What a rough week it's been and it's only Wednesday. Probably the worst of it was finding out one of our friends had passed. Don't know the cause yet, collapsed on his kitchen floor. He was beaten about a month ago at a bus stop, random violence but also he was possibly targeted for his sexuality. Most of the blows he took were to the head, so it is the thought at this time that a possible blood clot or hemmorage was the theif of light. That's just guessing though.
This and much of the internet response to Robin Williams' tragic passing has reminded me how humans can be so especially cruel to one another.
That said and out of the way I got my new scale working (the plastic pull tab that saves the batteries broke off inside and I had to take the back apart) and I have my starting weight verified, and I'm going to do the best I can to see this through. To be honest part of me wants nothing more than to curl up under a blanket with my dogs and only come out for coffee and cookies for the next month, but I can't do that. I have to be present every day for my job, I can't ball up and cry infront of my staff, and I can't take any time off this week, so my thinking and my hope is doing this will also increase my drive to get out, stay active and get back to where I need to be.
Nothing worth having is easy I suppose. Ad aspera ad astra. I am now with you.