I finished The Art of War. The book is quite insightful about real world war tactics. It has some very practical lessons on how to deal with resources, how to manage the strengths and weaknesses of your own army as well as those of the enemy or enemies if there are more than one. There is information about how to deal with climate, terrain, seasons and morale of soldiers. There is also information about espionage and the reason why it is so critical for the protection of any nation. Plenty of other things to learn from it but this was the gist of it.
After doing my reading and taking my progress picture I headed to the gym. At the gym I trained legs and went out of my comfort zone and lifted 50 kilograms during my squats. I have done 80 kilograms before as a PR but I was avoiding heavy lifting due to fears of injury. I am stronger and more stable now than before so I gave it a shot and I made some progress there. I then did 20 minutes on the recumbent stagnant cycle in zone 3.
I then headed home and had lunch. After lunch I worked all the way till the evening and headed out for my walk. I was feeling gloomy today, I am not sure why but I suppose it can happen. I allowed myself to feel this way for the first time in years. I used to bottle up my feelings and I still don’t open up to anyone because I don’t trust anyone but today I let myself just wallow in it. I didn’t like it one bit. I felt like I should put up an act of smiling so people won’t know who I am but honestly I am tired of doing that all the time. Who am I trying to please? I got home from my walk and now I am finishing my gallon of water as I am writing this article. I will have something light for dinner. Day 34 was a success.
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