40 minutes, and Michelle Speaks
I had fully intended to do a full hour of exercise tonight. It's the perfect opportunity. but the last two days I've been feeling kinda weird. Like when I breathe I don't get enough air into my lungs. It's really a lot like the feeling I had when I was 8-9 months pregnant and they told me it was Bobbin growing big enough now to be pushing my diaghram up into my lungs.
But when I take a breath, no matter how deep a breath, I can't get a sense of satisfaction and fullfillment that i've actually filled my entire lung capacity. It's like when you blow up a frog shaped pool and the legs at the end of the pool are the last to get filled because they're the last place the air flows into, and they're always a little squishy because you just don't want to stand there trying to force even distribution of the air through the frog so you let the feet stay a little floppy.
When I try and breathe deeply to fill my lungs I usually end up feeling like I've stopped short, and then invariably I yawn a huge wide mouthed , closed eyes, yawn (I just did one now just writing about this). It started yesterday just as I was laying down for a nap. I don't have any physical pain. I do have a dry mouth because it seems every time I want to fill my lungs or yawn I also want to swallow. It's like doing one connects to the other connects to the other.
I see my therapist on Wednesday; perhaps he has a logical explanation. Like a drug side effect.
My inability to satisfactorily fill my lungs apparently is not negatively impacting my ability to be longwinded (it's a gift) so to make a long story short I cut my exercise off after 40 minutes; shortly after Michelle Obama ended her speech.
Which I LOVED.
So on a plus note I powered through my 40 minutes on an emotional rollercoaster - I was half cheering and half crying with inspiration. Damn I wish I could vote.
Comments
I have a bit of a lady crush on Michelle Obama. She's a real class act. I didn't get to see all of her speech, but what little I did see was inspiring.
I did, however, tune in to CNN American Morning the next day to see the analysts talking about her...brooch. Not her speech. Not her power as an orator. Her frikking jewelry choice. Pendant punditry. Absolutely ridiculous.
Man, do I ever wish Canadians could vote in the US election.
Posted by Sarah on August 28, 2008 5:29 AM.