Burnaby, Thor

Each day is a routine. I wake to an alarm and am thankful for the light.Last night was good dreams. I often am thankful for Madigan stumbling over me. It’s a bit annoying but reassuring. His little squirmy body enthusiastic for the day. I am careful moving so as not to elicit pain. Aware that this has been present for years but the instability has been five years now. 

Washroom. Shave. I shower every day in my Fusion but now miss days.  The WC more functional and less a place to linger under hot water jets.  Now I shampoo and wash with Irish Spring soap. Then towel . 

Today I go straight to the prayer rug easing down to cross legged position, saying Our Father,  Prayerfs and meditation.  Today the Jesus prayer is centre. Other’s day the Sinner’s Prayer. Some days Om and amen.  Some days I am in the light and the circle is unbroken then there’s angels and Jacob’s ladder. More often than not there’s communion.  Daily decades.  Now I’m still asking for Jesus to come into my life guide me show me the way.  

What is my purpose today. How can Iservce God.  Show me.  

Gratitude. I’m thankful .  There was the time decades back when I was just angry, all the loses.  Now I don’t think of the negatives. I don’t suck on the tit of despair. I let it go.

The routine continues. Gettting up doing exercises.  Foundations and Dr. Goodman.  Tai chi.  I am counting to 5 .  A couple of weeks ago it was 2. It will be 10 or 20.  Every progress is rewarded with more flexibility and less pain each day.

The coffee is the great cal.  I put two scooped Ethiopian ground into the Breviot expresso machine, press the buttons, watch the lights to come one.  Then it’s into the WC to lay out pills. Baby aspirin to prevent strokes and as antiinflamation from joints, the AREDs eye vitamin formula. I was taking Ibuprofen but now I’m taking a Tumeric. I’m taking a break from NSAIDS because of the effects on Calcium .  They work really well for back pain. But I was up to 4 a day for the month and was taking a couple a day for a year.  I like to take a rest or change out. So the Tumeric is the change.  Each med has its side effects. I’ve even just use Naproxen for a month or so before going back to Ibuprofen. Tylenol doesn’t work that well for me but it helps pain.  I look forward to a chiropractic visit. I’m gaining back mobility. But I have to walk more and swim more. I planned a minimum of twice a week and made that last week. But I’d wanted 10,000 steps a day and only made 6000. The rain limits it. Even Madigan doesn’t want to go out in the downpour. We’re at two walks a day this week but normally it’s three or four in addition to the regular walks about doing things like errands. I get him to the dog park a couple of times a week too.

It’s routine.

Now I m having coffee with the milk and honey and will eat the yoghurt for probiotics and I like the taste.

I have a day of patients and must take pictures of the Jeep bumpers front and back so E&H hitch can prepare for adding the Blue Ox hitch. I talked to them yesterday and they have to order parts once they have the pictures. They need the Jeep for three days and then on the 4th day the technicician will go through the connecting the Motorhome to the Jeep so I can tow it.  That’s will be the completion of this major project. When I had a sailboat and was sailing offshore I’d have similar project each year, the adding of radar , the installation of communication arras etc. Now it’s the same for this land barge home.  I expect to be travelling and living here till I’m 80 at least .  I’d rather 90 even. I’m a ‘snowbird’. Traveling south in winter then returning in the spring. I would like to go to the island too and imagine travelling north to see my father’s family. 

I also imagine trips to Hotsprings for a week or two at a time continuing to work.  Harrison’s, Nakusp, Halcyon.  I’d like to get into fly fishing again and expect to continue grouse hunting in the fall.  

The first trip with the jeep I imagine is the Whistler RV park for the view and the breakfast sandwich. I’d like to take the jeep into the little town for coffee with Laura and the dog. Because Laura’s working we only have 3 or 4 days weekend windows but with the Thor I can see doing this. I want to plan a couple of week or more jaunts for longer out of the city. It’s breaks the routine. I’d like to find less expensive place to stay not because the rent is so high here, it’’s the going rate but I’d like to find ways to reduce my overall maintenance costs going forward.  I’ve 10 years to pay off the debts for this adventure.  I have the money in the bank but the bank has leant me the money and the accountant says it’s best this way. So I’m doing as I’m told though I was raised to ‘own’ yet the taxation in Canada is gouging and reactionary discouraging work and progress. 

The government concerns me with its globalists agenda and unscientific horror stories and justifications .  Horrendous spending and debt and ‘institutionalized backsheesh’.  I suppose I should be thankful purely that I’m okay today.  I really am. Gratitude is a much better state than resentment. I’m hopeful for a regime change just as I’m hopeful for the same in Iran. Israel and American have barricaded the Strait of Hormuz after Iran did the same so the world energy crisis is ongoing now.  Minesweepers are being brought in but in the meantime Europe and Asia are suffering while American and Scotland are selling their oil at twice the price to make up the loss. It’s 

a very strategic affair that appears to be mostly hurting the Communist Chinese NWO neocommunism take over of the world by the globalists and displace American.  The original players have all back out except Canada so it looks sadly like once again the elite are lining their pockets while the rest of us are paying dearly for their financial back room scheming.  I don’t want to have hot Communist Chinese on Canadian soil running the show. I trust America more than Ottawa and yesterday even looked into the work in Alberta.  They’ve remote positions and I’m considering getting a license there or in Arizona. I really do like my present situation and work but wonder if I’m unprepared for the future given the government direction. I said I’d not do well in a communist country and am concerned about censorship and the most recdent threat of demanding a half million to leave Canada.  It’s like Nazi Germany and Stalin Russia and I said the ‘smartest ones’ got out. Hundreds of thousands of the leading 1% have already left Canada.

It’s true or paranoia.  I’m thankful for today.  I like that I’m lightening up.  I have the storage locker to address still.  That’s a nemesis.  Old memories and now outdated office records.  A challenge.

I’m thankful for today and glad to be looking at going fishing soon.  I am truly blessed to have a dog, work and a body that is still mobile.  I have a meeting tonight.  Madigan and I will have our rotisserie chicken dinner after.  I’ve the Harley and the Jeep so can consider options. Cadillac problems. Truly a blessing.  

Jesus said ‘do not be afraid’.  I’m still anxious and lacking in faith. I must trust the Way.  Thank you Jesus.