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Be Grateful For Your Life
Complaining Bitterly As You Get Better
Improving one’s health is a lot of work, but since the other choice is dead, not too bad
“Life is like that… sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.”
― Ken Poirot
I have been going to cardio rehabfor three months, three times a week, for an hour because of my pacemaker defibrillator. Both of my natural parents died of heart disease before they were fifty-five. My heart was out of sync. My left ventricle was not communicating well with my right ventricle. The ICD pacemaker fixed all of that.
After being retired for four years, I was not interested in getting up early. I got up early for my entire career. First as an engineer, then later as an executive in charge of large manufacturing sites around the world. I enjoyed the pleasure of being able to sleep in if I wanted, although most days, I was up and about by 8:30 am.
My relaxing morning routine went to pieces because the rehab class started at 9:30 am. I had become very spoiled with getting up whenever I wanted, gently stretching, getting a cup of coffee, and sitting poolside, petting my cats. The cats and I would listen to the pool waterfall and the singing birds, putting all…
