Three months to do one months worth of walking. What a start to the year!
January walking didn’t start till 7th because of the way the New Year holiday fell. I walked normally for a week and a half but then came down with a horrible cold. I think it was the one that many at work had had before or at Christmas. I took a couple of days off then tried to go back to work (taking the bus) then had to take another day off so stuck to taking it as easy as possible till it cleared which was by 4th February.
Having had a somewhat interrupted week of walking I left for a work meeting in Vienna on 12th February. On my return I fell really ill with proper influenza. This was very different from my January malaise. I spent the best part of a week in bed or on the sofa. I then went back to work but was really weak and took the bus everywhere. It took till 11th March till I was feeling “normal” again. The last three weeks of March were great. I felt energised after so long under the weather but was taking each Friday off to use up remaining leave before 1st April.
Spiritually it has been an interesting time. Very difficult to practice when your head is so dull.
In doing my four foundations practice – working through body sensations, feelings (+ve, -ve, neutral), mood (smile) and thoughts (where are they?) – I have become fascinated with feelings. What is it I am wanting? What is it I am rejecting? How does this fit with my aspirations or intentions? I need to write this up more fully.
Looking forward to April. The clocks have changed and the sun is out.
- Marathon Monk: Back story
- Lay Pedestrian meets Marathon Monk
- Lay Pedestrian resolves to mug Marathon Monk
- Setting Off on Project Marathon Monk
- Marathon Monk Index
- Marathon Monk: June 2017 – 8 days & 48 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk and the Pointless Pole
- Marathon Monk: July 2017 – 22 days & 132 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: August 2017 – 33 days & 198 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: September 2017 – 47 days & 282 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: October 2017 – 62 days & 372 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: November 2017 – 78 days & 468 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: December 2017 – 89 days & 534 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: January 2018 – 97 days & 582 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: February 2018 – 112 days & 672 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: March 2018 – 125 days & 750 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: April 2018 – 137 days & 822 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: May 2018 – 152 days & 912 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: June 2018 – 166 days & 996 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: July 2018 – 182 days & 1,092 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: August 2018 – 199 days & 1,194 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: September 2018 – 217 days & 1,302 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: October 2018 – 233 days & 1,398 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: November 2018 – 248 days & 1,488 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: December 2018 – 258 days & 1,548 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: January to March 2019 – 281 days & 1,686 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: April 2019 – 301 days & 1,806 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: May & June 2019 – 323 days & 1,938 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: July 2019 – 340 days & 2,040 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: August 2019 – 358 days & 2,148 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: September-November 2019 – 399 days & 2,394 mindful miles
- Marathon Monk: To 23rd March 2020 – 441 days & 2,646 mindful miles & into Covid-19 Lockdown