I’ve been working out. It’s hard to get started (daily), but easy to keep going. I like the body buzz it gives me. Plus, the next day I just feel lighter.

As I’m stretching afterwards, I can hear and feel my heart pounding more intensely than I’m used to. I envisioned the blood pumping through the veins with a quickness. I thought about 80+year old marathon runners. An extended heart rate adds years, apparently. I could see in my mind, the force of the blood pumping, pushing through clotted platelets and cholesterol buildup like water eroding a mountain face.