This morning I enjoyed a gentle 5k run around the grounds of the Palace of Culture in Sofia. Marathon Del hits the culture trail! The major triumph was managing not to fall over like I have done previously on this route. There are steps to negotiate and some uneven paving, and falling into a fountain is not a good look.
I am breaking new ground here too by posting my first blog using my mobile. This is technology gone mad. It means there can be no respite from me. I previously tagged myself as Harry the Arachnoid due to my extensive web activity. Now I am more like Ollie the Octopus, with tentacles reaching into every little digital crevice (well, technically 8 at a time, which maps nicely onto the mathematical base of computing).
There is an emerging theme of gentleness in terms of how I describe my runs. I think this reflects the current lack of a racing target, but hopefully it also acknowledges self-compassion, that I am nurturing myself through running. A cup of tea and a biscuit is an exemplar of self nurturing. It is what I had for breakfast before my run, one step removed from a fasting run.
Soon I will be heading into the city with my three year old grandson for pizza and playing in the park. Let’s hope the nurturing holds up!
Psychologist on the Move 
Learning to nurture one’s self is one of life’s greatest lessons – and so much easier to do in the grounds of the Palace of Culture than slogging around the Prologis warehouse array on the outskirts of Kettering. Enjoy the pizza – you deserve it.
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So true on all levels. Kettering is surrounded by soulless sheds and warehouses!
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Seriously? Did you really fall into a fountain? Self-nurturing… Some of us are not very good at that, are we? For now, anyway, easy does it with your runs. You can just enjoy them and the scenery.
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Haha, the fountain bit was blogging licence! Lovely image and not beyond the realms of possibility though….
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