Getting and Staying Strong
About 5 years ago (was in my mid 40’s) I had gotten into both a physical and mental funk. I had experienced a number of personal challenges that had deflated my outlook on life and my body was also in the midst of a potential crisis. I had gotten very lazy with my diet over the previous decade and my gall bladder had started to pay the price from high cholesterol levels, among other things. It was to the point where I would be up all night doubled over in pain and trying to function the next day, several days in a row. Untenable to say the least. It was either change things up or go under the knife. So I did a few things. I started running. Initially this didn’t go to well. I really didn’t know how to run and previous running stints in my life had…