What's Next?
I continue to search for ways to be healthy beyond just food and exercise. I believe strongly in the power of thoughts: the power of healthy thoughts and unhealthy thoughts. This mindfulness strategy has greatly improved my overall happiness in all daily tasks, from the really challenging ones to the mundane. I call it "What's Next?" I was hiking through the Valley Forge part a few weeks ago with my heavy pack. Up and over Mt. Misery, of all places. Post-cancer and chemotherapy, this kind of cardio workout was very difficult for me. I found my mind wandering to all kinds of things that I should be doing to help myself get better. The internal dialogue sounded like this: "I should do more legs in the gym. I should go to the gym today. No, I went yesterday, I should stay home and do push-ups...yada, yada, yada.... And then I said, "STOP". "Right now Holly, you are climbing this hill. Just climb this hill. Only think about climbi...
