Nothing really to say....same ole' stuff.  Trying to exercise a little.  Doing some push-ups, standing against a door and squating while doing some arm movements.  Still some what sick and have been coughing up some yuck.  I feel better when I cough it up though it makes my stomach turn.   So I haven't been getting into the exercise part as much.  I am going to make a real effort to do something.  I have a pilates cd that I am going to start doing when I get over this cold.  I can't breath the way the cd recommends because I am so stuffed up plus I lose my breath a lot easier.  My Mom smoked while she was pregnant with me (as did every other person out of that era did) and all while I was growing up.  She didn't stop until I had left the house.  I wonder if that affects my breathing?  I can't seem to really get my breath and I tire out pretty quickly, I think.  I ran track and played basketball in high school (almost 28 years ago!!!!) but I was never very good at either.  I have started taking a low dose aspirin and trying hard to remember to take it every night.  I have a genetic marker that predisposes my blood to clot very easy.  When the doctor found out about it she was shocked that years back I was taking the pill and didn't have any clots result from taking it.   Anyway,  trying to stay positive,  hoping to exersice more and maybe start feeling better over all.  Get rid of some of this weight.   Let's see if I can find a quote or prayer..... May all beings be filled with joy and peace. May all beings everywhere, The strong and the weak, The great and the small, The mean and the powerful, The short and the long, the subtle and the gross:  May all beings everywhere, Seen and unseen, Dwelling far off or nearby, Being or waiting to become: May all be filled with lasting joy.  Let no one deceive another, Let no one anywhere despise another, Let no one out of anger or resentment Wish suffering on anyone at all.  Just as a mother with her own life Protects her child, her only child, from harm, So within yourself let grow A boundless love for all creatures.  Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.  Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. Sutta Nipata Buddha's Discourse on Good Will Peace be unto all~