Just that. I know that’s rather… Odd, perhaps, and overly “wholesome” of me, but I just wanted to say that I genuinely appreciated it. All of it.
I’m not used to that level of kindness, from random internet strangers (Reddit mostly isn’t, except, I’ve found, from a few more niche subs, and some of the sporting ones, oddly), or on the internet more broadly (see: Facebook).
I’m also just… Not used to people being kind (I hate that word. But it seems to be the best for the situation). People in my life… Haven’t been that. Not family. Rarely friends, for any lasting length of time. So kindness, when it comes, is… Frankly kind of disarming. Like it feels like I don’t deserve it, almost..?
Terrible, I know. I have to work on being kind to myself. Then at least I don’t have to rely on anyone else for that, I guess, lol.
Anyway, just wanted you all to know that I really appreciated it, and it meant more to me than you might… Perhaps feel it should have.
All the best, and I’ll shut up, now. I’m going to try to put my pain and… Adrenaline, I guess (rather than “hurt”, or “anger”) into heavy exercise, so that at least it goes somewhere… “Positive”, i guess, if nothing else.
Thanks again. Keep it real, and stay honest. Oh, and fuck the Great Reset/all of this Covid bullshit. Do your best to fight back, as I have, and continue to.
Hope you get through it stronger for it my guy. Let the pain burn you into abs and raw strength.
Haha cheers dude.
Oddly, my exercise for the morning is quite literally lifting, breaking and moving giant bundles of straw (and then furniture and shit, later), which is like, the most Amish, rural thing ever, but hey, it works…
I reckon the bundle I “lifted” (not directly, obviously) yesterday weighed probably 100 - 150kg, so we’re not talking pissy little bales, here, either…
Was heavier than a fucking eight-man rowing scull (probably the previous heaviest thing I have had to regularly carry… Yeah yeah, I’m one of those people, or I was, lol), and I did it on my own, so that’s something, ha…
And maybe chopping some firewood, lol. Because why the fuck not? Has to be done anyway. Though obviously have to wait until I calm down a bit for that one, for obvious, potential-severe-injury reasons, lol…
Who needs a gym when you (currently) live on a “hobby” farm, hey?
I find that those Amish exercises that are legit and way more satisfying than the gym when you are trying to burn some excess off. Gym feels great to get swole and pretty, but just raw labor brings a much more peaceful feeling.
Much easier to hurt your back (or leg/foot, or hands/arms, or eyes), though, I might add… Unfortunately.
You’ve just got to be more careful, obviously. Because uhh, the gym has failsafes and a bunch of safety features (plus the people around you, if it’s a public one), obviously.
Out in the yard, I ain’t got none of that, lol. Hence, I suppose, part of the… “Accessibility”, let’s say, and ease of appeal, to urbanites (“soft!”, lol)…
But yes, I agree completely (I’m not Amish, to clarify. I just live on an acreage, where these tasks are essentially obligatory)! It’s certainly far more satisfying, when you complete a job like that!
Quad bikes are fucking dope, though, and would save me an almost literal tonne of effort, lol. Unfortunately not in a position to afford that, right now, though…
I can’t even afford a (motor)bike, rn, let alone a workhorse like that! 😂
I've gotten far more injuries at the gym than I did in the fields over my life. Those failsafes make you feel more secure until the moment you aren't and it all comes apart.
At least outside you know its never safe, so you are usually prepared. Plus your ego isn't being tested so you aren't loading 50lbs more than you should. Though that's just my experience.