2020 05 22
作者 Article by: Yvonne Zheng
你好嗎？很久很久未見。忙碌的你，悠閒的你在家裏做甚麽呢？
有没有好好照顧自己，為自己的生理和心理健康籌謀籌謀？
我近兩月來天天用跑歩機練跑。半行半走大摡一小時。由最初一口氣只能走一分鐘到現在一口氣走十多分鐘。膝蓋舊患由痛走到不痛。體重輕了十磅八磅。由初初走完對脚不是自己的到現在不走不快。感覺輕鬆了，又添了一点点成就感，事關減肥從來不易。在此與各位在家做運動keep fit的教友共勉。
隨着天氣漸暖，前園後園的花花草草都出來和我説話。洋水仙最早出場，在還有漂雪的時候已和我點頭。在饞嘴松鼠的威脅下，玉蘭開滿枝頭。感到花兒在努力逗我笑。那些知更鳥，北美紅雀，麻雀，野兔，松鼠都在後園霸地盆。追追逐逐，熱鬧非常。現在最令人煩惱的是對面叢林的小鳥。朝朝四點就吱吱咋咋，提醒我要起牀做運動，做靈修。慌死我不會自己照顧身心健康的樣子。你猜是不是上帝用大自然的力量替我們打氣？
主耶穌在馬太福音第六章二十五至三十節教我們不要憂慮。上帝看顧天空的飛鳥，野地的百合。衪巳知道我們的需要。我們應尋求上帝的國和義，衪會將一切都加給我們。大家要放鬆一些，好好照顧自己！
Hello! Long time no see. Are you busy or bored? What have you being doing at home? Have you being taking care of yourselves physically and mentally?
I have been running on my treadmill every day for more than two months. Half walking and half running to be exact. At the beginning, I couldn’t even run for one minute straight. Now I can run for more than ten minutes without stopping. At the beginning, my knee was hurting because of an old wound. Now it doesn’t hurt anymore. At the beginning, I thought my feet were someone else’s after each run. Now I can’t wait to go for a run. Losing weight has never been easy but I think I have lost 8 to 10 pounds so far. I feel lighter and healthier. You should try running, too.
With the warm weather coming in, my garden is trying to talk to me. My daffodils were nodding their heads in light snow flurries last month. Now my magnolias are in full bloom despite some of the buds being eaten by hungry squirrels. Spring flower knows how to make me smile! Robins, cardinals, sparrows, cotton tail hares and numerous squirrels are competing for food and nest building materials in my backyard as well. Life is happening everywhere! The birds from the wooded area across the street calls me at 4 am every day to remind me that it is time to do my exercise or it is time to do my daily devotion. Do you think God is telling Mother Nature to help me out?
Jesus teaches us that God takes care of the birds and lily flowers and we should not worry. We only have to seek His kingdom and His righteousness and he will take care of us. (Matthew 6:25-30)
Now that we are stuck at home. My advice to you is:
Relax! Take good care of yourselves!