Brazil, Life and Perserverence!!!
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24oC, warm and overcast. No exercise this morning, just a long, long walk. Some small exercises in bed before getting up. Then I make my bed and get ready to hit the street. It is 4:50 in the morning, dark, and a little chilly for Cariocas. It makes me feel alive and well. The colder it […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24oC, warm and overcast. It had rained during the night, so going to the park for an early morning workout was not the best idea. Instead, I went for a six- or seven-kilometre walk and had a coffee on the way home before the first class at 7:00 am. I arrived at the bakery, sat down, […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30oC, hot, sunny, clear sky. It’s Monday again, the beginning of the week. I wake up at 4:30 and head out to the street by 5. I work out from 5:15 to 5:50. Then I go to the bakery by 6:05 and back home by 6:40. After a quick shower, I have my first class at […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny, and clear sky. Sunday was interesting; it was something I would have never expected!!! The beginning of the day was normal: getting up early even though it was a Sunday, having coffee at the Portuguese bakery, and walking to the park to exercise. Nobody was there when I arrived at the park; perhaps […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny, and clear sky. It’s Saturday and I’m up early. First, I grab a strong, pure black coffee at the Portuguese bakery and then head off to work out at the park. Sometimes, instead of staying at the bakery, I ask for a takeaway coffee and go sipping the coffee on the way to […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, warm, sunny and slightly overcast. So it’s Friday again, the end of the work week, and the weekend’s eve once more. Has it been a good week? It certainly hasn’t been bad. I’m starting to put everything into place, and I am dealing with my fear of being successful. I’ve concluded that deep down, I’m […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and sunny with a cloudless sky. It has been a productive week so far. I have a clear understanding of what I need to do professionally in the future, what actions I need to take, and what I desire. We need to set goals, not just dreams. Goals have specific dates, deadlines, or a […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24oC, warm, sunny and overcast. Another intense and invigorating workout in the morning: 45 minutes of skipping with intervals of other aerobic exercises totalling nine thousand steps. Not bad for a man who is almost sixty. Two coffees in the Portuguese Bakery on the way home, and everything is good. A shower and a change of […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22oC, rainy, grey and overcast. Thank God it is Saturday! Dealing with Yasmin and the end-of-month anxiety has been a long, stressful week. I am looking forward to a new month and new goals! I woke up early and did a tough workout, mixing skipping with exercise repetitions. Skipping quickly raised my body temperature and heart […]
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25oC, hottish, sunny and clear skies. I’ve noticed that it really affects me when I’m not feeling well. If I’m exhausted, it’s hard for me to perform at my best. I feel completely exhausted, both mentally and physically, so I can’t do much. The mental exhaustion prevents me from performing well in my classes. I’m not […]