Just talked to my surgeons office---

I have been released to begin weight lifting again. I have not lifted any weights since before November. The nurse told me to start lifting just as if i had never lifted before, beginning with 2 pound hand weights and only 5 to 10 minutes a day. Then increasing time each week for a month and then increasing weights and slowly adding time.


I am happy to be adding that to my exercise. I am doing arobics or walking every day and I am up to 55 minutes each day.

We went to a preaching this week about having passion in your life. Passion for God was what he was talking about and being a Christion I see that we must have the pasision and zeal for for our walk with God. god is good to us all and I am so happy to be His.


BUT I also think we should have passion for things that give our days interest and joy.

I am passionate about exercise, it is so essential to our well being. Tthink about all the positive things that exercise does for us. Lowers cholesterol, lowers blood pressure, lowers the need for diabetic drugs, increases brain activity, decreases arthritus pain, builds bone strength, some doctors say exercise decreases althimers. (sp) It build muscles, lowers heart attackj and stroke risks.

I am passionate about my kids, and grandkids. "How do I love them-let me count the ways" I know that I could probably write for several paragraphs, but I won't.

I am passionate about reading, doing plastiv canvas, painting miniature ceramic houses, and playing my gameboy ds.

That is only a few things that I am passionate about. I heard someone say one time they did not have anything in their lifes to even get out of bed for.

I was so saddened about that. I know that the things I enjoy is not very emportant when you look at the grand scheme of things but it does bring me joy.