11th March is Hercules day. Is it the first actual day of spring? It’s certainly beautiful outside, the sun is shining and there is more sand on the pavements than snow. The sky is blue and the clouds are few and wispy. What a day for plans. A day for the future, for expectation and possibility. These are exciting, I need the drive. I need to return to normal after a week of binge eating, little exercise, no jiu-jitsu and no sleep.
These are all connected of course, we figured that out a long time ago. Diet + attitude = mental and physical toughness, dogged determination, if one goes, they all do. First it was sleep after BB being ill, these thing happen, I’m not complaining. Next was the diet. Suddenly all the biscuits in the world aren’t enough, and most of them are in my staff room. Healthy teas make way for pizza and chips, if any tea at all. I’m not sure which is worse, which leads to the full energy sap of doing nothing, achieving nothing, exercising nothing except my eyelid muscles. Spring is not a time for this, for laziness. It is a time of exuberance and spirit, a willingness to try new things or to get back to old ones. Bring on Spring!