift.
Consistent exercise. Imagine that.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Yes, amazing, isn’t it?
Jane
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Yes to walking! I’m so glad it’s working for you. I kneeled on my feet and bruised the tops of my insteps last week—first injury in a very long time. I’m giving myself at least this week to heal and then back to 3+ mile walks every day.
Hope your feet are healed by now. 👣
Ran three miles the other day, two yesterday, and one today. I healed!