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Change is difficult, but maybe it doesn’t need to be
Maybe the trick is to make it so small you don’t even realize it
I woke up with a start. My husband was moaning because his back hurt when he tried to turn. I reached a helpless hand over to let him know I heard him. That I’m here for him. Then the pain eased and his breathing became deep and even once again.
On the other hand, I lay awake, my sleep momentarily chased away by that too-familiar sense of alarm. He has only just entered the fourth decade of his life, but he’s not in good shape. He’s on the heavy side and extremely sedentary due to some health issues.
I stared at the ceiling, thinking about how we really should start walking daily or at least stretch daily. We need to change the way we live.
But he has been inactive for the past 10 years of his life — since a broken ankle kicked his chronic pain up several notches. So the inertia has grown strong. He’s reluctant to start exercising even though he knows he needs to.
I don’t blame him. I’m in much better shape and yet, I’ve been putting off exercising.
So I thought about changing the layout of the room. Could positioning the furniture a certain way improve energy flow? Could that be why we feel so stuck?
