Lockdown 33

Lockdown Day 33 - 28 April 2020

I love, love, LOVE swimming and water and the thought of standing on a diving platform above a deep, inviting swimming pool gets me excited. But on this day, Day 33,  we are hovering on the edge of Level 5 on the verge of stepping down into Level 4 which definitely does not elicit the same anticipatory feelings as diving into water. Unless of course my usual walking habits may resume. 

Subliminally I feel a tad excited about the possibility of being able to walk my dog somewhere else than through the house (a mission she mostly aborts). But I am cautious about letting the excitement run rampant, because no rules have been stipulated as yet and the numbers are climbing...... which means I can expect to be disappointed come Friday. In which case I might join the dog on the carpet in the middle of the matchbox to watch in tennis fashion as my hubby walks for the both of us. I can also consider n proper tantrum, although I think risking a neck injury from "tennis watching" would be less painful than trying to throw myself on the floor. 

Trying to substitute the thought of not having my walks back with baking everything I hate baking or never tried before shall be my therapy. Of course this implies that I will have to taste (and eat) it too, which  is just like the opposite of a hunger strike. If you catch my drift. Knowing myself, I will probably start walking again to burn the calories my disappointed soul will consume. A kind of self-shock therapy, if you will. Hopefully this tactic to keep exercising in the matchbox won't be necessary, but a girl has to have a plan! Of course I will also take "grass swimming" into consideration - the green room has just enough space for this. The winter cold could make up for the water.  (Hehehe) I chuckle at the thought of my housemates peering through the window wondering if they should rescue me or cheer me on! 

Just before I turn in, these less known words of Albert Einstein cone to mind, "I think 99 times and I find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me." 

Knowing how it feels to swim in silence gives me hope. And so Truth shall come because He is a person. Thank you God, for holding us all firmly in Your hands.