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Home safely. Sometimes we go about our business, have our plans in place, head off for the next stage and we are suddenly reminded of how precarious life is.
We were 300 km into our 400 km trip to the north when we came upon an accident scene. A head-on collision with four fatalities. As I understand it, a brother and two sisters, all elders from a local, small aboriginal community and one person in the other vehile were killed. It will be crushing to them. Extremely sad. It wasn't a particularly difficult road. Likely someone was distracted and crossed the line.
As happens up here because of distances and the isolation, the road was closed pending the arrival of the coroner and an accident documentation team from outside of the are. Road closed for eight hours. We were turned back.
We drove back 100 km to the last large town and found a room for the night. When we got up in the morning, we discovered that the road had been reopened at 5 AM. The accident had happened around 7 PM the previous evening. We got on the road and headed north, arriving at our destination exactly at 10 PM when the class began.
It was an excellent time and I and another woman decided we would go on to the next phase of training, typically six months, to become professional reflexologists. That certification will make me the only professional for 400 km to the north and 600 km to the south.
I'm excited, but a little spooked by all the study that lays ahead.
Lifting day today. I'm looking forward to it. I'll also take some time today to stop and smell the roses, and consider how fortunate each of us is every day simply to be alive.
All the best, my friends. Stick to it. Each day has it's own challenges and rewards.
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." ~ Groucho Marx
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178.6 lb
Lost so far: 0.2 lb.
Still to go: 10.6 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 09 June 2014:
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2283 kcal
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Fat: 118.91g | Prot: 155.71g | Carb: 149.26g.
Breakfast: Salsa, Sweet Red Peppers, Carrots, Butter, Cucumber (with Peel), Cooked Egg White, Egg, LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Espresso Coffee, Unsalted Butter Stick. Lunch: Bacon (Cured). Dinner: White Rice, Cooked Salmon, Now Foods Dextrose Powder, MuscleTech Whey Protein Elite Series, LeanFit Whey Protein Shake - Vanilla, Bananas, 1% Fat Milk. Snacks/Other: Mayonnaise, Egg. more...
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gaining 9.8 lb a week
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