Exercise
I’ve been blessed with many people who have been considerate towards my situation. I truly wish to repay the friendship in an appropriate way and use the example of kindness and become a better friend myself.
In my humble opinion, exercise is a weapon against depression and discouragement. Now if you can combine exercise with nature, you have two therapies in one: fresh air, and blood flow to your thinking organ. This can produce endorphins that help you out of thinking patterns that can end up being rather selfish if you don’t keep them in check.
Last week I had the opportunity for a brief hike in the Phoenix South Mountain park. The friend that suggested it in the first place was one of the surprise visitors in the hospital when I was in the ICU. Back then I wasn’t coherent enough to know when I thought I would be ready and only as of late had my ability to take up the offer for the hike magically "reappear." So we went and I took a photo to prove it:
