Yesterday I went to the gym feeling particularly well-rested.\u00a0 So while I was on the treadmill, I threw in some sprints — one-minute bursts at 8 or 9 miles per hour.\u00a0 Oooh, that felt great.\u00a0 Then I went to the weight bench, and instead of working with 10 and 20 pound dumbells, my usual range, I went with 15 and 30 pounds.\u00a0 Same routine, 50% more weight.\u00a0 After a good stretch at the end, I felt really strong. I totally enjoyed the golden glow of health throughout the rest of the day.
\nThen I got up this morning.\u00a0 Ouch.\u00a0 Upper arms…hurt.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ankles…pain.\u00a0 Shoulders… stiff.
\nI know my body.\u00a0 I have to keep moving.\u00a0 But I kept it low key today.\u00a0 A nice brisk walk, no sprints, no weights, LOTS of slow stretches.
\nThen I got in to the shower and turned on the hot water.\u00a0 OMG!\u00a0 OH.\u00a0 MY. GOSH!\u00a0 As the hot jets of water hit my aching shoulder and leg muscles, I could feel ripples — nay, waves — of warm relaxation wash over me.\u00a0 Whatever tension I was feeling in that moment totally drained away.\u00a0 I stood under that shower head with steaming water massaging my body and warming my bones for… well, I lost track of time.
\nAfter a long while, I came back to reality.\u00a0 It was time to leave this place of bliss and head to work.\u00a0 So I did. But it was really hard to pull myself away from the pure pleasure of a hot shower on sore muscles.
\nHedonistic pleasure as a form of happiness is typically short lived, but ohhhhh… it feels so good!
\nToday, Happiness is a hot shower!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"