Write. Eat Right. Exercise.

That’s my game plan right now, those three things – and God, of course. Always gotta make time for God, who settles me.

It feels like I have so many things right now that I can be devoting my attention to, so many things that I want to devote my attention to, but I can’t. I just can’t. So I just have to focus on myself, and I think if I concentrate on these three things for now, I can be my best self.

Writing is one of them, because writing for me is more than a form of creative expression, it’s also my self-expression, my self-discovery, my time with God, my therapy – it’s so many things for me that I can’t afford not to give it the time it needs.

Eating right helps me to stay healthy. Being sick is the pits. This past year I got really sick a couple of times.  Okay, so I guess I wasn’t really sick. It was just gas and acid reflux, but it still felt like I was going to die. I mean the pain was so bad, nothing but time gave me relief, and I was throwing up. That happened back in July of last year, and I had another bout this past March. That one wasn’t as bad as the one in July, but it was still mad unpleasant to put it mildly.  So I didn’t like that and I don’t want shit like that to happen again.

Then there’s the exercise part. I’m actually not one of those people who hates exercise. I’ve taken a couple of exercise classes in my day and I think they’re fun. I also like walking, especially when there’s nice scenery. And before my exercise bike broke, I would ride it regularly. But I don’t know, ever since this quarantine, I’ve been, you know, really adhering to the rules.  Okay fine, I’ve been straight up lazy. But it’s kinda hard when you have nowhere to go and nothing to do. I’ve walked to the store a couple times, but exercise has just not been a priority. After my doctor visit the other day, however, it now has to be.  So I’ve started exercising again. I walked for about an hour today, and I want to keep it up so I can lose this weight. I have a feeling I’m really going to do it this time.

So yeah, those are my three things.