My Reflections on 2024 and Intentions for 2025
2024 My Annus Horriblis 2024 started in the worst way for me and my family. My Dad passed away at home in Scotland, without warning on 12th January. It was gut wrenching as losing any beloved parent is. I lost all motivation for exercise and I also struggled to feel at home in England. I missed being connected to my Dad and Scotland the whole year. It took me 2 months to tentatively return to the gym. I did very little work and was most definitely going through the motions but I did feel somewhat better in the moment and for a short time after. I also had days where I was crying through my workouts: grief is like that, sometimes it hits you when you don't want it to. Very slowly my mojo for exercise returned and I started once again to make progress. I'm very grateful to have the skills to be kind to myself and have no deadline of a race or event to put me under pressure. 2024 has most definitely been a year of doing exercise to make me feel better over the results. That sai...
