Made it to the end of the week — and didn't miss a day of either gymming or swimming along the way. Tired out now, though!
I got thinking while I was swimming today — swimming is a brilliant activity for getting lost in thought. One might think it's an inherently dangerous activity to mostly switch off your consciousness, but I've always found it a wonderful place to be alone with one's thoughts.
And it's an interesting contrast to being alone with your thoughts when you don't want to be alone with your thoughts — such as when you're trying to get to sleep. When I'm swimming and my mind wanders, it goes to pleasant and imaginative places; when I can't sleep, I'm ruminating on everything that has ever gone wrong and everything that might go wrong in the future.
Evidently the solution to this is to just stop sleeping and perpetually swim instead. That's it. That's the solution to mental health that we all need.
Okay, maybe not, but the time for reflection (no vaguely water-related pun intended) is definitely welcome, and I can see this being an eminently worthwhile part of my weekly routine as things continue. Assuming, of course, that I can keep up these commitments.
After this week, I'm feeling positive in that regard — but I guess the real test is next week, and the week after, and the week after, and… you know.
Anyway, tomorrow I'm going to have a nice rest and then on Sunday I'm going to record a bunch of videos. I'll also put up a new part of the Atelier MegaFeature on either Saturday or Sunday depending on how lazy I'm feeling tomorrow. Watch that space!
For now, it's time for bed. Have a great weekend!
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